Barrick says no reason to raise offer for NovaGold
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Barrick Gold Corp. ABX.TO said on   Tuesday it will extend its $1.3 billion hostile bid for   NovaGold Resources NG.TO for the second time.
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Investors did not give the company a ringing endorsement today.
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Harmony, the listed gold miner, has not put a final figure on how much it will have to spend on its hostile bid for local rival Gold Fields.
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JOHANNESBURG  -- Initial feedback from Gold Fieldsâs North American and European investors is rejection of the hostile all-share bid by Harmony Gold for its larger rival, which has labeled the offer as âopportunisticâ, Gold Fields chief
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Australia's Alumina Ltd. , said  it had no information regarding media speculation that BHP  Billiton Ltd./Plc.  or Rio Tinto Ltd./Plc   may bid for its partner Alcoa Inc. .
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Gold Fields, a gold producing company from South Africa, rejected a bid from its closest rival Harmony Gold as it seemed unattractive to it.
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LONDON/STOCKHOLM  - Nordic bourse operator OMX  is not in talks with any other suitors, people familiar with the situation said on Wednesday, as market speculation of a rival takeover offer sent shares soaring.
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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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AMSTERDAM - ABN Amro's boards will not recommend either of the two rival takeover bids the Dutch bank has received, they told shareholders yesterday.
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Nordic bourse operator OMX   is not in talks with any other suitors, people  familiar with the situation said on Wednesday, as market  speculation of a rival takeover offer sent shares soaring.
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Investor Carl Icahn on Friday said he has no plans to raise his $36-per-share offer for auto parts maker Lear Corp. , saying the price is "fair."
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South African gold producer Gold Fields rejects a $8.2bn bid by rival Harmony, saying the offer is not attractive.
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Australian prospector Midwest Corp  rejected a $1 billion-plus takeover proposal from its major shareholder, the Chinese commodities trader Sinosteel, emboldened by another big hike in iron ore prices this year.
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Northern Rock says it is in talks about 'a variety of potential transactions' but has cancelled its dividend.
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Investor Carl Icahn on Friday said he  has no plans to raise his $36-per-share offer for auto parts  maker Lear Corp. , saying the price is &quot;fair.&quot;
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Glamis Gold Ltd. Chief Executive Officer Kevin McArthur said he never expected to make yesterday&#39;s $3.4 billion hostile bid for Goldcorp Inc.
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The Barrick Gold Corporation, the worldÂs biggest gold producer, extended its $1.71 billion hostile takeover bid for a rival, NovaGold Resources, until Dec. 6 after acquiring 13.2 million shares. That represented 12 percent of NovaGoldÂs 106.7 million shares outstanding. The bid of $16 a share remains Âthe best and final offer,Â Barrick said.