Bhalindra Bath's Blog (Free subscription) | yesterday
Bhalindra Bath's Blog Monday, December 15, 2008 Bhalindra Bath commentary on crash-market sharks ignoring Christmas cheer As a result of the British pound's recent fall, where do British corporates based in the UK and beyond stand with their lenders? Clearing banks, investment banks, any banks, are cutting back on everything and number one on their lists is lending to anyone. Bonuses, payment structures...
buyside (Free subscription) | yesterday
The following Companies had significant dealing near the start of the Company closed period. For further information a spreadsheet showing full details may be downloaded here : BUYS Company name No of Directors Dealing Total Value QinetiQ Group PLC 2 £1,134,000 Lombard Risk Management PLC 3 £1,040,000 Conygar Investment Company (The) PLC 5 £977,800 Ideal Shopping Direct PLC 2 £432,000...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | yesterday
The FTSE 100 fell and the banks collapsed. But as Patrick Collinson reports, the only shares that didn't go up in smoke were tobacco companies In a decade dominated by the rise of China, the expansion of the internet and the proliferation of mobile phones, the best stockmarket investment was – cigarettes. Analysis of the companies in the FTSE 100 in January 2000, prepared for Guardian Money...
24/7 Wall St. (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
Updated throughout the day. GE (NYSE:GE) and Vivendi are at odds over the NBCU valuation (FT) IBM (NYSE:IBM) is taking advantage of the delay in the Sun (NASDAQ:JAVA) deal to be bought by Oracle (NASDAQ:ORCL) (TheStreet) The joint venture between Rio Tinto (NYSE:RTP) and BHP Billiton (NYSE:BHP) may lead to a merger. (various) Ferrero may want to buy Cadbury’s gum and candy [...]
Market Watch (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
MADRID (MarketWatch) -- Mining group Rio Tinto was downgraded to underperform from neutral on Friday at Credit Suisse, which said shares are now trading at fair value. Shares have outperformed those of rival BHP Billiton by 17% in the Australian market and 20% in the U.K. market, noted the analysts. The investment bank also said it doesn't expect BHP to make another takeover offer for Rio Tinto either,...
Mineweb - Daily news headlines (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
Worker's at the Chilean copper mine accepted BHP Billiton's offer, which could help ease global supply worries
Market Watch (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- Australian stocks fell early Friday after U.S. shares ended down, with resource and financial names moving solidly lower in Sydney. The S&P/ASX 200 dropped 1.2% to 4,694.0, with Westpac Banking Corp. down 1.3% and Australia & New Zealand Banking Group declining 1.4%. In the resource space, BHP Billiton Ltd. lost 1.7% of its value, while Rio Tinto Ltd. was down...
MarketIntelligenceCenter.com (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
BHP Billiton PLC (NYSE: BBL) closed yesterday at $62.87. So far the stock has hit a 52-week low of $21.06 and 52-week high of $63.56. BHP Billiton stock has been showing support around 61.74 and resistance in the 64.12 range. Technical indicators for the stock are Bullish and S&P gives BBL a neutral 3 STAR (out of 5) hold rating. BBL appears on the Investors Observer Hedged Dividend Income list....
France24 (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
The head of the world's largest miner said he was cautious over the strength of the global recovery, as restocking slowed in China and demand in developed nations remained sluggish. BHP Billiton chief executive Marius Kloppers said strong commodity exports had underpinned a world-beating performance by Australia's economy during the worst global downturn since the Great Depression.
Financial Times (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
The big mining houses have the capacity to meet the world's rising demand for fuels and ores in the coming decades, said BHP Billiton's chief executive, as he played...
News.com.au (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
BHP Billiton boss Marius Kloppers says Australia is unable to finance its resource development alone and needs foreign investment.
Market Wire (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA (MARKET WIRE) Savant Explorations Ltd. (TSX VENTURE: SVT) ("Savant") is pleased to announce the Induced Polarization survey over its 5900 hectare Gabriela property located in Chile's prolific Paleocene porphyry copper district is scheduled to start on November 23, 2009. The Gabriela property is well located along a major highway and power transmission lines approximately...
Courrier Mail (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
BHP Billiton boss Marius Kloppers has warned Australia must build bigger, better mining operations - or risk missing out in China and India.
The Age (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
BHP Billiton Ltd chief executive Marius Kloppers says his company is cautious about the global economy in the short-to-medium term.
Sydney Morning Herald (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
BHP Billiton Ltd chief executive Marius Kloppers says his company is cautious about the global economy in the short-to-medium term.
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