Norilsk votes against IAMGOLD deal
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announced in a statement that, in accordance with its previously stated intentions, it had voted against the proposed IAMGOLD merger.
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The Russian government on Sunday denied an opposition leaderâs application to appear on the March 2 presidential ballot, clearing a path for the Kremlinâs favorite candidate to run all but unchallenged.
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Holders of about 8 million shares in  Magna International (MGa.TO) class A stock, or about 8 percent  of the total outstanding, have confirmed they voted against a  plan to sell 20 percent of the auto-parts maker to a Russian  billionaire, the Globe and Mail newspaper said.
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Business & money: Nearly one in six shareholders vote against controversial pay deal for Sir Terry Leahy.
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The provision made for a white knight offer in the irrevocable undertaking given by Russia&#39;s Norilsk Nickel to Harmony Gold, which is attempting to swallow its larger local rival
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TASHKENT, UZBEKISTAN -- Uzbeks voted in a parliamentary election yesterday in which opposition groups were barred from running, provoking criticism from Europe&#39;s top election watchdog and a fierce defence from authoritarian President Islam Karimov, who
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TORONTO (CP) - Shares of Iamgold fell more than 10 per cent after its proposed merger with Gold Fields Ltd. was thrown into doubt Monday as South Africa&#39;s Harmony Gold Mining Company Ltd.
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Sport: Government refuses an official request concerning Arsenal shareholder Alisher Usmanov.
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A consortium of international banks has withdrawn their support for a bid by the state gas monopoly Gazprom to buy one of Yukos's prized assets.
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The Czech lower house of parliament rejected on Friday a leftist opposition proposal to hold a national referendum on hosting a part of a U.S. missile defense shield.
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Pan-European exchange operator Euronext   ENXT.PA on Monday denied it planned to postpone an   extraordinary general meeting set for December, at which its   shareholders are due to vote on a $10 billion plan to merge   with NYSE Group NYX.N.
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The management of Gold Fields, the South African gold producer, was dealt a blow on Tuesday after shareholders voted against a proposed reverse takeover of Canadian gold group Iamgold.
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A tentative deal to ease Ukraineâs political crisis foundered today over the oppositionâs refusal to endorse constitutional changes and President Leonid Kuchmaâs rejection of the call to fire his prime minister.
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Lear Corp. shareholders rejected a $2.9 billion buyout offer yesterday from a firm led by billionaire investor Carl Icahn, a victory for opponents who said the proposal undervalued the company.
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A compromise deal to save the next European Commission was today rejected by European parliament leaders who want an anti-gay member of the new team axed.
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Russia is vowing to proceed with an auction of oil giant Yukos' key production subsidiary, saying a U.S. court ban is irrelevant. But the expected winner of Sunday's auction, the state-run Russian gas company Gazprom, may not be able to pay after a consortium of Western banks reportedly put on hold billions of dollars in credit it needs to fund its bid.
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Shareholders at Lear Corporation vote to reject a $2.9bn buyout offer from billionaire investor Carl Icahn.