Glencore PLC

• Rio Tinto and Glencore restart talks over mega-merger that would create the world's largest mining firm - If completed, the deal would see the formation of the world’s biggest mining company.
• Hanwha Aerospace soars 11%, leading Asian defense stocks rally - Asia-Pacific markets traded mixed Friday as investors parsed China's inflation data.
• European markets start December in negative territory, as defense sells off - European stocks started the last trading month of the year in negative territory.