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Rio’s revamp hints at potential $9 billion BHP-style spinoff

  Bloomberg Rio Tinto Group looks like it’s putting about $9 billion of unwanted assets from coal and uranium to Canadian iron ore into a single basket ready to spin off, according to Sanford C. Bernstein. Incoming Chief Executive Officer Jean-Sebastien Jacques on Tuesday revamped the four key divisions of the world’s second-biggest mine operator. The new Energy and Minerals ...

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Exxon struggles to run California plant long enough to dump it

  Bloomberg All Exxon Mobil Corp. had to do was run its Los Angeles-area refinery for 15 days before handing the keys to new owner PBF Energy Inc. That’s turning into a struggle. More than a month after Exxon restarted a key gasoline-making unit that was damaged in a blast last year, PBF still hasn’t taken control of the Torrance ...

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FedEx forecasts profit in line with estimates

  Bloomberg FedEx Corp. forecast an annual profit in line with analysts’ projections, excluding any effect from its recently completed purchase of Dutch shipper TNT Express for $4.8 billion. Earnings for the fiscal year ending next May will be $11.75 to $12.25 a share, the operator of the world’s largest cargo airline said in a statement. The company said it ...

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