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Tag: BHP Billiton
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 off its ...
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 ...
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 global firms ...
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 ...
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 ...
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, effective immediately, following ...
BHP’s Samarco Restart Still Under Cloud
BHP Billiton is still uncertain when its Samarco joint venture will restart as complex negotiations with all stakeholders continue. “It ...
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 state ...
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 ...