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Lazard consolidates Sydney foothold

MARK STORY  |  TUESDAY, 11 SEP 2012
... ten largest global M&A deals announced in the second quarter. Recent advisory roles for Lazard Australia include: advising BHP Billiton on the disposal of its Yeelirrie deposit to Cameco; St Barbara Gold on its acquisition of Allied Gold; Mirvac Group ...

Time to stop the rot

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 11 SEP 2012
... trade..." And on this rationale, deteriorating exports and imports destroy employment. Now you won't wonder why Xstrata Coal and BHP are reportedly sacking 600 and 300, respectively. Times like these, we again need all hands on deck. Super Mario has ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 10 SEP 2012
... US trading. Locally, Rio Tinto rose 4.04 per cent - the most among all stocks on the S&P/ASX20 - or $2.12, to $54.50, while BHP Billiton was up 63 cents, or 1.97 per cent, at $32.61. Other sectors in positive territory at the open included metals and ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 6 SEP 2012
... some of the company's newspapers. News Corp shares were 23 cents, or one per cent, higher at 1030 AEST. Among the big miners, BHP Billiton was 31 cents stronger at $31.36 and Rio Tinto was up 92 cents at $50.26. But Fortescue Metals Group was one of ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 SEP 2012
... cost-cutting measures in response to significant falls in the iron ore price. Elsewhere in the resources sector, global miner BHP Billiton was 74 cents weaker at $30.82, and Rio Tinto had shed $1.325 at $49.045. Linc Energy eased 1.5 cents to 52.5 cents ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 4 SEP 2012
... immediately reduce costs by $300 million. At 1040 AEST, it's shares were up five cents, or 1.40 per cent, at $3.61. Meanwhile, BHP Billiton was 35 cents, or 1.11 per cent, higher at $31.76 and Rio Tinto was up 98 cents, or 1.97 per cent, at $50.83. National ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 SEP 2012
... off 0.94 per cent and energy stocks had fallen 0.85 per cent. In a further negative, big market contributors such as AMP, BHP Billiton, QR National, and WorleyParsons, among others, went ex-dividend at the start of Monday's session and were all trading ...

Variant Perceptions' variant perception

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 31 AUG 2012
... view of the outlook for this land that is girth by sea. The 10% drop in iron ore prices over the past two days and reports of BHP's dumping of its Olympic Dam mine expansion may have given the report some credibility for now everyone and his dog that ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 23 AUG 2012
... the next few days, and its regional governments were eyeing infrastructure spending. And, she added, all eyes would be on BHP Billiton following the market's close when its results are expected to be released. The global miner opened 14 cents lower at ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 23 AUG 2012
... exports to Europe and Asian neighbours plunged. Sydney dipped 0.17 per cent, or 7.4 points, to close at 4,376.0, as mining giant BHP Billiton delayed expansion of its massive Olympic Dam copper and uranium mine after posting a near 35 per cent slump ...