BLBG:Goldman Sachs, GT Advanced, Newmont Mining: U.S. Equity Preview
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Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (GS) : The bank said Chief Executive Officer Lloyd C. Blankfein and other people hired attorneys in relation to a U.S. probe of matters raised by the Senate’s Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations.
GT Advanced Technologies Inc. (GTAT US) and Virtusa Corp. (VRTU) will join the Standard & Poor’s SmallCap 600 Index, replacing Radiant Systems Inc. (RADS) and SFN Group Inc. (SFN) respectively, S&P said in a statement.
Newmont Mining Corp. (NEM) : The largest U.S. gold producer plans a new underground exploration program at its Waihi site in New Zealand which may extend gold and silver mining to 2020 and beyond. The program includes exploration within the existing Martha license area and potentially a new underground mine to replace existing operations, the company said in an e-mailed statement.
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To contact the editor responsible for this story: Nick Baker at nbaker7@bloomberg.net
