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Challenge To Potash Pill Set For Nov.8 Hearing

28.10.2010 - Saskatchewan's securities regulator will hear BHP Billiton's challenge to Potash Corp's shareholder rights plan on Nov. 8-9, assuming the federal government allows BHP's $39...

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Potash To Move Some Staff To Canada To Fend Off BHP

14.10.2010 - Potash Corp. has pledged to move key staff from Chicago to Saskatchewan province as it tries to win political favor by matching BHP Billiton's promise to beef up its Canadian...

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BHP CEO Fails to Win Premier's Support on Potash

22.09.2010 - BHP Billiton CEO Marius Kloppers visited the home city of Potash on Monday but failed to win the support of the provincial premier for its $39 billion offer to take over the world...

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BHP also Eyes Canada's Uranium

22.09.2010 - BHP Billiton, the world's biggest miner, is interested in Canada's rich uranium reserves as well as trying to take over Canadian fertilizer producerPotash, a newspaper reported on...

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BHP is Prepared to Walk Away if Potash Bids go too High

22.09.2010 - BHP Billiton is prepared to walk away from its bid for Potash if a rival were to offer a price that exceeds the point where the Anglo-Australian miner sees value for its...

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BHP Hires ex-Adviser to Canada's Harper for Potash

22.09.2010 - BHP Billiton has hired three former advisers to Canadian prime ministers, including one who worked for Stephen Harper, the current prime minister, as it seeks to build political...

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Sinochem Hires Banks to Explore Potash Counterbid

22.09.2010 - China's Sinochem has hired banks to advise the company on how to foil BHP Billiton's $39 billion bid for Potash, sources said, in a sign that Chinese officials are moving ahead...

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Sinochem Seeks Government Support for Potash Bid

20.09.2010 - Chinese chemical conglomerate Sinochem has formally asked the government to back a bid for Canada's Potash, a local newspaper reported on Sunday. Sources close to the deal as said...