Despite therefocus on cost-cutting and shareholder returns, M&A talk hasresurfacedin the mega-mining sector, with Rio Tinto (LSE: RIO) having already rejected anoverturefrom Glencore (LSE: GLEN). And there may be reasons to expect anotherbid in the near future, or even ashot at a long-mooted Rio Tinto/BHP Billiton (LSE: BLT) tie-up
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