NASDAQ:BTG News 9 January 2026 - 1 February 2026

B2Gold shares fell 11.7% to $4.90 on Friday as gold and silver posted their steepest declines in decades after Donald Trump selected Kevin Warsh to lead the Federal Reserve. Spot gold dropped 9.5% to $4,883.62 an ounce, while silver plunged 27.7% to $83.99. The S&P/TSX gold sector lost 11.8%. B2Gold will report quarterly results on Feb. 18.

B2Gold Corp shares rose 2% to $4.50 in premarket trading Friday after U.S. nonfarm payrolls increased by 50,000 in December and unemployment fell to 4.4%. Spot gold hovered near record highs at $4,474 an ounce. Newmont slipped 1%, while Kinross gained 1%. Traders are watching B2Gold’s recent $4.31–$4.52 range ahead of the Fed’s Jan. 27-28 meeting and the company’s Feb. 18 earnings report.