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 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 reports record annual...
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 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.
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.
BHP Billiton wins US approval for...
America's anti-trust regulators have given partial approval to BHP Billiton's
$38 billion ($£19.1 billion) offer for Rio Tinto but the deal is still
awaiting the opinion of...
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.
BHP Billiton posts record 15.4-billion-dollar profit (AFP)
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 despite a global slowdown.
BHP Billiton posts record 15.4-billion-dollar profit (AFP)
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 and strong Asian demand.
BHP Billiton scraps $66 billion bid...
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...
BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto: the cost...
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...
Rio Tinto says it is comfortable with...
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...
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 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 reports 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 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 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 executives say Rio Tinto...
A BHP Billiton Ltd. executive said the world's largest miner will submit its first paperwork with European Union regulators regarding its planned takeover of rival Rio Tinto...
BHP Billiton books production records
BHP Billiton Ltd has booked full year production records for seven of the many commodities it sells, despite higher costs and supply disruptions.
Nickel 'key' commodity to BHP Billiton
BHP Billiton chairman Don Argus says the Ravensthorpe nickel mine highlights that the mineral is a key part of the resource giant's commodities mix.
EU widens antitrust probe into BHP...
The European Commission on Friday widened its antitrust probe into the proposed acquisition of Rio Tinto Inc. by BHP Billiton Ltd., saying an initial investigation revealed...