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If either side needs to compromise on the takeover price to get a transaction done, it’s Glencore that needs to make ...

Financial analysts are skeptical of a potential merger between mining giants Rio Tinto and Glencore, citing cultural ...

When Glencore proposed a combination with Rio Tinto Group a decade ago, the larger company turned it down after just a few ...

Mining giants Rio Tinto and Glencore spark merger speculation, potentially reshaping the industry amid the global energy ...

(Bloomberg) -- When Glencore Plc proposed a combination with Rio Tinto Group a decade ago, the larger company turned it down after just a few days. News this week that the two spent several months ...

He also noted a "definite culture clash" between the more conservative Rio Tinto and the more aggressive Glencore. Rio's U.S.-listed shares fell 0.5% in extended trading after the Bloomberg report ...

(Bloomberg) -- Rio Tinto Group and Glencore Plc have held early stage talks about combining their businesses to create a behemoth to rival longstanding industry titan BHP Group. The discussions ...

Mining giants Rio Tinto (ASX:RIO,NYSE:RIO,LSE:RIO) and Glencore (LSE:GLEN,OTC Pink:GLCNF) have been making headlines this ...

Rio Tinto and Glencore have held early-stage talks about a deal valued at $260bn which would create the biggest mining company in the world. Rio and Glencore have held early-stage talks about deal ...

Neither company would comment. Rio Tinto shares rose 109½p, or 2.2 per cent, to £50.41 at the close. Glencore was up 10p, or 2.7 per cent, to 380¼p. Anglo also rose, up 88p, or 3.6 per cent ...