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“We are not in the charity business. Whoever will give me the best price, I will follow him.” -- Abdullah bin Hamad al-Attiyah, Oil Minister of Qatar
by Andrew Mickey
Baltimore – (TFN): Qatar is already taking advantage of this situation. And they’re making no qualms about their motivation: make [...]
"BHP may have more than just China to worry about. European steelmakers have already started prodding the European Commission to raise antitrust concerns. As a British company, Rio Tinto would have to seek approval from the EC before a merger could go through." — Stephanie Grimmett
by Stephanie Grimmett
Baltimore — (TFN): BHP Billiton (BHP: NYSE) could [...]
Tags: BHP Billiton, BHP: NYSE, China Iron and Steel Association, finance, Financial, miner, mining stocks, Rio Tinto, RTP:NYSE, steel makers, stocks
A Today’s Financial News Research Report:
BHP will unearth more than 100,000 metric tons of ore a day, and it will need a global leader to salvage as much gold as possible…
by Sara Nunnally, Editor, Material Profits
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Baltimore — (TFN): Last week, mining magnate BHP Billiton cheerfully submitted a takeover offer for Rio Tinto worth $174 billion. Rio Tinto rejected the offer.
It doesn’t matter that BHP’s offer constituted a 25% premium to Rio Tinto’s price at the time. And apparently it doesn’t matter that BHP offered an additional [...]
Tags: acquisitions, BHP Billiton, Commodities, finance, Financial, john Stepek, M&A, Merger, Moneyweek, news, resources, Rio Tinto
“Merger talks between BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto could signal the end of the commodities boom, say some analysts. If you believe that I’ve got the deed to the Brooklyn Bridge up on eBay. Care to put in a bid?” — Sara Nunnally
by Sara Nunnally, Today’sFinancialNews.com
Wednesday, November 14, 2007
Baltimore — (TFN): BHP Billiton cheerfully submitted [...]
Tags: acquisitions, BHP Billiton, Commodities, finance, Financial, john Stepek, M&A, Merger, Moneyweek, news, resources, Rio Tinto
“If BHP did indeed buy out Rio Tinto, the resulting company would control 36% of the seaborne iron ore market and it would hold a third of the global coal market (mostly the third that’s not powering China at the moment). And if nothing else, a company with a controlling stake in two of its [...]
Tags: acquisitions, BHP Billiton, Commodities, finance, Financial, john Stepek, M&A, Merger, Moneyweek, news, resources, Rio Tinto