The Independent
You have to hand it to Ivan Glasenberg; the South African commodities trader has enough cunning to rival a cheetah in his native country. It's not for nothing the former race-walking champion has a reputation as one of the most formidable, and...
The Independent
The board of the mining giant Xstrata wants answers as soon as this week from Glencore on the sweeping changes the wheat-to-nickel commodities trader has made to their £55bn megamerger. The deal, which has been in the offing from almost the moment...
Guardian Unlimited
Xstrata and Glencore have been dallying with each other for months. Now a 'merger' may have become a 'takeover' and everyone concerned may have cause to regret it. Photograph: Michael Buholzer/Reuters Xstrata 's independent shareholders must feel...