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- Chinese demand for steel pushes Rio to third-quarter record
- Rio Tinto upgraded its 2009 iron ore production target by up to 7.5 per cent yesterday following a record third-quarter performance on the back of continued strong demand fromChinese steelmakers .Although bauxite and coking coal output fell in the three months to September, the AngloAustralian miner recorded better results...
- External links 2009-10-14
- Cloud Peak IPO to Earn Rio Tinto $741m
- SYDNEY (Reuters UK) - Global miner Rio Tinto RIO RIO expects to receive at least $741 million from the flotation of its U.S. coal-mining unit, Cloud Peak Energy CLD, on the New York Stock Exchange, Rio said on Monday.Cloud Peak Energy shares fell in their debut on Friday after its...
- News items 2009-11-22
- Rio Sells Half Its Stake in Hydrogen JV
- SYDNEY (Reuters UK) - Global miner Rio Tinto RIO has sold its 50 percent stake in the Hydrogen Energy International joint venture to its partner BP BP for an undisclosed sum, Rio said in a statement on Monday.Rio said it would focus the majority of its investment in carbon capture...
- News items 2009-12-17
- Fortescue Metals
- Fortesc-who? With all eyes on the big three iron ore producers, few expected anyone outside the oligopoly to break the deadlock with China's mills. And yet Fortescue Metals of Perth, ranked 59 places below Rio Tinto on the list of the world's biggest materials companies by market capitalisation, has...
- External links 2009-08-17
- The Why and What of Stern Hu | BTalk Australia
- (Episode 295; 13 minutes 28) Earlier this month Rio Tinto executive Stern Hu was arrested by the Chinese secret police, reportedly for stealing state secrets. There have been subsequent reports that he could face life in jail. The situation has become a test of diplomacy between Australia and China,...
- Blog posts 2009-07-27
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- BREAKFAST DEALS: Carry on Rio
- Lunch isn't just for wimps. Check out LUNCH DEALS for more wheels and deals later today. And do you want to get Wheels & Deals on your mobile? Go to http://twitter.com/WheelsDeals China appears to be travelling up the Yangtze without a paddle as its tiff with Rio Tinto descends into...
- News items 2009-08-10
- Need to know: Currency... COSCO... Rio Tinto
- View video and Need to Know interactive heatmap Economics Currency markets: The dollar rose yesterday and was heading for its first yearly gain against the euro since 2005 as the worst financial crisis in 80 years led investors to take refuge in the greenback. During morning trading in New York,...
- News items 2009-08-07
- Rio Tinto: Loan Syndication for Financing of Alcan Acquisition Successfully Completed
- Rio Tinto (LSE: RIO)(ASX: RIO)(NYSE: RTP) has successfully completed the sub-underwriting phase of the syndication of its US$40 billion term loan and revolving credit facilities (the "Facilities"). This is the largest ever loan facility raised by a UK corporate and the fourth largest worldwide. The Facilities will be used...
- Research articles 2007-08-30
- Banks, Commodities Drag FTSE Down
- By Dvaid BrettLONDON (Reuters UK) - The top share index fell 0.5 percent on Monday, as concerns over a potential windfall tax dragged the banks lower, while miners and energy stocks dropped with commodities prices as the U.S. dollar strengthened.At 11:55 a.m., the FTSE 100 was down 25.36 points...
- News items 2009-12-17
- Asian Shares Hold Week's Gains Before Jobs Data
- By Charlotte CooperTOKYO (Reuters) - Asian stocks held most of the week's gains before monthly U.S. jobs data on Friday, although property and bank shares fell in many markets as soft U.S. data raised concerns about the pace of economic recovery.In Europe, spreadbetters expected Britain's FTSE 100 , Germany's DAX...
- News items 2009-12-03
- Property, finance slide.
- Jun 26, 2005 (Herald Sun - ABIX via COMTEX) The Australian sharemarket lost ground on 24 June 2005, with the S&P/ASX 200 easing 24.3 points to 4,245.6. The broader All Ordinaries Index shed 21.8 points to finish at 4,203.8. Lucinda Chan of Macquarie Equities...
- Research articles 2005-06-28
- Australian market performance.
- May 23, 2002 INVESCO Investment Briefing ABIX via COMTEX -- The Australian equity market dropped 1.8 in value in April 2002, a weakening of confidence in cyclical recovery being the cause. Bond yields improved and value stocks were favoured over growth stocks. Companies in...
- Research articles 2002-05-23
- Aust stocks lose 0.9% for the week
- By a staff reporter The Australian sharemarket inched down 0.9 per cent over the week, in which the Reserve Bank of Australia RBA raised interest rates for the second month in a row and increased its forecasts or the Australian economy. But local shares were kept in check by mixed...
- News items 2009-11-08
- Need to know: Unite joint venture ... SAS job cuts ... Swisscom profits rise ...
- View video and Need to Know interactive heatmap Economics Unemployment: Official data showed that nearly one million young people are out of work as unemployment hit a 14-year high. More than 700,00 18 to 24-year-olds and 206,000 16 to 17-year-olds are jobless. Inflation: Mervyn King, Governor of the Bank of...
- News items 2009-08-12
- IMF warns Australian banks face bad loans risk, Dollar at US91c: Economy Roundup
- The International Monetary Fund has warned Australian banks could be at risk of losing over $33 billion due to bad loans, as both corporate and individual customers may struggle to repay debt. Analysts Elod Takats and Patrizia Turnbarello said in a working paper that while Australian banks entered the financial...
- News items 2009-10-15
- FMG breaks China impasse
- ANDREW Forrest's Fortescue Metals Group has delivered another blow to the ailing benchmark iron ore pricing system, offering to sell the commodity at the lowest price negotiated this year in return for $US6 billion ($7.3bn) of cheap funding from China. Fortescue yesterday said it had agreed to a 35 per...
- News items 2009-08-17
- Ivanhoe Mines is a Bargain, But...
- Alan von Altendorf submits: One of the stocks I've loved and lost money on this year, a real heartbreaker, is Ivanhoe Mines IVN. What attracted me over a year ago was Ivanhoe's outstanding geology staff. IVN geologists have been hugely successful proving gold and copper deposits in Mongolia. Ivanhoe's Oyu...
- External links 2008-11-17
- Shire gains as investors seek panacea
- Drugmakers found favour on Monday as the FTSE 100 followed world markets with its sharpest fall in six weeks. Shire led the index, rising 2.2 per cent to £10.19 as investors sought safety in defensive sectors. Takeover hopes also played a part, with Shire up 15 per cent in a...
- News items 2009-08-17
- FTSE Sheds 0.4 Percent
- By Harpreet BhalLONDON (Reuters UK) - Falls in energy firms and food retailers pushed top shares 0.4 percent lower on Wednesday, offsetting gains in miners, as Spain's rating outlook cut added to concerns about the global economy's health.The FTSE 100 closed 19.24 points lower at 5,203.89, its lowest closing...
- News items 2009-12-17
- Soros’s Winners & Losers of 2008: The World Money Show Orlando Transcripts, Conference Presentations
- Earnings Call Excerpt Speakers Howard R. Gold, Executive Editor, MoneyShow.com Nicholas Vardy, CFA, Editor, Vardy’s Global Bull Market Alert, Vardy’s Global Stock Investor, and The Global Guru, Managing Director, Hayek Capital Management Thursday, February 5, 2009 About the Speaker Nicholas Vardy is the editor...
- Earnings calls 2009-02-10
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