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Peston on the Glencore Xstrata merger

One of the richest men in Switzerland, Ivan Glasenberg, is about to become even richer with the merger of Glencore with a mining company called Xstrata in a deal is worth £57bn.

Robert Peston says that the merger between Glencore and Xstrata will create significant pricing power, but which may not always be in the best interest of the customer.


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