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Morgan Stanley casts cloud over Thomas Cook and Tui

20.11.09
Shares of the UK’s two biggest package holiday operators were among the heaviest blue-chip fallers today after one broker decided that their outlook was far from sunny... more

Cadbury battle prompts City search for next takeover target

19.11.09
The £10 billion battle for control of Cadbury, 5p cheaper at 792½p, is now warming up, but the City is looking around for the next Footsie 100 target... more

Sir Win’s buying spree has City guessing about Lloyds

17.11.09
Does Lloyds Banking Group chairman Sir Win Bischoff know something the rest of us do not? ... more

Whitney is über-bearish as shares rise around the world

17.11.09
Share prices on both sides of the Pond are trading at their best levels in more than a year, so stock market investors could be forgiven for thinking the worst of the global recession and banking meltdown is over ... more

Commodities in demand as battered dollar keeps on diving

16.11.09
A new lurch downwards in the value of the ailing dollar was the signal for another rush for commodities, such as metals and oil and gold ... more

Commodities in demand as battered dollar keeps on diving

16.11.09
A new lurch downwards in the value of the ailing dollar and news of better-than-expected GDP in Japan signalled another rush for commodities, such as metals and oil and gold ... more

Australia's premier warns China on Rio

15.07.09
Australian premier Kevin Rudd has waded into the Rio Tinto spying row by warning China "the world is watching" ... more

Australia drawn in as China widens spy probe

14.07.09
Chinese state investigators have widened their probe into alleged espionage in the steel mills and iron ore import industries, as the stand off over the arrest of Rio Tinto officials threatens to blow up into a diplomatic incident with Australia ... more

Banks hurry to clear issue's rump and earn their fees

02.07.09
Dealers at Credit Suisse and rival JPMorgan Cazenove were hitting the phones early this morning as they tried to clear the rump of mining giant RioTinto's £9.2 billion rights issue... more

Rio cuts iron ore price to Nippon by 33%

26.05.09
Rio Tinto, the mining giant, has agreed to cut the price of the iron ore it sells to Nippon Steel Corp by 33% compared with last year ... more

Rio puts increase in output on the agenda

02.04.09
London-listed miner Rio Tinto said it was on standby to gear up its vast operations in Western Australia as soon as the global market improves... more

BHP Billiton 'has a new £18bn bid target in sights'

27.03.09
The world's biggest mining company BHP Billiton may be looking to flex its financial muscles by lining up another major acquisition... more

BHP Billiton 'has a new £18bn bid target in sights'

27.03.09
Having failed last year to buy rival mining giant Rio Tinto, it now looks as if BHP Billiton is lining up another major acquisition.... more

New man in the Rio chair after China rift walkout

17.03.09
Rio Tinto has made a second stab at appointing a new chairman, promoting cigarette man Jan du Plessis to the £1 million-a-year role... more

Shift that's the real issue at Rio

24.02.09
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Rule-breaking is out of order

02.02.09
Peter Chambers, who as head of the investment arm of Legal & General is one of the most influential shareholders in the country, told the Treasury Select Committee last week how difficult it was to get boards and chief executives of companies to listen to the concerns of shareholders and act upon them... more

BHP takes axe to 6000 jobs as demand from China plunges

21.01.09
Mining: London-listed mining giant BHP Billiton is following rival Rio Tinto with a big round of job cuts — 6000 — as demand for resources stalls... more

BHP takes axe to 6000 jobs as demand from China plunges

21.01.09
Mining: London-listed mining giant BHP Billiton is following rival Rio Tinto with a big round of job cuts — 6000 — as demand for resources stalls... more

Rio to cut debt with China smelter sale

31.12.08
Mining: Mining giant Rio Tinto, scaling back production and debt as demand around the world falls, has sold its stake in an aluminium smelter in China to a partner... more

With the Rio wedding off, BP is free to hire its new chairman

26.11.08
Profile: After four decades at Shell, Paul Skinner swapped refining for mining. Now his sharp brain and calmness under fire could put him right at the top of the oil business... more

Moody's takes Rio down a peg

07.11.08
Ratings agency Moody's has cut its outlook for mining giant Rio Tinto as metal prices fall and demand for commodities tightens... more

Market uncertainty adds to bid — BHP

19.09.08
Marius Kloppers, the chief executive of mining giant BHP Billiton, says his hostile $111bn bid for Rio Tinto is more attractive amid the current “uncertainty” in global financial markets... more

Rio deal ‘lifted by falling prices

09.09.08
Mining: Mining giant BHP Billiton’s prospects of pushing through its $121.5 billion (£69.5 billion) hostile takeover of Rio Tinto are improving with falling commodities prices, the company’s chief says... more

Rio Tinto eyes Iraq's gold and copper

01.08.08
Mining giant is looking to tap into reserves in north of the country, according to Iraqi minister... more

Rio eyes 95% ore price rise

23.06.08
Mining giant Rio Tinto may secure a record price increase of more than 95% for iron ore shipped to Asian steel mills, according to Aussie investment bank Macquarie... more

Pollution device 'needs US help'

02.06.08
Resources giant Rio Tinto has joined US utilities to urge Washington to spend £10bn on a technology they say has the best chance for cutting pollution linked to global warming... more

Rio Tinto plugs the nickel gap

29.05.08
Mining giant Rio Tinto unveils a project that will see it enter the nickel market for the first time and close a gap in output with arch-rival BHP Billiton... more

Talk of raid by China lifts BHP

14.05.08
Shares in mining giant BHP Billiton rose 88p, or 4%, to a record 2108p in London on rumours that a Chinese buyer is building a stake... more

Rio pledges to tackle its $45 billion mountain of borrowing

24.04.08
Mining giant Rio Tinto pledges to reduce its borrowing over the next two years... more

Merger plan of the miners is a big deal with a huge downside

13.02.08
What a strange world we live in when every twist and turn in the sale of a minor former building society in Newcastle commands the attention of politicians, bankers and the media, but elsewhere a proposal that will create a monopolistic giant bigger than BP or Shell sails serenely forward with almost no one paying attention... more

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