BHP Billiton abandons bid for Rio Tinto
BHP Billiton Ltd., the world's biggest mining company, abandoned a hostile $68 billion takeover bid for rival Rio Tinto Ltd., blaming the global economic downturn and plunging commodity prices.
BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto: the cost of throwing in the towel
It usually takes years for shareholders to discover how much value has been destroyed by an ill-conceived merger. For investors in BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto, the bills have arrived much more quickly. 
BHP Billiton posts record annual profit
BHP Billiton Ltd, the world's largest mining company, has reported a record annual profit and says it expects demand for commodities to remain strong.
BHP Billiton posts record...
AFP - The world's biggest mining company BHP Billiton Ltd. posted a record 15.39-billion-US-dollar annual net profit Monday and said it expected Asian demand to remain strong...
BHP Billiton posts record...
AFP - The world's biggest miner BHP Billiton on Monday announced record annual net profits of 15.39 billion US dollars (10.46 billion euros), driven by soaring commodity prices...
BHP Billiton reports record annual...
BHP Billiton Ltd., the world's largest mining company, has reported a record annual profit and says it expects demand for commodities to remain strong.
BHP Billiton poised for record profit
BHP Billiton is set to deliver a record annual profit in excess of $US15 billion ($A17.26 billion), underpinned by a strong result from its petroleum division.
Investors furious as BHP pulls plug...
BHP Billiton’s hostile pursuit of Rio Tinto, its mining rival, ended
yesterday, bringing to a halt an extraordinary bonanza for advisers who have
reaped more than £400...
Rio Tinto says it is comfortable with debt level
Mining giant Rio Tinto on Wednesday sought to allay concerns about its debt levels a day after bigger rival BHP Billiton abandoned a takeover bid for that reason, sending Rio's share price plummeting.
BHP Billiton scraps $66 billion bid for Rio Tinto$
BHP Billiton this morning scrapped its $66 billion hostile bid for rival Rio Tinto, stating that it no longer believes the deal is in the best interests of its shareholders due to the financial crisis and falling commodity prices.$
Japan gives 11-day ultimatum to BHP...
The Japanese Government has ordered BHP Billiton, the world's largest miner,
to provide details of its proposed $78 billion ($£48.3 billion) takeover of
Rio Tinto within 11...
E.U. Opens Fire On BHP
Regulators lodge objections to bid for Rio Tinto on competition grounds.
EU threat to Rio Tinto takeover
EUROPEAN regulators are this week expected to threaten to stop the proposed
takeover of Rio Tinto by BHP Billiton because of the dominance the pair have
over the world’s...
Europe May Balk At Mining Mega-Merger
A report surfaced that the European Union may object to BHP Billiton's proposed Rio Tinto takeover on antitrust grounds, sending both companies' shares plummeting in Sydney.
The Week Ahead: Mining boom to boost...
It has been boom time for the heavyweight miners, and analysts said investors should be looking forward to BHP Billiton's full-year results today. Charles Cooper at Evolution...
Record profits for BHP Billiton
Mining giant BHP Billiton unveils record annual profits for the seventh year in a row thanks to surging commodity prices.
BHP Billiton says Chinese demand lifts profits to record $15.4bn$
The world’s largest mining company, BHP Billiton, unveiled a record $15.4 billion profit this morning, fuelled by high commodity prices and continued strong demand from China.$
BHP Billiton reports record annual profit (AP)
AP - BHP Billiton Ltd., the world's largest mining company, has reported a record annual profit and says it expects demand for commodities to remain strong. 
BHP Billiton reports record annual...
BHP Billiton Ltd., the world's largest mining company, has reported a record annual profit and says it expects demand for commodities to remain strong.
BHP Billiton posts record...
AFP - The world's biggest mining company BHP Billiton Ltd. posted a record 15.39-billion-US-dollar annual net profit Monday and said it expected Asian demand to remain strong...
BHP Billiton posts record year profit...
Reuters - Top miner BHP Billiton ,
bidding for rival Rio Tinto in what would be
the world's second-biggest takeover, posted a 12.4 percent rise
in full-year net profit to...
Big business hopes to be a winner
A CONVEYER belt of Olympic heroes, African politicians, Chilean mine workers and Australian businessmen passes through the seventh floor of Beijing's palatial Sofitel Wanda -...
BHP's Rio takeover prospects start to...
Rio Tinto Group Chief Executive Officer Tom Albanese is proving to be an elusive target for BHP Billiton CEO Marius Kloppers now that the slowing economy, fading stock and...
BHP Billiton's bid for Rio Tinto...
The European Union has begun a full investigation into BHP Billiton's proposed
$170billion ($£85.8billion)takeover of Rio Tinto, its rival.
BHP Billiton and China's Baosteel...
BHP Billiton said Friday it has reached agreement with China's Baosteel on prices for iron ore deliveries, securing increases of up to 96.5 percent after protracted negotiations.
US antitrust regulator clears BHP...
Global mining giant BHP Billiton said Thursday that U.S. antitrust regulators had granted partial approval for its US$170 billion hostile takeover bid for rival Rio Tinto.