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By Charlotte Mathews |
October 24, 2008
BHP Billiton could merge with Rio Tinto if it disposed of Rio Tinto's Coega aluminium smelter project within 12 months of a merger taking place, the Competition Commission said yesterday.
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By Andrew K. Burger |
September 30, 2008
ScottishPower Renewables is planning to invest more than $184 million to develop as much as 60 MW of marine tidal power generation capacity at three sites in the UK, as Scotland's government expands and extends its support for marine renewables.
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By Staff Writer |
September 4, 2008
Shared capitalism schemes, in which workers are given larger financial stakes in their employers, are growing in popularity. This article summarises recent evidence that may explain the growth - shared capitalism seems to boost productivity.
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By Dick Phelps |
July 16, 2008
Rio Tinto reports 2Q performance
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By Jackie Steinitz |
July 15, 2008
Demand for anthracite coal is booming, and one junior is making strong progress. It's ramping up production at low capital cost in a mine with well-established infrastructure and significant reserves.
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By Charles A.e. Goodhart |
June 24, 2008
Central banks cannot achieve price and financial stability with only one instrument: interest rates. A counter-cyclical regulatory system is needed to dampen asset booms and to smooth busting bubbles.
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By Jackie Steinitz |
June 24, 2008
Investors in a basket of potash companies have more than trebled their money over the last year as potash prices have soared. Will this continue?
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By Guido Tabellini |
June 23, 2008
The ECB and the Fed are pursuing very different policies on inflation fighting and the use of monetary aggregates in guiding policy. Either the ECB or the Fed is making a mistake.
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By Edward Tapamor |
June 20, 2008
In the run up to the meeting of producers and consumers in Saudi Arabia the markets are treading water. But come next week anything could happen.
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By Staff Writer |
June 18, 2008
The IMF needs a new job. Perhaps it should manage a significant part of the new surplus countries' sovereign wealth funds.
