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Sunday newspaper round-up: Xstrata/Anglo American, Brixton, Goldman Sachs

Date: Sunday 21 Jun 2009

Mining giant Xstrata has approached arch-rival Anglo American about a £41bn merger that would create one of the world’s biggest natural-resources companies.

Mick Davis, chief executive of Xstrata, is understood to have written to the board of Anglo last week to propose discussions about a deal after pressure...

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