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Forget Chips, Buy Wires: BHP Hits Highs as Copper Overtakes Iron

Smart money is rotating into the mining sector as the artificial intelligence boom creates a massive supply shock for essential physical infrastructure.

MarketBeat

FTSE 100 surges to record high as UK inflation cools

The FTSE 100 index closed up 130.01 points, 1.2%, at 10,686.18.

Evening Standard

Miner Glencore to give $2bn to shareholders despite profit slump

FTSE 100 company reports 6% fall in annual profits weeks after collapse of $260bn merger with Rio Tinto

The Guardian - UK

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'Glen Tinto' deal dead as Rio exits same river thrice

As copper prices hover near all-time highs, Rio Tinto's decision to reject a merger might be a surprise, but analysts say the miner has been very disciplined.

AAP

US tech malaise and mining deal flop weigh on FTSE

The Bank of England left the bank rate unchanged at 3.75%.

Evening Standard

Rio Tinto and Glencore abandon revived $260bn merger plan

After weeks of talks mining companies say they cannot reach a deal that delivers value for shareholders

The Guardian - UK

Rio Tinto and Glencore abandon talks to form world’s largest miner

The companies said they were unable to reach an agreement that worked for both parties.

Evening Standard

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These voices are the loudest in Australia’s ‘climate wars’

There’s a reason political commentators refer to Australia’s “climate wars”. Every time a climate policy is put on the table, supporters and opponents come out in force and duke it out.

The Conversation

Analysts Love These 2 Picks-and-Shovels Gold Stocks. Should You Buy Them as Gold Prices Hit New Record Highs?

As gold prices smash records, are picks-and-shovels miners like Vale and Rio Tinto the smartest way to play the rally now?

Barchart

Aussie shares leap to three-month high after holiday

The local share market enjoyed its best day of the year so far, led by strong gains for BHP and Rio Tinto, while the Aussie was close to a 16-month high.

AAP

Fortescue breaks iron ore output record, but costs drag

One of Australia's biggest miners has broken a production record, but operating costs and one project's underperformance has underwhelmed investors.

AAP

Stocks rally as Trump calms Greenland rhetoric

The FTSE 100 index closed up 11.31 points, 0.1%, at 10,138.09.

Evening Standard

AWS signs mega deal with Rio Tinto for the first new copper mine in the US for years - here's what it could do with that windfall

Amazon’s Arizona copper deal reveals domestic supply ambitions and how limited mining output remains against expanding AI data center demand.

TechRadar

Amazon buys first American-mined copper in a decade — Arizona mine to fuel AWS AI data centers in seismic two-year deal

Amazon has struck a two-year deal to receive copper from an Arizona mine, for use in its AWS data centers in the U.S.

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Evening Standard

Stocks green as US-Denmark tensions remain high

A safe-haven demand from a firming gold price lifted mining stocks.

AAP

Aussie shares creep higher as miners rally, banks drop

The raw materials segment has notched two record highs in as many sessions as geopolitical worries and scarcity drive up precious and industrial metals prices.

Evening Standard

Miners drive FTSE 100 up despite Fed probe worry

The FTSE 100 index closed up 16.10 points, 0.2%, at 10,140.70.

Evening Standard

Mining merger talks see FTSE 100 end week on high

The FTSE 100 index closed up 79.91 points, 0.8%, at 10,124.60.

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The Guardian - UK

Glencore and Rio Tinto are at it again – and it seems the markets smell action

Many of the old challenges remain but there are a number of reasons why this time a deal of some kind could be possible

Barchart

The 3 Best Copper Stocks to Buy for 2026

For investors looking for copper stocks, FCX, RIO, and TECK are all positively rated with solid growth outlooks.

The Independent UK

Mining companies Glencore and Rio Tinto in talks over £190bn merger to create world’s biggest

The FT estimates a total merger could result in a company worth in excess of $260bn (£193bn)

Evening Standard

Glencore shares surge after confirming talks with Rio Tinto over mega-merger

Its share price was up by more than 8% on Friday morning.

The Guardian - UK

Mining firms Rio Tinto and Glencore restart $260bn merger talks

Deal would create world’s largest mining company and come almost a year after previous discussions failed

The Guardian - UK

US economy added fewer jobs than forecast in December, but January interest rate cut very unlikely – as it happened

Economists say fall in US unemployment rate last month means Federal Reserve likely to leave borrowing costs unchanged at this month’s meeting

Evening Standard

FTSE 100 Live 09 January: Glencore surges on Rio Tinto talks, Sainsbury’s under pressure

FTSE 100-listed Rio Tinto and Glencore are at the centre of MA speculation after they confirmed talks over a plan to create the world’s largest mining company.

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