By Melissa Pistilli-Exclusive to Iron Investing News BHP Billiton’s hostile takeover bid for rival Rio Tinto finally came to an end last week. On November 25, BHP announced it was dropping its $66 billion bid for Rio due to the current global economic crisis and Rio’s $42.1 billion in debt. The takeover process had begun [...]
By Melissa Pistilli-Exclusive to Iron Investing News As China’s economic growth began to slow into the third quarter this year, many pointed a finger at factory closures during the Olympics. But now there is little doubt that the spreading global economic crisis is taking a toll on Asia’s largest boom economy. And it’s becoming quite [...]
By Melissa Pistilli – Exclusive to Iron Investing News On March 14 this year, the Government of India-owned mining firm National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC) had issued a call for global partners to buy overseas mines. Mining giant Rio Tinto, also actively seeking to expand its iron ore resources, answered the call and both are set to [...]
Tuesday, December 2, 2008