Copper will benefit from Chinese stimulus, but iron ore problems run deeper
Julian Zhu, analyst at investment bank Goldman Sachs, said that increased government infrastructure spending in the final quarter of the year will […]
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Xstrata scoffs at new Glencore offer as merger of equals becomes hostile takeover
The new Glencore offer is "significantly lower than would be expected in a takeover" and the intention to replace Mick Davis represented “a significant risk” says Xstrata's board.
Mike Niehuser’s gold investing lessons from banking school
Mike Niehuser, founder of Beacon Rock Research, incorporates his banking school background into his mining industry analysis.
We build it! China sparks copper surge
Copper's 13c bounce on Friday comes after the Chinese government approved a raft of new building and rail projects this week.
Glasenberg grabs top job from Davis in new Glenstrata deal
Even before building up Xstrata through a series of billion dollar transactions, Big Mick was a formidable dealmaker who with fellow South African Brian Gilbertson created Billiton before selling it to BHP in 2001.
Gold breaks out; jobs report is weak
In anticipation of the job's report, the markets and gold jumped yesterday, but there was no good news for President Obama as Friday's report shows the US added a paltry 96,000 jobs in August.
Vote on Glencore-Xstrata merger delayed due to ‘developments overnight’
Glencore International (LSE:GLEN) has postponed its Friday shareholder meeting where voting would have taken place on its proposed $34 billion takeover of Xstrata (LSE:XTA).
China approved 1 trillion yuan in stimulus spending in under a week
The Chinese government has approved a raft of new infrastructure and rail projects this week in a concerted effort to boost its slowing economy.
Rio Tinto creates virtual mine to teach block caving
Rio Tinto (ASX:RIO) has teamed up with Sydney's University of New South Wales to create the world's first virtual mine for the purpose of teaching block caving
