en-us Reuters UK) - The top share index fell sharply on Thursday, giving back the previous session's gains, weighed by weakness in banks on concerns over possible Dubai exposure, and with miners hit by a fall in metals prices.At 9:31 a.m., the FTSE 100 was off 88.69...]]> Thu, 26 Nov 2009 02:01:42 -0800 KAZ LSE RDSA SVT KAZ,LSE,RDSA,SVT Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:39:54 -0800 Reuters UK) - Global miner BHP Billiton BHP dismissed talk on Thursday that rival Rio Tinto RIO was baulking at a proposed $116 billion (69 billion pounds) joint venture in iron ore, insisting the two were close to a binding agreement.Rio Tinto RIO and BHP BLT, the...]]> Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:00:27 -0800 BLT BLT Reuters) - Global miner BHP Billiton BHP dismissed talk on Thursday that its iron ore partner, Rio Tinto RIO, was baulking at their proposed $116 billion joint venture and said they were close to a binding agreement.Rio Tinto RIO and BHP Billiton BLT, the world's second and...]]> Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:45:16 -0800 BLT BLT Reuters UK) - Australian nickel miner Minara Resources Ltd MRE will submit a joint bid with a Chinese firm on Wednesday for BHP Billiton's BHP Ravensthorpe nickel operation, a source familiar with the bid told Reuters.The offer for the idled facility in west Australia will be well...]]> Tue, 24 Nov 2009 22:31:06 -0800 BLT BLT Reuters UK) - Workers at Chile's Spence copper mine voted early on Monday to end a 42-day strike, defusing fears of wider output disruptions after agreeing a wage deal with owner BHP Billiton BHP BLT, their union leader said.The deal came after a leading Chilean mine union last week...]]> Sun, 22 Nov 2009 22:30:30 -0800 BLT BLT Reuters UK) - The top share index ended in negative territory for a fourth consecutive session on Friday as weakness in commodity stocks and banks outweighed gains from defensive pharmaceuticals.The FTSE 100 ended down 16.29 points, or 0.3 percent, at 5,251.41 points, the lowest close since...]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:00:56 -0800 BLT KAZ CW GSK RDSA STAN TSCO TT VOD BLT,KAZ,CW,GSK,RDSA,STAN,TSCO,TT,VOD Reuters UK) - Europe's steel industry has voiced strong opposition to a planned $116 billion (69 billion pound) iron ore joint venture by global miners Rio Tinto RIO and BHP Billiton BHP, and has called on European regulators to oppose the deal.Eurofer, the main lobby group for European steel...]]> Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:00:46 -0800 BLT BLT Reuters UK) - The chance of BHP Billiton BLT BHP making another attempt to take over rival Rio Tinto RIO RIO soon after a bid ban expires later this month is low, analysts said on Tuesday.BHP, the world's biggest mining company, scrapped its hostile all-share bid for...]]> Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:45:51 -0800 BLT BLT Reuters UK) - Western Australia state has raised the stakes in its demand for higher royalties from iron ore miners Rio Tinto RIO and BHP Billiton BHP, telling them that it would not rubber-stamp their planned iron ore merger.Western Australia Premier Colin Barnett told the chiefs of both firms...]]> Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:00:27 -0800 Wed, 21 Oct 2009 00:44:27 -0700 Tue, 20 Oct 2009 22:15:18 -0700 Fri, 16 Oct 2009 07:25:56 -0700 Thu, 08 Oct 2009 15:14:57 -0700 AA AA Wed, 16 Sep 2009 19:00:00 -0700 Mon, 17 Aug 2009 08:43:09 -0700 Mon, 17 Aug 2009 04:43:57 -0700 Sun, 16 Aug 2009 20:13:37 -0700 Wed, 12 Aug 2009 16:55:27 -0700 AIG AIG Wed, 12 Aug 2009 13:35:33 -0700