Just how much money will the government’s revised mining tax end up raising from the big players, ask Glenn Dyer and Bernard Keane?
Iron ore prices
How OneSteel stole the march on BlueScope
The contrast between the business strategies of the noisy, very political BlueScope and its smaller, quieter and better-run rival, OneSteel (the other half of the old BHP Steel), are illuminating.
Business As Usual: Economy back to centre stage … BP = Big Problems … more US banks go under …
About $US50 billion has been wiped off BP’s market value since mid-April, more US banks bite the dust as consumers try to save rather than spend, Iron ore prices may be on the up and other business news.
Morning Market Report
The highlights and lowlights of this morning’s sharemarket activity.
Morning Market Report
The highlights and lowlights of this morning’s sharemarket activity.
Rudd’s Rio test
Kevin Rudd and the new Labor Government have just received a big nudge from China about the BHP Billiton move for Rio Tinto.
Iron ore boom is just getting started
Iron ore prices have been the invisible driver of much of the China boom since 2004 in this country as that country’s steel industry has grown. While copper has attracted much of the interest, boring WA dirt has been the sleeper, writes Glenn Dyer.
Morning Market Report
The highlights and lowlights of this morning’s sharemarket activity.
