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Nine extends tennis rights, Rio Tinto’s Turquoise Hill purchase stalled and Sandfire gains new CEO
Nine Entertainment (ASX: NEC) has extended its partnership with Tennis Australia, which will see the television giant hold the rights until 2029, under a new deal worth more than $425 million. The new five-year deal sees Nine continue as Australia’s home of tennis, after it took over the rights from competitor Seven West Media (ASX: […]
Base metals fire sparked following BHP’s failed OZ Minerals bid
BHP (ASX: BHP) has started a fire in the base metals sector with its takeover bid for OZ Minerals (ASX: OZL) – a move which highlights the shortage of commodities essential for energy transition. The combination of supply suppression through bans on new oil, gas and coal projects, and energy-demand growth even as the global […]
Zinc begins to shine again after a decade in the doghouse
Every dog has its day, even in the metals world where zinc has emerged from a decade in the doghouse to become the focus of a series of corporate deals followed by an all-time price high of US$4,507 a tonne this week – double its price of two years ago. The spark for zinc’s revival […]
Copper theft on the rise as market tightens and metal prices vault higher
It is not often the activity of criminals provides an investment idea, but when they start stealing copper wire from power stations, or from building sites, then you know it’s time to brush up on copper miners. Kingston in South Australia, a coastal centre more famous for Larry the big lobster, hit the headlines a […]