Cynthia Carroll, chief executive of London-listed miner Anglo American, expects demand for metals to remain strong despite the economic stormclouds... more
So, as Goldman Sachs bids farewell to one of its biggest rainmakers of the past decade — Simon Dingemans, who is joining GlaxoSmithKline — City Spy wonders how confident the Fleet Street investment bank now feels about winning juicy future contracts with the Lib-Cons... more
The blockbuster mining merger that never quite happened was finally called off today as ultra-acquisitive Xstrata removed its tanks from the lawn of Anglo American ... more
The newly appointed chairman of Anglo-American has come out shooting over rival miner Xstrata’s hostile plans to force a £40 billion merger between the two ... more
There was some talk in the City that Anglo American will consider ditching chief executive Cynthia Carroll as a main plank of its defence against a merger with rival Xstrata... more
Mining companies regularly have to halt operations when they come across the fossilised remains of some creature from millions of years ago, but Xstrata's £23 billion bid to merge with rival Anglo American has brought a real dinosaur to the surface ... more
Embattled Anglo American boss Cynthia Carroll won a rare vote of support today as one of her mining giant’s biggest shareholders said that she was pursuing the right strategy ... more
Is it any wonder the railways are in a mess, given the turnover of Transport Secretaries? During the privatisation of the railways in the 1990s, the Tories managed to get through five Secretaries of State ... more
The move on Anglo American by Xstrata to create a £40 billion global mining giant to rival BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto appeared doomed after the South African government said it would block it... more
British Airways shareholders rushed for the emergency exits today, fretting that the airline could need state aid to prevent it coming crashing down... more
With so few women making it to the top in business, those who do have the pick
of plum boardroom jobs — and can make
a fortune juggling up to six at a time... more
Puffs of white smoke emerged from the Bristol headquarters of Imperial Tobacco as Alison Cooper was promoted to chief operating officer, making her a clear front-runner to succeed long-standing chief executive Gareth Davis... more
Anglo American is cutting 19,000 jobs round the world - 10% of its total headcount - as it becomes the latest mining company to fall prey to the steep decline in commodity prices over the past six months... more
Mining: Anglo American has become the latest miner to announce swingeing cuts to spending in the coming year as demand for raw materials slumps... more
Exclusive: After high-profile allegations this season, Charlton's manager is pleased the issue is now being addressed but says the authorities still have plenty of work to do
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