Australia's Northern Star rejects $27 billion takeover bid from South Africa's Gold Fields

Australia's Northern Star Resources ASX:NST said on Monday it rejected an unsolicited takeover proposal from South Africa's Gold Fields JSE:GFI that valued the gold miner at A$38.43 billion ($26.95 billion).Gold Fields' offer implied a value of A$27.00 per Northern Star share, representing a 22% pr…