Rinehart may block SQM $1bn takeover of Azure Minerals

Australian billionaire Gina Rinehart, who recently thwarted Albemarle’s (NYSE: ALB) attempt to buy Liontown Resources (ASX: LTR), is now said to be evaluating ways to block Chilean lithium giant SQM’s A$1.63 billion ($1bn) bid for Azure Minerals (ASX: AZS). SQM (NYSE: SQM), the world’s...