Official, BHP's going for gold ; CITY SPY

From: Evening Standard - London | Date: January 17, 2008 | Copyright information

FUNNY how things work out. BHP Billiton is trying to buy Rio Tinto, but the Chinese don't like the idea of one company controlling so much of the world's iron ore (they've threatened to intervene with a counter-offer). Then, out of the blue, BHP chooses the Beijing Oly...