Glencore posts mixed H1 output, maintains FY production guidance
Commodity trading and mining giant Glencore posted mixed first‑half production numbers on Wednesday, with stronger copper output offset…
Switzerland’s ABB to buy Rotork in £4.1bn deal, shares rocket
Rotork shares rocketed on Thursday after it agreed to be bought by Swiss engineering firm ABB in a…
Switzerland’s ABB to buy Rotork in £4.1bn deal
Engineering firm Rotork has agreed to be bought by Swiss engineering company ABB in a £4.1bn deal. Under…
Zurich and Beazley agree terms of £8bn takeover
Beazley shares hit a record high on Wednesday after it reached an agreement in principle on the terms…
Glencore sees commodity price rises offsetting impact of Iran war
Mining giant Glencore said its marketing division should deliver earnings at the top end of guidance and expected…
Sunday newspaper round-up: Rio-Glencore merger, Iran protests, Greenland…
Rio Tinto has been urged not to overpay for Glencore, according to the Sunday Times, after it emerged…
UBS approved for US banking licence
US regulators have approved UBS for a full banking licence, adding checking and savings account services to one…
Glencore surges on Rio Tinto merger talks
Miners Glencore and Rio Tinto confirmed on Friday that they are in preliminary talks about a possible combination…
Zurich makes £7.7bn takeover bid for Beazley, shares rocket
Beazley shares rocketed on Monday after Zurich Financial said it had made a £7.7bn takeover offer for the…
Coal rally raises Glencore hopes of reviving Rio Tinto talks – report
Glencore is hopeful that a recent rally in coal prices and a shift in relative share performance could…
UBS upgrades Admiral to ‘buy’, shares spark
UBS upgraded Admiral on Tuesday to ‘buy’ from ‘neutral’ and lifted the price target to 3,550p from 3,300p.…
Roche shares slip as breast-cancer drug trial disappoints
Shares in Roche dipped in Zurich on Monday after the company’s breast-cancer treatment, Giredestrant, failed to meet its…