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Barrick Gold Corp.

10:33 AM EST - Barrick Gold Corp. : shares rose as it again extended its bid to acquire shares in NovaGold Resources Inc., moving the deadline for its all-cash final offer of US$16 per share to Dec. 6. Thus far, Barrick has acquired about 14 percent of NovaGold's shares. Barrick Gold Corp. shares T.ABX are trading up 36 cents at $33.57.