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Mining firms Rio Tinto and Glencore restart $260bn merger talks
Rio Tinto and Glencore have restarted talks over a merger that would create the world's largest mining company. The talks come almost a year after previous discussions between the two mining companies collapsed. If a deal is agreed, it would create…
Mining merger talks see FTSE 100 end week on high
News from The City, market updates plus comment and analysis from our business desk I would like to be emailed about offers, event and updates from Evening Standard. Read our privacy notice. The FTSE 100 ended a record-breaking week in fine style…
Rivals call Norfolk Southern merger 'anti-competitive'
The merging companies pushed back forcefully against their competitors in a rebuttal filing, calling the comments “a number of baseless claims.” The two companies said they stand by their application and analyses as complete. Union…
Mining merger talks see FTSE 100 end week on high
The FTSE 100 ended a record-breaking week in fine style, pushing back towards record levels, boosted by a possible mega-mining deal and a rebound in the oil price. The FTSE 100 index closed up 79.91 points, 0.8%, at 10,124.60. The FTSE 250 index…
Glencore shares surge after confirming talks with Rio Tinto over mega-merger
Shares in Glencore have leapt higher after confirming it is in talks with rival Rio Tinto over a possible merger that could create the world's largest mining company. Glencore's share price surged by more than 8% on Friday morning, with investors…
Biglaw's M&A Party Hit $4.6 Trillion, And Kirkland Still Drank Everyone Else's Champagne
A new report confirms what M&A associates already knew in their bones: the mergers and acquisitions market wasn't just hot last year, it was record-setting. According to data released this week by the London Stock Exchange Group, 2025 featured the…
Rio Tinto and Glencore revive merger discussion
Rio Tinto Group is in talks to buy Glencore PLC to create the world's biggest mining company with a combined market value of more than US$200 billion, a little over a year after earlier talks between the two collapsed. The companies have been…
B&M European Value Retail rallies Friday, outperforms market
B&M European Value Retail S.A. BME shares rallied 1.58% to £1.73 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the FTSE 100 Index UKX rising 0.80% to 10,124.60. B&M European Value Retail S.A.
Rio Tinto and Glencore restart talks over mega-merger that would create the world's largest mining firm
Rio Tinto and Glencore have resumed talks about a possible takeover deal. If completed, it would see the formation of the world's biggest mining company. Talks between the two firms previously collapsed in late 2024. Rio Tinto and Glencore have…
Mining companies in talks over mega merger to create world's biggest
Two of the biggest companies on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) are in talks over a merger worth up to £190bn, which would make the resulting firm the world's largest mining corporation. Glencore and Rio Tinto are in preliminary discussions…
Paramount Tells Lawmakers That Netflix-WBD Merger Is 'Presumptively Unlawful'
On the day that Warner Bros. Discovery ‘s board announced its rejection of Paramount ‘s latest bid, the David Ellison-led conglomerate took its argument to Capitol Hill. In a letter filed with a House Judiciary antitrust subcommittee…
Baillie Gifford Says UK Trust Didn't Cut SpaceX Stake for Merger
Baillie Gifford & Co. pushed back against an attack by activist investor Boaz Weinstein, who's demanded the Scottish fund house explain why one of its trusts sold down a stake in SpaceX. London-listed Edinburgh Worldwide Investment Trust didn't…
Looming US Tariff Ruling, Rio Tinto-Glencore Merger Talks, More
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Hanscom Federal Credit Union completes acquisition of Maryland firm
Littleton-based Hanscom Federal Credit Union now has a presence on Chesapeake Bay, as it has completed its purchase of The Peoples Bank, a credit union based in Maryland. The merger, first announced in December 2024, means Hanscom now has…
Exclusive | Real-Estate Brokerages Avoided Merger Investigation After Justice Department Rift
Justice Department antitrust enforcers wanted to investigate the $1.6 billion merger of the country's two biggest real-estate brokerages but were overruled by senior officials who thought the deal should be greenlighted, according to people…
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