Rio Tinto CEO leaves door open to higher bid from BHP
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Rio Tinto Chief Executive Tom Albanese on Sunday left the door open to a sweetened takeover offer from BHP Billiton, but said Rio would be happy to grow on its own if BHP walked away.
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BHP Billiton, the world&#39;s biggest mining company, and Alcoa Inc. said they plan to sell shares in their metal-processing and distribution venture.
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SYDNEY: Telstra showed its long-serving CEO the door on Wednesday as the Australian government gears up for the A$30bn ($23bn) full privatisation of the countryâs biggest telecom group.
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Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto said Wednesday that it had rejected a 147.4-billion-dollar (100.9-billion-euro) takeover bid from peer BHP Billiton.
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MELBOURNE: The world&#39;s second-largest diversified miner, Rio Tinto Ltd Plc, said yesterday high oil prices were increasing its costs but were not dampening demand for its key commodities.
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China's move to become the biggest shareholder in Rio Tinto could face scrutiny by Australian regulators.
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NEW YORK/SYDNEY  - BHP Billiton Ltd., the world's largest mining group, is considering a bid to rival a $28.7 billion offer for aluminum producer Alcan Inc. , and has hired investment bank Merrill Lynch & Co. , sources familiar with the matter said.
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The FTSE 100 closed up after a turbulent trading session that was dominated by consolidation within the mining sector following Rio Tinto&#39;s 38.1 billion dollar bid for Alcan, dealers said Thursday.
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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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Leading shares have closed higher, reaching day highs, with the mining sector in fine fettle as the rumour mill resuscitated talk BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto could be sizing up Alcoa, which was among the gainers that led Wall Street higher.
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Companhia Vale do Rio Doce of Brazil said it had extended its 19 billion Canadian dollars ($17 billion) tender offer for the Canadian mining company Inco to give regulators time to approve the deal. Rio Doce said it extended the deadline to Oct. 16 from Sept. 28. Rio Doce, the worldÂs largest iron ore miner, has obtained regulatory approval from the Canadian Competition Bureau and from authorities in the United States, but must still get clearance from the European Commission and Investment Canada.
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Along with releasing solid results, BHP has upped the ante for rival Rio Tinto.
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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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The world's biggest miner BHP Billiton has responded to a deadline from British authorities on its proposed takeover bid for Rio Tinto by saying it is still seeking discussions with its rival.
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BHP Billiton's  might have to sweeten its $147.4 billion bid for rival miner Rio Tinto  to win over shareholders, one fund manager said on Wednesday.
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Rio Tinto Ltd/Plc  said it would spend US$793 million as its share of the cost to extend the Kestrel coal mine in Australia, as it looks to internal growth to fight off an unwanted approach from rival BHP Billiton.
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The chairman of Indian conglomerate Tata has confirmed that he is interested in making a bid for Jaguar and Land Rover.