BHP Billiton shares soar on buy-back move
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This will be accomplished through a share buy-back plan in Australia, where 40% of the company&#39;s shares are held. because of the tax breaks they enjoy on such sales.
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Shares in Africa's biggest steel producer surge to a record high on the back of strong interim profits
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Shares in Royal Dutch/Shell surged on  Thursday as a unified structure unveiled by the oil giant is  set to dramatically lift its weighting in key benchmark share  indexes.
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Stocks were poised to open higher on Monday, boosted by deal news including a report that BHP Billiton has revived plans for a $40 billion takeover of aluminum producer Alcoa Inc. .
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THE stock market continued on its bullish performance by noon today, extending recent record highs with BHP Billiton in the vanguard.
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Aug. 18 (Bloomberg) -- BHP Billiton, the world&#39;s biggest miner, more than doubled second-half profit as Chinese demand boosted commodity prices. The company is considering returning as much as $2 billion to investors, including share buybacks.
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Anglo-Australian mining giant BHP Billiton say it has made an offer to buy its rival Rio Tinto.
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MELBOURNE: BHP Billiton Ltd/Plc, the world&#39;s largest diversified miner, said yesterday it would buy back up to A$1.5bil of its Australia-listed shares at a discount to the market price.
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Australian resources firm BHP Billiton is expected to post sharply higher earnings in the year to June aided by rising commodities prices, high production levels and continued strong demand from China, analysts said.
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SYDNEY/NEW YORK  - Shares of copper producer Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc.  jumped 5 percent in U.S. trading on rumors of a takeover bid by BHP Billiton Ltd/Plc , but analysts gave an offer low odds.
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The Australian share market renewed its climb Tuesday, led by gains on Wall Street and a turnaround in the miners that had driven the market to its biggest fall in six months the day before.
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London equities rose on Friday, supported by fresh bid talk and a resurgent mining sector.
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Demand for a 2.3-billion-pound share buyback by Marks &amp; Spencer has been strong, the retailer says after pricing the move above market expectations at 362 pence per share.
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Chinese shares rose Friday as investors snapped up bargain blue chips following losses earlier in the week.
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BHP Billiton on Wednesday reported its highest profit ever as it beefed up production to meet rising demand from China that bolstered prices for its copper, zinc, silver and lead.
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Anglo-Australian mining giant BHP Billiton say it has made an offer worth $147bn to buy rival Rio Tinto.
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SYDNEY: Anglo-Australian mining group BHP Billiton Ltd. said it had completed an off-market share buyback worth A$2.27b (US$1.77b).