Article: Oil and mining stocks help drive the Footsie upwards; SHARE PRICES MARKET REPORT.(Business)

Article: BHP Billiton's China cheer gives mining ...
The Evening Standard (London, England);  November 13, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... sales provided a tonic for technology issues. In Australia, BHP Billiton executives at the group's annual general meeting painted ... some commodities inevitably will be weaker than others, BHP Billiton is able to generate a stable and consistent cash flow and ...

Article: Anglo, BHP Billiton lead profit taking in ...
Daily News (South Africa);  July 19, 2007 ;     463 words ...Johannesburg - Mining groups Anglo American and BHP Billiton led shares lower yesterday on fears of slowdowns in the US and China, but a bullion surge lifted gold producers. Anglo slid 2 ...

Article: BHP BILLITON STOCK REACHES RECORD HIGHS.
AsiaPulse News;  September 23, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... largest diversified miner BHP Billiton Ltd (ASX:BHP) through ... it filters back into BHP Billiton," Mr Colnan said ... Lawcock said. He said BHP Billiton had out-performed other diversified mining stocks in the year to date ...

Article: BHP Billiton adds to gloom over growth in China
The Independent - London;  October 23, 2008 ;     686 words ... ... Spectacular growth is noticeably slowing BHP Billiton added to the chorus of gloom on the Chinese economy as mining stocks suffered from more falls in commodities ... sector closed down yesterday. BHP Billiton was off 9 per cent, Xstrata down ...

Article: BHP Billiton buoyed by talk of private-equity bid ; ...
The Independent - London;  May 5, 2007 ;     700+ words ...In a market bursting with corporate action speculation, mining stocks got another boost, this time from broker Merrill Lynch as it told clients that the industry giant BHP Billiton has attractions for a private-equity bid . Although analysts ...

Article: BHP Billiton, world's top mining firm, pursues ...
International Herald Tribune;  November 9, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... Tribune 11-09-2007 BHP Billiton, world's top mining ... corporate history, BHP Billiton, the world's largest ... approach as too low. BHP Billiton said it would pursue ... leading such other mining stocks as Anglo American ...

Article: BHP Billiton is proposing to create mining colossus ...
International Herald Tribune;  November 9, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... Tribune 11-09-2007 BHP Billiton is proposing to create ... Despite the rejection, BHP Billiton said it would pursue ... 96, other leading mining stocks like Anglo American ... preparing its proposal, BHP Billiton has examined in detail ...