AFP - US mining giant Phelps Dodge announced a mega-takeover deal to buy Canadian rivals Inco and Falconbridge for about 40 billion dollars, forging the world's largest nickel company and the largest listed copper producer.

AFP - The blockbuster tie-up linking Arcelor and Mittal Steel claimed a first victim with an announcement that Arcelor chief executive Guy Dolle, who had fought doggedly against the partnership, would be replaced.

The stars of what is poised to be a summer blockbuster, Superman Returns, flock the film's L.A. premiere. The stars were there to remember the legacy of Christopher Reeve along as well as to promote the new film.

Fashion Wire Daily - Fashion Wire Daily - Los Angeles - Working steadily ever since she was just 14, Kate Bosworth has already starred in ten movies, but as the star of "Superman Returns" (she plays Lois Lane to newcomer Brandon Routh's Superman), the 23-year-old actress insists that she suffered from terrible insecurity while making the blockbuster comic-book flick.

AFP - French pharmaceutical group Sanofi-Aventis said it had won approval from the European Commission to begin selling its anti-obesity drug Acomplia, which is expected to become the next blockbuster product for the group.