BHP Billiton revives Alcoa bid plans: paper
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BHP Billiton Ltd./Plc , the world's biggest mining group, has revived plans for a $40 billion takeover of aluminium producer Alcoa Inc., the Times newspaper said in an unsourced report on Monday.
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Business & money: BHP raises shares offer to Â£70bn mega deal, but China and Australia may fight potential monopoly
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London equities rose on Friday, supported by fresh bid talk and a resurgent mining sector.
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SYDNEY/LONDON  - Mining giant BHP Billiton Ltd.   is not currently working on a bid for U.S. aluminum producer Alcoa Inc , a source close to the matter said on Tuesday, playing down a newspaper report.
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BHP Billiton Ltd/Plc  ,  the world's No.1 miner, launched a hostile $147.4 billion bid  for Rio Tinto Ltd/Plc , a deal that would be the  world's second largest takeover if successful.
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BHP Billiton Ltd/Plc  , the world's biggest miner, is in talks with private equity firms to team up for a possible $40 billion bid for U.S. aluminum company Alcoa Inc , the Times said on Tuesday.
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SYDNEY/LONDON  - Mining giant BHP Billiton Ltd.   is not currently working on a bid for U.S. aluminum producer Alcoa Inc , sources close to the matter said on Tuesday, playing down a newspaper report.
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British-Swiss resources group Xstrata has relaunched its already-rejected 7.4 billion dollar (5.7 billion US) bid for WMC Resources, this time pitching the offer directly to WMC shareholders rather than through the company.
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A joint venture between Alcoa Inc. and BHP Billiton has filed to go public through an offering worth as much as $100 million, according to regulatory filings and the companies.
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BHP Billiton, the world&#39;s biggest miner, will buy back as much as A$1.5 billion ($1.6 billion) of its Australian stock as part of a plan to return profit from soaring commodity prices to investors.
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BHP Billiton Ltd/Plc  ,  the world&#39;s biggest miner, is in talks with private equity  firms to team up for a possible $40 billion bid for U.S.  aluminum company Alcoa Inc , the Times said on Tuesday.
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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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Mining giants BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto are reportedly preparing rival $40m takeover bids for US firm Alcoa.
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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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BHP Billiton Ltd. , the  world&#39;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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BHP Billiton, the AngloAustralian mining group, announced plans yesterday to increase production amid surging demand for commodities.
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Swiss firm Xstrata relaunches a takeover bid for Australian mining company WMC Resources by appealing directly to its shareholders.