Newmont’s future is bright

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NEWMONT GOLDCORP $38.76 (New York symbol NEM; Shares o/s: 819.6 million; Market cap: $31.5 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Average; Divd. 1.4%; www.newmontgoldcorp.com) owns mines in North and South America, Australia and Africa. The company is now the world’s largest gold mining company after its recent acquisition of Vancouver-based Goldcorp Inc. for $10 billion in cash and shares. Newmont stock is up over 29% since early May 2019 along with gold prices. Gold has jumped to six-year highs after U.S. Federal Reserve said it might be willing to lower interest rates in the coming months due to the risk of a slowing global economy. That would strengthen the likelihood of a falling U.S. dollar and much-higher inflation. Typically, both of those factors are needed to significantly boost demand for gold. Meanwhile, Newmont expects the Goldcorp purchase to let it cut $365 million from its annual costs. It also continues to open additional mines and expand existing properties. As well, it’s using acquisitions to expand. All this should let it keep…