The company said May 6 it had renamed itself Barrick Mining. It changed its stock ticker to B, rather than GOLD, on Friday, to reflect its diversification into the copper business.

As gold continues to enjoy strong gains, gaining exposure to the precious metal through gold mining stocks can insulate your portfolio.

The spot price of gold closed Tuesday at just over $2,514 per Troy ounce — the standard for measuring precious metals, which is equivalent to 31 grams. Wednesday’s price inched down to $2,512.

Indirect Investment: Options like gold-backed ETFs (for example, Gold ETF, ticker symbol: GLD) or shares in gold mining companies (for example, Barrick Gold, ticker symbol: ABX) ...

Gold rose again, making for four higher finishes in the past five sessions.

Gold may protect your retirement portfolio as stocks struggle, ... So far this year, the SPDR Gold Shares ETF (ticker: GLD) has returned 23.7%, versus 0.4% for the SPDR S&P 500 ETF .

Thomas Edison made his early reputation as an inventor by designing an improved stock ticker for the Gold & Stock Telegraph Company. The company submitted this ticker to the U.S. Patent Office during ...