LONDON/ZUG, Switzerland (Reuters) - A shareholder coup at newly merged commodities group Glencore Xstrata <GLEN.L> ousted its chairman and all former Xstrata directors on Thursday, replacing him with former BP boss Tony Hayward, excoriated for his role in the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. Full story
LONDON (Reuters) - Glencore Xstrata <GLEN.L> told investors on Friday it would return cash, cut costs and sell off some assets, raising the possibility it would exceed planned synergies of $500 million. Full story
LONDON (Reuters) - Commodities trader Glencore <GLEN.L> has turned to its own internal talent for the team that will run trader and miner Glencore Xstrata after the sector's biggest takeover to date, according to a source familiar with the company. Full story
LONDON (Reuters) - After years of on-off talks, months of brinksmanship and often bitter negotiations, Glencore's <GLEN.L> head Ivan Glasenberg gets to complete the $30 billion acquisition of Xstrata on Thursday, the mining industry's biggest takeover yet. Full story
LONDON (Reuters) - Trader Glencore <GLEN.L> is expected to agree to concessions this week to ease Chinese worries over its grip on the supply of copper, clearing the final regulatory hurdle in its $32 billion acquisition of miner Xstrata. Full story
LONDON (Reuters) - A rise in profits from trading helped Glencore <GLEN.L> offset lower prices in 2012, with net income down by a quarter as the commodities group prepares to seal a $34 billion takeover of miner Xstrata <XTA.L>. Full story
CNBC's Kelly Evans reports on all the market moving events from Europe, including a look at shares of Glencore falling as the company revises its $36 billion bid for Xstrata.
Glencore Xstrata CEO Ivan Glasenberg
A combination photo shows the logo of Glencore in front of the company's headquarters in the Swiss town of Baar and the logo of Swiss mining company Xstrata at their headquarters in Zug, both pictures taken November 13, 2012. REUTERS/Michael Buholzer
A file combination photo shows the logo of Glencore in front of the company's headquarters in the Swiss town of Baar and the logo of Swiss mining company Xstrata at their headquarters in Zug, both taken November 13, 2012. REUTERS/Michael Buholzer/Files
