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Glencore, Xstrata Merger Now Complete

Glencore Follows Other Big Miners to Lower Profits

Glencore's CEO Weighs In on Mining's Future

Miners Looking for More Gold — on Wall St.

24/7 Wall St. Closing Bell — February 21, 2013: Markets Turn South Early (GOOG, NKE, BHP, GRPN, UNH,CROX, ETP, PAAS, TSLA, WLT, AUY, CG, CHK, CDE, ESV, SWY, WMT, AGU, AIG, FTR, HPQ, MRVL, NEM, JWN, ANF, EGO, PAY, PRKR, QCOM, RPRX)

Mining Call: Three to Five Year Challenges Awaiting New CEOs

Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades (BCS, BHP, GME, GOOG, GRPN, HD, LOW, MA, V, NKE, OPEN, TLM, TSLA, UNH, PAY, OMX, ODP)

Media Digest (2/20/2013) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Barrick Posts Big Net Loss Due to $4 Billion Write-Down

Credit Suisse 2013 Energy Summit Survey: Oil & Gas Investors Are Very Bullish (CS, APC, NBL, PXD, EOG, MRO, HES, APA, DVN, OXY, COP, MUR, XOM, CHV, BHP)

Mining Companies Wrote Off Almost $50 Billion Last Year

Potash Sinks After Canada Rejects BHP Billiton Bid

Shares of Potash Corp. were down Thursday after Canada blocked BHP Billiton's bid to buy the company, and it appears unlikely that the government, focused on protecting national assets, will change its mind.

Canada Rejects Takeover Bid for Potash

In a surprise decision by a government that has historically favored foreign investment, Canada has rejected a foreign takeover bid for Saskatchewan-based Potash Corp. Australian mining company BHP Billiton had offered $38.6 billion in what would have been the world's largest corporate acquisition this year.

Sinochem Closer to Countering BHP's Bid for Potash

The FTC has cleared a BHP Billiton bid for Potash Corp., but that hardly matters. Authorities in the fertilizer company's home country of Canada may not approve the transaction. And it looks like BHP won't be the only bidder. The giant Chinese conglomerate Sinochem is working on an offer.

BHP Billiton says won't substantially raise its hostile bid for Potash