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Glencore Said to Close In on Sale of Kazzinc Mining Operations

Glencore Plc is in talks to sell its stake in Kazzinc Ltd. in Kazakhstan to local businessman Shakhmurat Mutalip as part of a series of deals that could reshape the country’s vast mining landscape.

A front loader arranges storage piles of gold bearing ore at a mine in Kazakhstan.

Glencore’s South African Smelters Near Job-Cut Deadline on Power

12. Februar 2026 um 12:12
Glencore Plc’s ferrochrome smelting venture in South Africa is running out of time to find a solution that would lower electricity costs and enable it to avert job cuts.

South Africa’s Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has been searching for a solution to rising electricity costs. Photographer: Waldo Swiegers/Bloomberg

Mega Mergers Prove Elusive for the World’s Biggest Mining Companies

06. Februar 2026 um 12:17
A failed attempt to combine Rio Tinto and Glencore is a reminder that mega deals in mining are hard to achieve.

FILE: A worker assists in the operation of a giant Terex Corp. mining excavator during the extraction of ore from the open pit at Katanga Mining Ltd.'s KOV copper and cobalt mine in Kolwezi, Katanga province, Democratic Republic of Congo, on Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2012. Glencore Plc tumbled the most in two years as its African troubles escalated dramatically after U.S. authorities demanded documents relating to possible corruption and money laundering. The worlds biggest commodity trader said Tuesday that its been subpoenaed by the U.S. Department of Justice to produce documents with respect to compliance with the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and United States money laundering statutes. Our editors select archive images from Glencores Katanga Mining Ltd. and Mutanda operations in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Photographer: Simon Dawson/Bloomberg via Getty Images
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  • Tech Selloff Deepens, Stellantis Faces Billions in Charges | The Opening Trade 2/6/2026
    Amazon shares dropped after the company announced plans to spend $200 billion this year on data centers, chips and other equipment. The proposal further ignited AI bubble fears, with the Wall Street tech selloff extending into Asia trading hours. The spending planned by Alphabet, Amazon, Meta and Microsoft in pursuit of AI dominance is forecast to reach $650 billion in 2026. Elsewhere, Stellantis fell as much as 14% at the European market open after the carmaker announced it will take roughly €
     

Tech Selloff Deepens, Stellantis Faces Billions in Charges | The Opening Trade 2/6/2026

06. Februar 2026 um 11:55
Amazon shares dropped after the company announced plans to spend $200 billion this year on data centers, chips and other equipment. The proposal further ignited AI bubble fears, with the Wall Street tech selloff extending into Asia trading hours. The spending planned by Alphabet, Amazon, Meta and Microsoft in pursuit of AI dominance is forecast to reach $650 billion in 2026. Elsewhere, Stellantis fell as much as 14% at the European market open after the carmaker announced it will take roughly €22 billion in charges linked to a sweeping overhaul of its operations as high costs and muted electric-vehicle sales force the automaker to adjust its strategy. The Opening Trade has everything you need to know as markets open across Europe. With analysis you won't find anywhere else, we break down the biggest stories of the day and speak to top guests who have skin in the game. Hosted by Anna Edwards, Guy Johnson and Tom Mackenzie. (Source: Bloomberg)

US Government Plans New Mining House to Tap Africa’s Copperbelt

05. Februar 2026 um 12:22
A US government-backed group’s plan to take stakes in Glencore Plc’s Congolese copper operations could be the first step in creating an American company to accumulate mining assets in Africa.

A miner transports copper plates at the open-pit copper and cobalt mine outside Kolwezi in Lualaba province, Democratic Republic of Congo.

Key Chinese Rio Tinto Shareholder Backs Glencore Bid to Gain Copper Access

19. Januar 2026 um 06:13
Aluminum Corp. of China, one of the largest shareholders in Rio Tinto Group, is likely to support the mining giant’s potential acquisition of rival Glencore Plc, a combination that would give the Chinese company increased exposure to copper, the industry’s most coveted metal.

Bundles of aluminum ingots stacked at a stockyard in Wuxi, China. Photographer: Qilai Shen/Bloomberg

Can Rio Tinto and Glencore Really Pull Off a Mega-Merger?

15. Januar 2026 um 02:24

On this week’s podcast: Why the mining industry’s dream mega-merger could become reality

The Rio Tinto Group logo atop the company's operations center in Perth, Australia, on Friday, Jan. 9, 2026. Rio is in talks to buy Glencore Plc to create the world’s biggest mining company with a combined market value of more than $200 billion, a little over a year after earlier talks between the two collapsed.

Rio Tinto Taps Evercore’s Robey, JPMorgan for Glencore Deal

13. Januar 2026 um 11:25
Rio Tinto Group has brought on a slate of bankers including Simon Robey, one of the UK’s top rainmakers, as it pursues a deal for Glencore Plc, people with knowledge of the matter said.

Simon Robey Source: Robey Warshaw LLP
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  • Glencore Jumps on Rio Merger Talks, Trump to Meet Venezuela's Machado | The Pulse 1/9/2026
    "The Pulse With Francine Lacqua" is all about conversations with high profile guests in the beating heart of global business, economics, finance and politics. Based in London, we go wherever the story is, bringing you exclusive interviews and market-moving scoops. Today's guests: Ludovic Subran, Allianz, CIO & Chief Economist; Irene Mia, International Institute for Strategic Studies, Latin America Senior Fellow; Dwayne Lysaght, JPMorgan, Co-Head of EMEA M&A; Roland Rudd, FGS Global, Glo
     

Glencore Jumps on Rio Merger Talks, Trump to Meet Venezuela's Machado | The Pulse 1/9/2026

13. Januar 2026 um 10:37
"The Pulse With Francine Lacqua" is all about conversations with high profile guests in the beating heart of global business, economics, finance and politics. Based in London, we go wherever the story is, bringing you exclusive interviews and market-moving scoops. Today's guests: Ludovic Subran, Allianz, CIO & Chief Economist; Irene Mia, International Institute for Strategic Studies, Latin America Senior Fellow; Dwayne Lysaght, JPMorgan, Co-Head of EMEA M&A; Roland Rudd, FGS Global, Global Chair (Source: Bloomberg)

BHP Is Stuck on the Sidelines of Copper M&A Frenzy It Started

BHP Group’s bold bid to buy rival Anglo American Plc in 2024 was supposed to set it up as the clear winner in a copper boom it had long predicted. Two years later, the copper market is indeed booming. And yet the world’s biggest miner is left sitting on the sidelines of an M&A frenzy it began.

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