Gold Fields forecasts lower half-year headline earnings

Gold mining major Gold Fields said on Friday that it could report an up to 15% drop in headline earnings a share when it presents its interim financial results on August 15, despite reporting higher gold production. In a trading update, the South Africa-headquartered miner, which operates globally, said that its headline earnings a share would be between 10% and 15% lower than that of the first half of 2018.