February
Rio Tinto’s big equity-raising alert falls on deaf ears
The mining giant’s usually direct boss is thinking about raising equity. Investors are a bit dismissive. Are they overthinking it?
Iron ore hunger drove Japan’s monumental $8.4b Pilbara buy
Japanese firms have spent more than $10 billion on Australian iron ore and coal mines in the past six months as geopolitical and commercial ties converge.
Rio Tinto just pulled off a little miracle
Rio CEO Jakob Stausholm has quietly engineered an impressive strategic shift inside the mining giant. Its financial results for calendar 2024 tell the story.
The ASX boss most exposed to Trump lands in DC this week
Markets and politicians are tying themselves in knots trying to figure out Trump’s next move. But one ASX giant is uniquely exposed to the new administration.
January
Death of DEI won’t stop Sportsbet’s Barni Evans
Australia’s largest online gambling company seems intent on rainbow washing away the misery.
December 2024
The simple ways top CEOs find balance in their lives
The first step to achieving work/life balance is realising how hard it is. These bosses have some easy tips to start with.
Rio Tinto sinks $3.9b into Argentina lithium project
Rio Tinto has doubled down on its lithium bet with a big investment in its Rincon lithium brine project, months after agreeing to buy Arcadium Lithium.
Rio Tinto rules out unification, mulls ASX share issuance
Rio Tinto boss Jakob Stausholm says he wants to bolster the Australian side of the dual-company structure, not unify it with the British side.
October 2024
Why Rio Tinto wants to be a new cornerstone for the lithium sector
Rio Tinto CEO Jakob Stausholm argues the miner’s long-term investment approach and sheer size can help stabilise the volatile lithium market.
Why Australian miners are feeling anxious
The market and the miners were primed for good news from Beijing but they didn’t get it. Now it’s back to basics – or bids like Rio Tinto’s for Arcadium.
Rio tilt at Arcadium is a decades-long bet on lithium
Rio Tinto can sniff a bargain in beaten-down miner Arcadium. But the sector remains divisive, and investors won’t want CEO Jakob Stausholm to overpay.
September 2024
Fortescue puts words in Rio’s mouth
If any Rio Tinto shareholders think their usually understated chief is sounding a lot like Andrew Forrest, well, they’d be right.
Uranium mine shareholders try to delay Rio Tinto capital raise
The Takeovers Panel confirmed two of the uranium miner’s shareholders are trying to delay an $880 million capital raise backed by major shareholder, Rio Tinto.
Class action skewers Rio Tinto’s Bougainville redemption
A secretive company is disrupting efforts to finally make amends for the environmental devastation caused by its copper mine in Bougainville some 30 years ago.
August 2024
Rio Tinto poised to take control of uranium project clean-up
Rio Tinto is attempting to end decades of disputes with minority investors, traditional owners and governments over the project in the Northern Territory.
July 2024
Inflation picks up; 600 Rex jobs at risk; Navy’s ‘criminal price tag’
Read everything that’s happened in the news so far today.
Spluttering China the big risk to Rio Tinto’s new growth era
Rio boss Jakob Stausholm says the miner is at a growth inflection point and is relaxed about China’s apparent weakness. But sentiment towards resources is souring.
Who are the highest paid ASX 200 CEOs?
New research shows that ASX 100 CEOs earn on average 50 times more than the average Australian adult.
June 2024
How a shake-up could unlock $40b for Rio Tinto investors
BHP cleaned up its outdated corporate structure and can now do things like bid for Anglo American. There is pressure building on Rio Tinto to consider doing the same.
Mining’s push for gender diversity threatened by ‘Andrew Tate’ effect
A belief that women are being promoted based on gender, not ability, has permeated to middle management and board level, according to some female leaders.