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- Fallen 23p to £10.27. Elsewhere traders heard talk that - in the ... BG heads higher on renewed takeover talk As the market gets off to an uncertain start, BG has moved sharply higher on renewed bid speculation. The gases group is up 43p at £10.73 on renewed talk of ... The Guardian - business - 2 weeks ago
- It would pump over $5 billion (3.14 billion pounds) into new mines ... Xstrata to spend $5 billion on new mines after bumper quarter Mining group Xstrata said it would pump over $5 billion (3.14 billion pounds) into new mines and keep targeting organic growth rather than acquisitions, after more than doubling first-half earnings ... Yahoo! UK - business - 1 month ago
- Agreed to sell thermal coal to Toyko Electric Power at a 30% ... Miners and banks recover as volatile FTSE moves higher again Market volatility seems to be a default setting at the moment, and after yesterday's declines, leading shares are heading higher again on the back of a rise in mining and ... The Guardian - business - 1 month, 4 weeks ago
- They were encouraged by the new proposals and added that they would ... Dana bid lights up oil sector as FTSE 100 edges higher Confirmation of a bid approach for Dana Petroleum has lit up the whole oil sector as analysts immediately began looking for the next takeover target. Dana, which has oil and ... The Guardian - business - 2 months ago
- Off 43.4p at 924p while Lonmin is losing 68p at £14.78. Vodafone ... Mining slump sends FTSE 100 below 5000 again A slump in mining shares has pushed leading shares below the 5000 level once more, as metal prices fall sharply again. Copper is down around 3% following a fall in ... The Guardian - business - 2 months ago
- Down 32.7p at 985.3p and BHP Billiton was 31p lower at £19.20. ... Mining shares weaken as threat of Australia's supertax still looms Markets become aware that change of Australian prime minister does not necessarily mean change in plans to tax miners' profits Mining groups face a long period of uncertainty over the ... The Guardian - business - 2 months, 1 week ago
- Also being hit by Morgan Stanley edging its price target down from ... Miners hit by downgrades, while Rio refutes Guinea problems Miners continue to come under pressure, as Morgan Stanley downgrades a number of companies and Rio Tinto fell back on talk of problems in Guinea. Rio has slipped 68p to ... The Guardian - business - 2 months, 1 week ago
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4 days, 22 hours ago
Xstrata PLC : Xstrata Zinc terminates lette
7:00 AM: (XTA) Xstrata Zinc terminates lette
Investegate - 7:03 a.m. Monday 30th August 2010 BST
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6 days, 5 hours ago
Vedanta stripped of safety awards in light of Indian site disaster
British Safety Council steps in after Observer notifies it of undisclosed chimney collapse that killed 40 Mining group Vedanta Resources has been stripped of international safety awards amid concerns that ...
The Guardian - business - 12:04 a.m. Sunday 29th August 2010 BST
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1 week, 1 day ago
Kazakhmys and Xstrata lead miners and FTSE 100 higher
Leading shares are rallying from their recent falls, with miners leading the way after decent results from Kazakhmys and Swiss commodities group Glencore, the major shareholder in Xstrata.Kazakhmys has climbed ...
RecentNews.co.uk - 9 a.m. Thursday 26th August 2010 BST
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The world economy: Getting resource-ful | Editorial
That fertiliser is at the centre of a massive business battle demonstrates the intensifying global dash for resources For the first time since 2007, the big business story of this ...
The Guardian - business - 12:02 a.m. Thursday 26th August 2010 BST
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1 week, 3 days ago
Xstrata moves on iron ore miner Sphere
Anglo-Swiss miner Xstrata on Tuesday announced plans for a friendly takeover of iron ore miner Sphere Minerals, which is active in Mauritania, in a deal worth 428 million dollars (378 ...
Yahoo! UK - business - 10:42 a.m. Tuesday 24th August 2010 BST
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Xstrata targets Sphere for iron ore exposure
Coal and base metals miner Xstrata pushed deeper into the iron ore sector on Tuesday with a $381 million (247 million pound) agreed takeover of Australian-listed Sphere Minerals , which ...
RecentNews.co.uk - 3:30 a.m. Tuesday 24th August 2010 BST
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1 week, 6 days ago
Merger mania predicted as cash-rich firms stalk takeover targets
ITV, Prudential, Sainsbury and AstraZeneca thought to be among many targets Takeover fever is gripping global markets amid speculation that a mergers and acquisitions (M&A) boom is on the cards ...
The Guardian - business - 12:06 a.m. Sunday 22nd August 2010 BST
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2 weeks, 2 days ago
Xstrata and Legal & General gain on bid talk but FTSE falters
It's either the silly season or there has been a realisation that many quoted companies are seriously undervalued, given the spate of takeover rumours doing the rounds at the moment. ...
The Guardian - business - 5:27 p.m. Wednesday 18th August 2010 BST
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4 weeks, 1 day ago
Xstrata board approves $1.1bn Ulan West coal project
Despite growing understanding of the struggles of Palestinian communities, we still need to move beyond the framework of “occupation”.
New Statesman - world current affairs - 1:57 p.m. Thursday 5th August 2010 BST
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1 month ago
Xstrata board approves $1.1bn Ulan West coal project
New mine will provide almost 7 million tonnes a year of coal for export.
New Statesman - world current affairs - 11:55 a.m. Wednesday 4th August 2010 BST
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