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Demand for minerals and metals boost Vale, Xstrata net RIO DE JANEIRO/LONDON (Reuters) - Robust demand for minerals and metals boosted Vale's net income to a record in the second quarter and helped its former takeover target, Xstrata, beat expectations for its first-half earnings.   Nations:Brazil Switzerland   Source:(Reuters)   2008-08-06 Rio Tinto spins iron ore deal into bid defense SYDNEY (Reuters) - Shares in global miner Rio Tinto (RIO.L)(RIO.AX) gained over 1 percent on Tuesday after it won a huge price rise for iron ore shipped to China, giving it a chance to trumpet its defense against a $163 billion takeover bid.   Nations:China Australia   Source:(Reuters)   2008-06-23 China Accepts Vale's Iron Ore Price Hike SHANGHAI, China (AP) -- Baosteel Group Corp., China's biggest steel producer by output, said Friday it has agreed to a 65 percent hike in iron ore prices for fiscal 2008 by Brazilian miner Companhia Vale do Rio Doce SA.   Nations:Japan South Korea   2008-02-22 Rio raid shows China can play the City at its own game For a piece of City deftness to match the stunning Sino-American commando assault on Rio Tinto, you probably have to go back to the 2006 "dawn raid" on BAA by Ferrovial, which knocked a Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS)-led consortium out of the race and won the airports group for the Spanish company. Goldman, which advises BHP Billiton (NYSE:BHP), was again on the wrong side on Friday after China's Chinalco and Alcoa of the US crept into the market unseen and bought a large stake in BHP's prey.   2008-02-02 Blackstone plans bid for Rio with Chinese Investment group Blackstone (BX.N) is planning a counterbid for Rio Tinto Ltd/Plc (RIO.AX) (RIO.L) with a consortium believed to include China's sovereign wealth fund, Britain's Daily Telegraph newspaper said on Monday.   Nations:Australia China Netherlands   2007-12-10 Headlines Demand for minerals and metals boost Vale, Xstrata net 2008-08-06 Rio Tinto spins iron ore deal into bid defense 2008-06-23 China Accepts Vale's Iron Ore Price Hike 2008-02-22 Rio raid shows China can play the City at its own game 2008-02-02 Blackstone plans bid for Rio with Chinese 2007-12-10 Chinese steelmaker wants Rio Tinto takeover stopped 2007-12-07 China's Baosteel mulls Rio Tinto bid: report 2007-12-04 Copper nears 8-month lows 2006-12-22 China steelmaker parent to buy back 25 pct 2006-06-03 China Shares Fall 0.88 Percent 2006-06-03 China Baosteel, Taiyuan in stainless steel deal 2006-04-30 China fails to agree on iron ore price with foreign miners 2006-02-26 Arcelor to buy 38 percent stake in China's Laiwu Steel: source 2006-02-26 China's shares bounce and burn on thin trade 2006-02-20 China shares close at another 10-month high 2006-01-23 China to produce 340 mln T of steel in '05-Baosteel 2005-09-16 Baosteel's shareholders approve share reform plan 2005-08-12 China steel plan bans foreign control, vows shake-up 2005-07-20 China's rising steelmaking power reshapes world markets 2005-06-30 Baosteel net seen up 25 pct in Q1, then slowing 2005-04-27 Baosteel's big China share sale drives global aims 2005-04-15 China's Baosteel to launch mega stock sale 2005-04-14 China's Baosteel Q4 net leaps, but 2005 may slow 2005-03-14 China Baosteel explores India iron ore investment 2005-03-10 China steel output growth to slow--Baosteel 2005-02-25 China Baosteel begins iron ore talks, says price unfair 2005-02-24 China's Baosteel considers NYSE listing 2004-10-05 Most-viewed Rio Tinto spins iron ore deal into bid defense 2008-06-23 Copper nears 8-month lows 2006-12-22

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