Is First Quantum a takeover target? Here we go again

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First Quantum Minerals Ltd. (FM-T) has begun 2024 looking like a winning stock, but its early rebound may add another layer of risk to an investment that has been reeling from setbacks related to the company’s huge copper mine in Panama. Just ask anyone who jumped on the rally by Laurentian Bank of Canada last July, in the hope of a bidding war for the struggling lender. By the time the bank announced six weeks later that no buyer had emerged, the shares were down nearly 30 per cent. Now, First Quantum is beckoning investors with a similar promise. In...