BHP may have to sweeten again to budge Rio: analysts
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A day after BHP Billiton Ltd/Plc  launched the second costliest corporate takeover in history,  analysts and industry executives reckoned the world's biggest  miner may have to dig a little deeper into its pockets to win  rival Rio Tinto Ltd/Plc .
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Aluminum Corp of China (Chinalco) sought to douse speculation on Monday that it was preparing to mount a counter bid to BHP Billiton  for Rio Tinto , saying it was happy to stick with the $14 billion stake it bought last week.
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BHP Billiton chief executive Chip Goodyear yesterday insisted this week&#39;s record profit &quot;isn&#39;t as good as it gets&quot;, as the market wrestled with how to value the stock amid speculation that its share price was near cycle peaks.
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Anglo-Australian mining giant BHP Billiton says it is offering to buy rival Rio Tinto in a deal worth about Â£75bn.
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If BHP Billiton's new chief executive Marius Kloppers eventually walks away from his bold proposal to buy rival mining titan Rio Tinto, and that's a big if, it won't be for lack of trying.
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Rio Tintoâs recent offer of $38.1 billion for Alcan may be a sign that aluminum is no longer an estranged cousin in the mining industry.
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Bid activity looked likely to keep London shares buoyant on Monday following last week's move on miner Rio Tinto, and Microsoft's offer for Yahoo in the US.
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Rio Tinto  , the  world&#39;s second-biggest miner, is considering gate-crashing  Alcoa Inc.&#39;s  $28.6 billion hostile bid for Alcan Inc.   , sources familiar with the matter said on  Friday.
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BHP Billiton lifted its bid for mining giant Rio Tinto Wednesday, valuing its target at 147.4 billion dollars as it seeks a mega-merger to exploit the China-driven resources boom.
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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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BHP Billiton Ltd./Plc. , the worldâs largest diversified miner, said on Tuesday it would buy back up to A$1.5 billion ($1.1 billion) of its shares.
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Rio Tinto Ltd/Plc  on Thursday hit back at rival BHP Billiton's hostile approach, playing up its independent growth prospects amid renewed speculation of a Chinese-backed counter bid.
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BHP Billiton played down jitters in commodity markets over the Chinese economy on Friday, by predicting demand would &quot;be sustainable over the long term&quot;.
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PHILADELPHIA/SYDNEY  - BHP Billiton   is unlikely to increase its $130 billion unsolicited proposal to acquire mining rival Rio Tinto   by a February 6 deadline, The Wall Street Journal reported on Monday. BHP could be trying to pressure Rio to negotiate by holding firm with its three-for-one share offer, which has yet to be formalized, the newspaper said, citing sources familiar with the company's plans.
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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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Rio Tinto , the world's second-biggest miner, is considering gatecrashing Alcoa Inc.'s  $28 billion hostile bid for North American rival Alcan Inc. , sources familiar with the matter said on Friday.
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The move came after Chinese officials expressed concern over BHP Billitonâs plans to link up with Rio Tinto in a merger that would give the combined company a dominant position in iron ore.