BHP Billiton (BHP) has offered to buy rival Rio Tinto (RTP). BHP has a market cap of $230 billion. And Rio’s is $115 billion. Both stocks are moving up on the news.…
BHP Billiton (BHP), the world’s largest miner, offered to buy metals company Rio Tinto (RTP) Quoted at MarketWatch BHP said: "BHP Billiton now confirms that it recently wrote to the board of…
Douglas A. McIntyre Markets in Europe were down at 6 AM New York time. The FTSE fell 1% to 6,463. Barclays (BCS) was off 4.2% to 515. BHP Billiton (BHP) was down 3.9% to 1680.…
Markets in Europe were narrowly mixed at 6.20 AM New York time. The FTSE was down a fraction to 6,658. BHP Billiton (BHP) was down 1.4% to 1792. Vodafone (VOD) was down…
Markets in Europe were higher at 6.10 AM New York time. The FTSE rose .6% to 6,701. BHP Billiton (BHP) rose 2.1% to 1881. Northern Rock fell 2.8% to 185.3 Rio Tinto…
Douglas A. McIntyre Markets in Europe were sharply lower at 6.20 AM. The FTSE fell 1.2% to 6,448. BHP Billiton (BHP) was down 3.8% to 1765. Northern Rock was up 2.3% to 191.2. The DAXX…
Douglas A. McIntyre Markets in Europe were up at 6.40 AM New York Time. The FTSE rose .8% to 6,686. BHP Billiton (BHP) rose 2.9% to 1854. BP (BP) rose1.5% to 588.5. BT (BT) rose…
Europe markets were up modestly at 6.45 AM The FTSE rose .8% to 6,592. BHP Billiton (BHP) was up 1.2% to 1732. BP (BP) was up 1.4% to 577.5. The DAXX was…
On tonight’s MAD MONEY on CNBC, Jim Cramer reviewed a stock that offers both protection and upside: Barrick Gold (NYSE:ABX) has the most upside according to Cramer in gold stocks. The weak…
BHP Billiton Ltd. (NYSE:BHP) is seeing shares up more than 5% in pre-market activity at $76.65 at what will be new 52-week highs for its ADR’s. The word is out that the…
Douglas A. McIntyre Markets in Europe were up sharply at 6.45 AM New York time. The FTSE rose 2.1% to 6,417. Barclays (BCS) was up 4.3% to 633. BHP Billiton (BHP) was up 6.7% to…
Market in Europe were down slightly at 6.55 AM. The FTSE fell a fraction. Barclays (BCS) fell 2.5% to 592.5. BHP Billiton (BHP) rose 1.4% to 1493. The DAXX was off .5%…
Markets in Europe were up modestly at 6.15 AM New York time. The FTSE rose .6% to 6,167. BHP Billiton (BHP) rose 1.4% to 1409. BP (BP) rose 1.2% to 549. The…
Markets in Europe were higher at 5,40 AM New York time. The FTSE rose 1% to 6,126. BHP Billiton (BHP) was up 4.4% to 1278. GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) was up 1% to 1284.…
Markets in Europe were broadly higher at 6.40 AM New York time. The FTSE rose 8% to 6,349. BHP Billiton (BHP) was up 1.8% to 1388. Vodafone (VOD) rose .3% to 158.8.…