Feb 12 (Reuters) - The CEO of Dutch staffing giant Randstad said on Wednesday the headlines are bleaker than the reality as some U.S. companies change their diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policies targeted by President Donald Trump. Since taking office on Jan. 20, Trump has issued a series of executive orders aimed at scrapping DEI initiatives across the federal...

(Reuters) -Canada's Barrick Gold ( GOLD ) beat analysts' estimates for fourth-quarter profit on Wednesday on higher gold prices and production. On an adjusted basis, the world's second-largest gold miner posted a profit of 46 cents per share in the quarter ended December 31, compared with estimates of 41 cents per share, according to data compiled by LSEG. Gold production...

Feb 12 (Reuters) - Golden Ocean Group Ltd ( GOGL ): * GOGL: PURCHASE OPTION DECLARATION * DECLARES PURCHASE OPTIONS FOR EIGHT CAPESIZE VESSELS * TOTAL PURCHASE PRICE FOR VESSELS IS $112 MILLION * ACQUISITION TO BE FINANCED THROUGH $90 MILLION CREDIT FACILITY AND CASH * ACQUISITION EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED DURING Q3 2025 Source text: Further company coverage: (Gdansk...

06:16 AM EST, 02/12/2025 (MT Newswires) -- ING notes that periods of rotation into eurozone equities can help the euro since equity investments are largely non-foreign exchange hedged. The bank recalls 2017 when relief after the French and Dutch elections prompted a major rerating of eurozone equities and the euro. Frankly, it's hard to see such optimism coming through for...