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BHP Billiton cuts dividend, posts US$5.67b interim loss
Published Tue, Feb 23, 2016 · 09:50 PM
Sydney
TOP global miner BHP Billiton slashed its interim dividend by 75 per cent on Tuesday, abandoning a long-held policy of steady or higher payouts as it braces for a longer-than-expected commodities downturn.
The end to BHP's so-called progressive dividend policy came as the world's biggest diversified miner slumped to a net loss of US$5.67 billion for the six months to…
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