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M&A is back in vogue in 2026.

Earlier this month, $143 billion Australian miner Rio Tinto

said it is in early talks to buy Swiss rival Glencore.

This deal would create a mining behemoth, as the combined company's market worth could top

$200 billion.

The big question is will this be a case of third time lucky for this pair who have tried

repeatedly to combine, but faced many obstacles?

Can they agree on previous sticking points? What does it mean

for precious metals more generally? And what will their rivals do to make sure they're not left behind?

All of this and more is in this week's views room. It's Amy. And it's Jonathan. And this is the

Views Room, the weekly podcast that takes you into the biggest stories in business and finance.

So, Amy, as you said, we've definitely looked at big mining M&A before, right?

And every time it seems like someone is just close to striking that rich deposit of M&A goodness right below the surface,

the whole thing falls apart, everybody calls it off, and they all down tools and go home. We've seen this, as you said, with this pair before. We've seen it with, you know, kind of other pairings in the industry that have been raised and then kind of cast aside. However, we're in 2026 now. It seems like now is the time that something might actually happen. And there are some

important new ingredients in the market that are pushing that, right? Yes, that's very true. And I think

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