The Australian (Free subscription) | 10/06/2008
BHP Billiton has submitted an environmental impact study for a planned expansion of its Escondida copper joint venture in Chile.
Reuters UK (Free subscription) | 10/06/2008
SYDNEY (Reuters) - A senior Chinese government official urged European regulators to reject BHP Billiton's $89 billion (50.4 billion pound) bid for Rio Tinto , saying it would be harmful to the global economy, the Sydney Morning Herald paper reported.
Financial Time (Free subscription) | 10/05/2008
The proposed $170bn merger between BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto would be "terrible" for global competition and should be rejected by anti-trust regulators, says China's most powerful steel industry executive
GuruFocus Updates (Free subscription) | 10/05/2008
The market was down about 10% last week, as many stocks fell lower and lower into their multiyear lows. Last weekâs top five stocks that reached their 52-week lows were General Electric Company, BHP Billiton Ltd, Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.Petrobras, AT&T Inc, Intel Corp. Last weekâs top two out of favor industries were the Oil and Gas and Basic Resources industries. 83 Oil and Gas companies have...
Business Report (Free subscription) | 10/03/2008
Resources giant BHP Billiton says its Angel natural gas project is operational and will boost the group's business at a time of increasing energy demand.
Mail & Guardian (Free subscription) | 10/04/2008
BHP Billiton's may have to pay more for a $55-billion loan, but this is unlikely to force it to abandon its $95-billion bid for rival Rio Tinto.
24/7 Wall St. (Free subscription) | 10/03/2008
Canadian miner Teck Cominco (NYSE:TCK) is changing its name to Teck Resources, and the company intends to build its brand just on the name Teck. The new name... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Reuters UK (Free subscription) | 10/03/2008
LONDON (Reuters) - Miner BHP Billiton may have to pay more for a $55 billion (31 billion pound) loan as the credit crisis deepens, but this is unlikely to force it to abandon its $95 billion all-share takeover bid for rival Rio Tinto .
Business Report (Free subscription) | 10/01/2008
Mining giant BHP is a step closer to gobbling up Rio Tinto in its $120 billion monster takeover
AAPL - BloggingStocks (Free subscription) | 10/01/2008
Filed under: Before the bell , Deals , Google (GOOG) , Apple Inc (AAPL) , DaimlerChrysler (DAI) , Ford Motor (F) , General Motors (GM) , Exxon Mobil (XOM) , Market matters , Economic data , BHP Billiton Ltd ADR (BHP) , Rio Tinto plc ADS (RTP) , Financial Crisis U.S. stock futures were lower Wednesday morning after two volatile sessions that recorded a 777 point drop in the Dow, then a remarkable 485...
Free West Papua (Free subscription) | 10/02/2008
Australian Broadcasting Corporation Broadcast: 29/09/2008 Reporter: Geoff Thompson and Tony Jones BHP Billiton is on the verge of starting one of the most sensitive mining operations it has ever planned. Transcript TONY JONES: In West Papua, and after evading questions about the project for years, BHP Billiton is on the verge of starting one of the most sensitive mining operations [...]
Reuters UK (Free subscription) | 10/02/2008
MELBOURNE, Oct 2 (Reuters) - Rio Tinto Ltd/Plc sees the current global market turmoil having no impact on its rejection of BHP Billiton Ltd's $97 billion takeover bid, Chief Executive Tom Albanese said.
Reuters UK (Free subscription) | 10/02/2008
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Rio Tinto does not see current global market turmoil having any impact on its rejection of BHP Billiton Ltd's takeover bid, Chief Executive Tom Albanese said on Thursday.
Financial Time (Free subscription) | 10/01/2008
BHP Billiton cleared an important hurdle in its attempt to secure regulatory approval for its bid for Rio Tinto after the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission found combining the Anglo-Australian mining rivals was 'unlikely to substantially lessen competition'
News.com.au (Free subscription) | 10/01/2008
AUSTRALIA'S competition watchdog has cleared BHP Billiton's $142.5 billion bid for Rio Tinto.
