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Founded in 1921, Denver-based Newmont Corp. is the world's largest gold mining company, with assets and operations in North America, South America, Australia/New Zealand, and Africa. While approximately 85% of its revenues come from gold, the company is also a major producer of copper. The company has about 17,500 employees. It is the only gold producer in the S&P 500.

Stocks moved higher on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve (no surprise) kept interest rates steady and as earnings reports flooded in (driving individual shares higher and lower in response). A 25-basis-point interest rate hike is still widely anticipated before year end and many big name companies are still to report, So expect the action to continue at a fast pace, with the headline responses made even more robust next week when the results of the midterm election take their place above the fold.

Goldman Sachs is a storied financial institution, founded in 1869 and best known for its role as a leading global investment bank. The firm has a significant reach across global financial centers and has been the leading provider of global merger and acquisition advisory services, by revenue, for the past 20 years. Since the global financial crisis, Goldman has expanded its offerings into more predictable, fee-based businesses like asset and wealth management, which contributed roughly 30% of postprovision revenue at the end of 2025. The firm generates revenue from investment banking, global market making and trading, lending, asset management, wealth management, and a small and declining portfolio of consumer credit card loans.

Agnico Eagle is a gold miner with mines in Canada, Mexico, Finland, and Australia. Agnico operated just one mine, LaRonde, as recently as 2008 before bringing its other mines online in rapid succession in the following years. It merged with Kirkland Lake Gold in 2022, acquiring the Detour Lake and Macassa mines in Canada along with the high-grade, low-cost Fosterville mine in Australia. It sold around 3.4 million gold ounces in 2025 and had about 15 years of gold reserves at the end of 2025. Agnico Eagle is focused on increasing gold production in lower-risk jurisdictions and bought the remaining 50% of its Canadian Malartic mine, along with the Wasamac project and other assets, from Yamana Gold in 2023.