{
  "id": 377423,
  "title": "Barrick Chairman's Planned Overhaul Meets Investor Backlash",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/09/barrick-chairmans-planned-overhaul-meets-investor-backlash",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-09T12:01:32.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Bloomberg",
    "slug": "bloomberg",
    "url": "https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-09/goldman-veteran-s-plan-to-split-barrick-runs-into-opposition"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "John Thornton appeared ready last year to step down as chairman of Barrick Mining Corp. after a turbulent 12-year tenure. Instead, he seized control from his long-time CEO and is now driving a reinvention of one of the world’s largest gold producers.",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}