Rio Tinto Posts Gain EARNINGS BUSINESS ASIA By Bloomberg
February 2, 2007
Rio Tinto Group, the world’s third- largest mining company by sales, posted a 20 percent gain in second-half profit after prices for copper and iron ore surged on demand from China.
Net income rose to $3.64 billion for the six months ended Dec. 31, from $3.03 billion, a year earlier
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