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		<title>Why did BHP and Rio Tinto scrap the WA iron ore joint venture?</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/10/16/why-did-bhp-and-rio-tinto-scrap-the-wa-iron-ore-joint-venture/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/10/16/why-did-bhp-and-rio-tinto-scrap-the-wa-iron-ore-joint-venture/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 02:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn Dyer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Companies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BHP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BHP Billiton]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[China and Australia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[iron ore]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rio Tinto]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Why did BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto scrap their plans to jointly market iron ore from the joint venture between their huge iron ore mines in the Pilbara region? Did negotiations with Chinese mills affect it?]]></description>
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		<title>Australia steels itself for more output</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/10/13/australia-steels-itself-for-more-output/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/10/13/australia-steels-itself-for-more-output/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 02:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn Dyer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Companies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BHP Billiton]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bluescope Steel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[China]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fortescue Metals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[macarthur coal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rio Tinto]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[steel industry]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Australia will see the biggest percentage increase in steel output next year among major steel-producing countries, as the global economy's tentative recovery boosts output by more than expected.]]></description>
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		<title>Cheap financing eludes Fortescue in China</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/09/30/cheap-financing-eludes-fortescue-in-china/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/09/30/cheap-financing-eludes-fortescue-in-china/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 03:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn Dyer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Companies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BHP Billiton]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[China]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fortescue Metals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fortescue Metals Group]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rio Tinto]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Fortescue Metal Group has failed in its attempt to exploit the stand off between the Chinese mills and BHP and Rio and get it hands on an estimated $A5.7 billion-$6.9 billion in cheap financing from China.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Don Argus and his journo mates club</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/08/07/don-argus-and-his-journo-mates-club/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/08/07/don-argus-and-his-journo-mates-club/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2009 03:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Mayne</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Journalism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Players]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alan Kohler]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BHP Billiton]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[business journalism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[business spectator]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[don argus]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[media bias]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stephen Bartholmeusz]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Terry McCrann]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Crikey founder <b>Stephen Mayne</b> cuts the heart of outgoing BHP-Billiton's chairman Don Argus' sycophantic relationship with Melbourne's business columnists.]]></description>
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		<title>China&#8217;s ore tactics eroded from within</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/07/24/chinas-ore-tactics-eroded-from-within/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/07/24/chinas-ore-tactics-eroded-from-within/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2009 03:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn Dyer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Markets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BHP Billiton]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[brazil]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[iron ore]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[resources]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rio Tinto]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[steel]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[China's attempts to try and crack the iron ore producers is being undermined by soaring world prices, says <b>Glenn Dyer</b>.]]></description>
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		<title>Sackwatch 12: Unemployment figures may be staying put for a while&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/06/23/sackwatch-12-unemployment-figures-may-be-staying-put-for-a-while/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/06/23/sackwatch-12-unemployment-figures-may-be-staying-put-for-a-while/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2009 03:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Air France]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alcoa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Australia Council]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BHP Billiton]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[borders]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[centennial coal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gunns]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Media Monitors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mint Wireless]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[National Foods]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SackWatch]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[unemployment]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[<em>Crikey</em> continues to track the job-loss carnage.]]></description>
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		<title>SackWatch 11: the shutters come down</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/06/11/sackwatch-11-the-shutters-come-down/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/06/11/sackwatch-11-the-shutters-come-down/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2009 03:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Crook</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[BHP Billiton]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[jobs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rio Tinto]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SackWatch]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[unemployment]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Unemployment data released this morning has confirmed the suspicion among economists that the April jobless figure was a blip on the radar.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
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		<title>Coverage skips the conflict in the BHP/Rio marriage</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/06/09/coverage-skips-the-conflict-in-the-bhprio-marriage/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/06/09/coverage-skips-the-conflict-in-the-bhprio-marriage/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2009 03:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn Dyer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Companies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BHP Billiton]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rio Tinto]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Significant issues have been overlooked in the gushy coverage of the BHP/Rio iron-ore joint venture, writes <b>Glenn Dyer</b>.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Rio-BHP carve up isn&#8217;t iron-clad just yet</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/06/05/rio-bhp-carve-up-isnt-iron-clad-just-yet/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/06/05/rio-bhp-carve-up-isnt-iron-clad-just-yet/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2009 03:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn Dyer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Companies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BHP Billiton]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chinalco]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rio Tinto]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton are optimistic if they think their iron ore joint venture will pass muster at the European Commission, writes <b>Glenn Dyer</b>.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Chinalco deal off &#8212; BHP deal on</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/06/05/morning-market-report-27/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/06/05/morning-market-report-27/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2009 03:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcus Padley</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Morning Market Report]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BHP Billiton]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chinalco]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rio Tinto]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/06/05/morning-market-report-27/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Chinalco deal backflip is the big story of the day, while the market is up 54.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Rio-BHP in Pilbara iron ore tie-up</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/06/05/rios-chinalco-blow-up-sends-the-commentariat-scrambling/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/06/05/rios-chinalco-blow-up-sends-the-commentariat-scrambling/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2009 21:28:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Crook</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Companies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BHP Billiton]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chinalco]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Crikey wrap]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rio Tinto]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto have decided to pool their Pilbara iron ore assets, spurning state-owned metals monopolist Chinalco.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Chinese ore glut bad news for Canberra</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/05/15/chinese-ore-glut-bad-news-for-canberra/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/05/15/chinese-ore-glut-bad-news-for-canberra/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2009 03:54:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn Dyer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Markets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BHP Billiton]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[China]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Global Financial Crisis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[iron ore]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rio Tinto]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[steel industry]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=58676</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[There are signs of growing Chinese Government unease at an oversupply situation developing in the politically and economically sensitive steel sector.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>Steelmakers brace for inferno ahead</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/04/29/steelmakers-brace-for-inferno-ahead/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/04/29/steelmakers-brace-for-inferno-ahead/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2009 05:36:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Glenn Dyer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Markets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BHP Billiton]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bluescope Steel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[OneSteel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rio Tinto]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[steel industry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[World Steel Association]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=54022</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Australian and world steel industries are struggling as demand continues to weaken.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Financial fails to roar, despite 8% jump overnight</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/04/22/financial-fails-to-roar-despite-8-jump-overnight/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/04/22/financial-fails-to-roar-despite-8-jump-overnight/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 04:24:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marcus Padley</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Morning Market Report]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BHP Billiton]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Commonwealth Bank]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fortescue Metals Group]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[yahoo]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=52692</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Financials are up 0.5% -- not a deafening roar given the 8% jump in financials overnight.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Secret Beijing voting business saves Sir Rod</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/04/17/secret-beijing-voting-business-saves-sir-rod/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/04/17/secret-beijing-voting-business-saves-sir-rod/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2009 05:16:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stephen Mayne</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Companies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BHP Billiton]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chinalco]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rio Tinto]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rod Eddington]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=51767</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Rio Tinto's AGM in Sydney on Monday is all about treating small shareholders with utter contempt.]]></description>
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		<title>BEN gets crushed</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/04/06/morning-market-report-2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/04/06/morning-market-report-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Nov 1999 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Morning Market Report]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ASX]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bendigo and Adelaide Bank]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BHP Billiton]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Seven Network]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wesfarmers]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=50392</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Bendigo and Adelaide Bank (BEN) getting smashed after releasing its Trading Update.]]></description>
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		<title>OZ Minerals bid from China Minmetals blocked</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/03/30/oz-minerals-bid-from-china-minmetals-blocked/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/03/30/oz-minerals-bid-from-china-minmetals-blocked/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Mar 2009 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Morning Market Report]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BHP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BHP Billiton]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[OZ Minerals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rio Tinto]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Market Down 51, the Dow down 147 and BHP in the news. <b>Marcus Padley</b> reports on the highs and lows of today's markets.]]></description>
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		<title>The destruction of Australia&#8217;s most productive food bowl</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/03/12/the-destruction-of-australias-most-productive-food-bowl/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/03/12/the-destruction-of-australias-most-productive-food-bowl/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2009 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Australia's most productive agricultural region, the Liverpool Plains in North-West NSW, is under siege from BHP Billiton and coal and gas companies, writes <b>Rosemary Nankivell</b>.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/03/12/the-destruction-of-australias-most-productive-food-bowl/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
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		<title>Vote for Chinalco, bring Rio Down Under</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/02/13/vote-for-chinalco-bring-rio-down-under/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/02/13/vote-for-chinalco-bring-rio-down-under/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2009 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BHP Billiton]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[geoff walsh]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The debate leading up to the big Rio Tinto shareholder votes in May will be the most complex, politically charged and serious that we’ve ever seen over foreign investment, writes <b>Stephen Mayne</b>.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/02/13/vote-for-chinalco-bring-rio-down-under/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>5</slash:comments>
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		<title>Dyer&#8217;s business wrap: Glee turns to gall on Wall St</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/02/05/dyers-business-wrap-glee-turns-to-gall-on-wall-st/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/02/05/dyers-business-wrap-glee-turns-to-gall-on-wall-st/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2009 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[BHP Billiton]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[An early whiff of economic joy overnight was quickly dashed when a more convincing trigger failed to eventuate, writes <b>Glenn Dyer</b>.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/02/05/dyers-business-wrap-glee-turns-to-gall-on-wall-st/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>BHP&#8217;s $690 million Rio fees blowout</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/12/01/bhps-690-million-rio-fees-blowout/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/12/01/bhps-690-million-rio-fees-blowout/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Nov 2008 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BHP Billiton]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chinalco]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rio Tinto]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[BHP spent $690 million in advisory fees for a deal that went nowhere, and it's time to start counting the cost to shareholders, writes <b>Michael Feller</b>. ]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/12/01/bhps-690-million-rio-fees-blowout/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>ArcelorMittal hits the panic button</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/11/28/arcelormittal-hits-the-panic-button/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/11/28/arcelormittal-hits-the-panic-button/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Nov 2008 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[arcelormittal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BHP Billiton]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[marius kloppers]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The world's biggest steel company has announced it is cutting 9000 jobs as commodity markets continue their contraction, writes <b>Glenn Dyer</b>.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/11/28/arcelormittal-hits-the-panic-button/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>What is BHP hatching with Oz Minerals?</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/11/27/what-is-bhp-hatching-with-oz-minerals/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/11/27/what-is-bhp-hatching-with-oz-minerals/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2008 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BHP Billiton]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[marius kloppers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[owen hegarty]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[OZ Minerals]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In the wake of BHP Billiton calling off its shotgun marriage to Rio Tinto, the Big Australian is looking at a deal with OZ Minerals, writes <b>Glenn Dyer</b>.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/11/27/what-is-bhp-hatching-with-oz-minerals/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>Commentary wrap: BHP bites the bullet, backs down</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/11/26/commentary-wrap-bhp-bites-the-bullet-backs-down/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/11/26/commentary-wrap-bhp-bites-the-bullet-backs-down/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2008 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BHP Billiton]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Business economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[commentariat]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rio Tinto]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In an announcement to the ASX last night, BHP Billiton backed away from its $100 billion hostile bid for Rio Tinto. The commentariat weighs in:]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/11/26/commentary-wrap-bhp-bites-the-bullet-backs-down/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>AFR offers faux-support for cartel busting</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/10/28/afr-offers-faux-support-for-cartel-busting/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/10/28/afr-offers-faux-support-for-cartel-busting/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Oct 2008 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bernard Keane</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AFR]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BHP Billiton]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chris Bowen]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Martin Ferguson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mining]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Politics government]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rio Tinto]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Never popular with infrastructure owners (who’d have thought?), the very principles of the competiton policy have come under sustained attack in recent years, writes <b>Bernard Keane</b>.]]></description>
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