BHP Billiton

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Australia Blocks BHP Offshore Move, Warns of Criminal Charges

A US hedge fund plan for mining giant BHP Billiton to move its primary listing to London was shot down by the...

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Chevron Faces Big Australia Tax Bill After Court Loss

Energy giant Chevron on Friday lost its appeal in major battle against a Aus$269-million (US$203 million) tax bill in a...

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Rio Tinto’s Copper Output Slumps On Chile Strike

Mining giant Rio Tinto reported a plunge in its copper output on Thursday as a strike in Chile and Indonesian...

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Mining Giant BHP Rejects Radical Restructure Proposal

Mining giant BHP Billiton Tuesday rejected an activist hedge fund proposal that it restructure the business and spin...

International

BHP Billiton Gains On Hedge Fund Move

By lunchtime, the FTSE 100 was 7.67 points or 0.1% lower at 7,341.70. (Noon): BHP Billiton was the top gainer on the...

Headlines

Corporate Giants Hit With $2.2 Bn Australia Tax Bill

Australia on Thursday said it had slapped seven large multinationals with a multi-billion-dollar tax bill as it pursued...

International

Titans of Oil World Meet In Houston After Two-Year Price War

The biggest names in the oil world come together this week for the largest industry gathering since the end of a...

Headlines

Miners Regain Sparkle As Commodity Prices Rebound

Increased Chinese spending on housing and hopes of an infrastructure bonanza in the US and India are driving a recovery...

Top Stories

Asanko Gold Makes New Management Appointment

Asanko Gold Inc. (TSX:AKG)(NYSE MKT:AKG) has announced the appointment of Fausto Di Trapani as Chief Financial Officer,...

Top Stories

BHP’s Samarco Restart Still Under Cloud

BHP Billiton is still uncertain when its Samarco joint venture will restart as complex negotiations with all...

International

Brazil Charges BHP and Vale Staff Over Mine Collapse

Brazilian prosecutors are charging 21 people with qualified homicide, a year after an iron ore mine disaster in the...

Opinion

Burning the Bridges of Lies Tobacco and Fossil Fuel Industry Built

He smoked cigarettes and coughed a lot, leaning against the walls of a street in a cold morning. As I became more...