* BA and Iberia boards consider merger * BT update sees telecoms rise * Oils down as crude slips, miners weaker LONDON, Nov 12 (Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 .FTSE indexwas flat at midday on Thursday, although British Airways soaredafter news that its ...Read More
Oct. 30 (Bloomberg) -- Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang saidChina is committed to a free trade agreement with Australia anddeveloping a broader relationship, as he began a three-day visitaimed at cementing ties strained in the past year.
The two nations should ...Read More
MELBOURNE, Australia -- Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto has advanced its debt reduction plans by selling building materials manufacturer Alcan Composites to Swiss machinery producer Schweiter Technologies for $349 million, the two companies said Tuesday. The sale of Alcan Composites, which ...Read More
Rio Tinto's (RTP) $19.5bn financing deal with Chinalco (ACH) has collapsed and the mining giant is set to instead announce a $15.2bn rights issue. Rio's board was meeting last night after an emergency statement to the stock market. "Rio Tinto is ...Read More
SINGAPORE -- Asian share markets were higher Friday as optimism remained about a rebound in global demand. Australian miners were in focus as Rio Tinto walked away from a deal with Aluminium Corp. of China, and announced a rights share ...Read More
* Rio committed to Chinalco deal * To test shareholder sentiment in May * Would be prepared to scrap vote if shareholders opposed * BHP-Rio speculation played down * Rio shares off 4 pct after steep climb (Adds Rio chairman, CEO comments, updates shares) SYDNEY, ...Read More
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