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Uncertainty over elections is among the factors currently influencing decisions by investors locally and abroad.
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Uncertainty over elections is among the factors currently influencing decisions by investors locally and abroad.
BHP and Anglo American are struggling to reach an agreement on BHP's takeover offer, with no new concessions as the deadline approaches.
Should investors get worried now that the election date is here or should they carry on with business as usual and hope for the best?
BHP was struggling to find common ground with Anglo American on Tuesday in talks over its takeover offer, with no new concessions as a deadline nears for the world's biggest miner to submit a binding...
JOHANNESBURG/LONDON (Reuters) -BHP was struggling to find common ground with Anglo American on Tuesday in talks over its takeover offer, with no new concessions as a deadline nears for the world's biggest miner to submit a binding offer, five sources said. Anglo granted its bigger rival a one week extension until 1600 GMT on Wednesday to its original May 22 deadline to submit a binding offer, after rejecting a third takeover proposal that had been dismissed as difficult to execute. The latest BHP offer values Anglo at 29.34 pounds per share or 38.6 billion pounds ($49.38 billion) and is...