Glencore pivots from disposals to dividends

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There’s talk that Glencore’s turnaround plan has gone so well that it could be months away from paying dividends again.

Glencore jumps as coal prices extend surge

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Glencore jumped to a 15-month high in London as coal prices rose.

Glencore’s copper production slumps

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Glencore says its copper production declined 3% and its coal output dropped 12% in the second quarter.

Rio Tinto boss: M&A not top of agenda

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Jean-Sebastien Jacques takes the reins at Rio Tinto at a tough time for the mining industry - but he has a plan for survival.

Top miner commits to London after Brexit

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Rio Tinto boss pledges to keep the company’s head office in London despite Britain’s decision to leave the EU.

Glencore’s debt shrinks with deals

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Glencore’s $2. 5bn agriculture deal is another milestone to solving CEO Ivan Glasenberg’s biggest problem last year - reducing a mountain of debt.

Glencore’s profit collapses 69%

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Miner and commodity trader Glencore reports 69% slump in profit as prices for metals and oil tumble.

Glencore inks $8bn debt deal

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Glencore, which wants to reduce its $30 billion debt load, signed new loan commitments to replace an existing $8. 45 billion revolving credit facility.

Mining deals set to rise

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The value of private-equity deals in the mining industry will rise this year from $3. 2 billion in 2015.

$10bn risk to miners’ earnings

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The world’s biggest mining companies face a combined $10 billion risk to earnings if carbon pricing tightens after global climate talks in Paris.

Glencore leads slide in mining stocks

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Glencore hovers near seven-week low as slump in commodities deepens.

The pressure is back on Glencore

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For a while it looked like Glencore had turned the tide.

Glencore stocks rally

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Glencore shares rally the most in almost two weks after it says profit from trading commodities rebounded.

Investor groups point fingers at Glencore

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Glencore’s $2. 5bn stock sale breached “shareholder protection principles”, according to two UK organisations.

Rio Tinto’s Walsh rebukes mining critics

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Persistent negative talk about the mining industry will only fuel more anxiety, says Rio Tinto CEO Sam Walsh.

Copper: Glencore’s quarterly mine output dips

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Glencore reported a 9-percent decline in copper production after ore grades fell and a Chilean mine shut for maintenance.

Glencore profit tops estimates

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Glencore reported profit that beat estimates as a strong performance from its marketing division helped it weather a rout in resource prices.

Glencore to divest Lonmin stake to shareholders

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Glencore is planning to distribute its 23. 9-percent holding in platinum producer Lonmin to its own shareholders.

Glencore ready to sell Peru asset

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Glencore Xstrata remained in talks with a Chinese bidder for an asset that’s been valued at more than $5 billion (R54bn), chief executive Ivan Glasenberg said.

Glencore Xstrata mines lift output

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Glencore Xstrata’s quarterly copper output surged by 34 percent as African mines added to volumes, the company said yesterday.

Peers heed Glencore chief’s call to cut back

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Glencore Xstrata chief executive Ivan Glasenberg said yesterday that mining industry peers were responding to his call to restrain spending and shelve expansions ...