Articles Tagged "business combination"

Acquisition rumours rock potash industry

Potash Investing News reports BHP’s recent acquisition rumours seem to rock the potash industry. Speculation mounted that the world’s largest miner was preparing for a large acquisition after the company raised more than US $6 billion through the sale of bonds.  The company failed to confirm the reason for the fundraising, and this sent many [...]

Equity rally bad news for platinum

Platinum Investing News reports global demand for platinum has risen by 8.6%. The deficit between supply and demand came just a year after the market saw its first supply surplus in eight years. For 2009, with the economy in the midst of a recession, and lack of ability to pin point a revival, the precious [...]