Corbett hints at bid limit for ALH
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WOOLWORTHS boss Roger Corbett may have opened his wallet for the last time in the bidding war for Australian Leisure &amp; Hospitality.
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Business & money: Regulator warns government might need to pump more money into network or axe projects
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Woolworths Ltd., Australia&#39;s biggest grocer, may be drawn into a bidding war for Australian Leisure &amp; Hospitality Group, after US buyout firm Newbridge Capital made aA$1.
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MONTREAL/NEW YORK  - Alcoa Inc.  says it could raise its hostile $28.6 billion offer for Alcan Inc.  if warranted, but the Canadian aluminum maker has rebuffed requests for talks, a regulatory filing showed on Tuesday.
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Chairman of BBC Trust sets corporation a deadline.
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Australian Prime Minister John Howard said yesterday&#39;s invitation for proposals from investment banks on how to sell the government&#39;s A$32 billion ($24 billion) stake in Telstra Corp.
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Harry Dobson, the Scottish mining billionaire who stands to make a profit of more than 30m if Glazer - s takeover proposal goes through, said he needed more details of the proposed bid before he could decide ...
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The government's pledge to build an extra 3m homes by 2020 will not be enough, a housing agency warns.
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A deadline on private bids for Northern Rock, the bank almost ruined by the squeeze on global credit, was to expire on Monday amid speculation that three proposals will be made to the board.
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LONDON/ZURICH  - Barclays  has not ruled out adding cash to the terms its ABN AMRO offer should it need to boost its bid to fight off a rival offer from a consortium of banks led by Royal Bank of Scotland, a source familiar with the matter said on Wednesday.
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Business & money: Â· Group in talks with banks as deadline loomsÂ· Only increased offer will win over Rio Tinto board
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GLOBAL miner BHP Billiton Ltd and the world&#39;s largest aluminium producer, Alcoa Inc, plan to raise up to $US100 million ($138 million) in calendar 2004 by selling shares in their metal-processing
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ONE of Australia&#39;s biggest gold miners, Sons of Gwalia, has called in administrators after negotiations with its creditors collapsed.
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delaying retirement and ready to walk away from the ALH bid &quot;if the price is wrong&quot;. Picture:Jim Rice. After delaying his retirement while he tries
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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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The company has been rebuffed in Australia as it tries to grow.
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Giant retailer Coles Myer has lifted its bid for pubs group Australian Leisure &amp; Hospitality (ALH) to Aust. $1.32 billion ($978 million) in an attempt to secure a knockout victory over arch-rival Woolworths.