METAL DETECTIVE

Rio's a raging ally bull (in a China shop)

ASTUTE strategist or Aluminium Bull in a China shop? Investors will have to wait for a year or so to find out which description of Rio chief Tom Albanese fits the bill. <B>The Metal Detective by <I>Stephen Bell</I></B>

Stephen Bell

Now that the dust has settled on Rio’s US$38.1 billion bid for Canada’s Alcan, the applause for Albanese’s strategic strike has become muted. The bid was certainly an eye-popping move by Rio, a company...

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