Gold Rush Continues as Coeur Mining Acquires New Gold for $7B, Kimberly-Clark Buys Kenvue for $40B, OPEC+ Halts Output Increases, Microsoft Signs $10B Data Centre Deal, and Warren Buffett's Cash Pile Reaches Record High.

Coeur Mining is acquiring New Gold for $7 billion in an all-stock deal, creating a North American senior mining company. Kimberly-Clark is buying Tylenol-maker Kenvue for $40 billion, while OPEC+ will pause output increases during the first quarter. Microsoft has signed a $10 billion deal with Australian data centre owner Iren for AI cloud capacity. Berkshire Hathaway's cash pile has reached a record high of $381.7 billion under Warren Buffett's leadership.