Brazil's Vale Confirms Talks to Merge With Xstrata

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LONDON — Companhia Vale do Rio Doce, the world’s largest producer of iron ore, said on Monday that it was in talks with a rival, Xstrata, about a merger.Vale, which is based in Rio de Jane...

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