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Corporate giants build up $66bn war chest
Two main factors have seen Australia’s biggest listed firms amass a staggering $66.4bn of franking credits to pass on to shareholders.
BHP’s billions provide economic booster shot
Mining giant BHP has revealed how much more it paid in local government royalties and taxes, delivering a mid-pandemic economic boost.
Behind the iron ore price plunge
Beijing’s bid to halt China’s property boom has contributed to iron ore’s price falls, and the clampdown is only just starting.
ASX recovers to end flat, RBA holds rates
The ASX recovered to finish steady after the RBA said the economy will ‘bounce back’ from Delta. Iron ore prices tumbled.
Boral’s Todorcevski backs BHP’s deal with Woodside
Boral chief Zlatko Todorcevski, a former BHP Petroleum executive, explains why sharing the unit with Woodside Petroleum makes sense.
BHP working to avert credit downgrade
BHP chief financial officer David Lamont says the mining giant is working with ratings agency S&P Global to avert a threat to downgrade its credit rating.
Corporate giants drag down ASX
The ASX closed in the red for the second straight day, with BHP trading ex-dividend knocking about 30 points off the index.
ASX ends 0.6% lower, BHP, CSL drop
ASX loses ground for second day, closing 0.6 per cent lower amid ex-dividend falls. Investors ditch BHP and CSL. Trade balance, home loans data higher.
BHP could consider improved Noront bid
BHP has signalled it won’t walk away from its fight with Andrew Forrest for control of Canadian nickel explorer Noront Resources.
Oak Dam wanted ‘sooner rather than later’ by BHP
BHP is accelerating work at its Oak Dam exploration project in South Australia, hoping to put a formal measure on the size of the major discovery.
Cashed-up Twiggy trumps BHP bid for nickel explorer
Andrew Forrest’s Wyloo Metals has upped the ante in its bidding war with BHP over Canadian nickel explorer Noront Resources.
Mining giant BHP considers jab mandate
The corporate colossus is trialling on-the-job jabs and is seriously considering making them compulsory for its workforce.
SA’s first on-site clinic for Covid jabs opens at Olympic Dam
SA’s first on-site vaccination program will begin at BHP’s Olympic Dam mine, while it considers making vaccination a condition of site entry nationwide.
BHP sets up hubs to jab its workers
BHP is moving to mandate vaccines for its 45,000 employees and contractors, as it launches vaccination hubs across the country.
Lessons learnt from the current results season
Guidance is better than expected, buybacks are rewarded and BHP leads again.
S&P’s clueless BHP ratings threat
Global ratings agency S&P’s threat to ‘double-downgrade’ mining giant BHP is utterly clueless.
BHP sale could hurt its ratings
The sale of BHP’s petroleum division to Woodside could trigger a ratings downgrade at the world’s biggest resources company.
ASX closes up 0.2%, energy stocks gain
ASX ends 0.2 per cent higher as energy and materials stocks gain, offsetting falls in Ansell and NIB. Kogan drops 16 per cent. Bitcoin above $US50,000.
ASIC needs to act on BHP’s misleading statement
The ASX took no action after BHP made a grossly misleading statement last week about its oil and gas merger with Woodside – so the corporate regulator must now pull them into line.
Big oil to potash: BHP’s reinvention
How long does it take to build a new pillar at the world’s biggest resources company? About four chief executives and 15 years, on current form.
BHP rules off costly Billiton adventure
BHP’s blockbuster announcements along with its blockbuster profit marked the final coda in a disastrously costly merger.
Sex abuse rife at major mines
Shocking claims of sexual assault and harassment at mine sites have been revealed by BHP and Rio Tinto.
Will nickel hungry BHP trump WA bid?
The next stage of consolidation in the WA nickel industry is under way, with talks between IGO and Western Areas threatening to give BHP a headache.
ASX on four-day losing streak
The Australian sharemarket is having a shocking week, with sinking iron ore prices dragging down big miners like BHP.
Eyes on BHP as Western Areas fields interest
Some are questioning whether BHP launches a bid for nickel miner Western Areas, which is currently in the crosshairs of fellow WA miner IGO.
ASX closes 0.5% lower, BHP, Fortescue drop
The ASX 200 closed 0.5 per cent lower, extending its losses for a fourth day in a row. Unemployment falls to 13-year low. Newcrest record profit. Treasury Wine ups dividend. Origin, S32 losses.
Corporate giants reshape for new investment world
Andrew Forrest can afford to use his money for hydrogen journey.
How Woodside took the long road to secure BHP deal
Behind the deal: the frantic negotiations as BHP and Woodside tried to seal Australia’s biggest oil and gas merger.
Will ASX do its job after BHP’s disclosure fail?
BHP was grossly misleading when it announced to the market on Monday that it was only evaluating its options but then the following day unveiled a $40bn oil and gas merger with Woodside.
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