BHP Suspends Share Buyback
BHP Billiton (BHP) fell by almost 3% this morning after the Australian-listed company announced that it has ceased its controversial share buyback program.
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BHP: Watch The Currencies
A sharp fall in the value of the Australian dollar Friday night and a rise in the value of the yen to an 18 month high have introduced a note of volatility into BHP Billiton's huge bid for rival Rio Tinto.
Read MoreBHP Rebounds On Output News
BHP Billiton missed some analysts' forecasts with its first quarter production figures yesterday, thanks in part to problems in the Australian coal infrastructure chain and maintenance work that cut output.
Read MoreBHP Lifiting Local Markets?
Led by BHP Billiton, another solid profit reporting season seems to be lifting sentiment in the local markets.
Read MoreBHP’s Records
Eight successive half year record profits in a row, capped by the latest which pushed the annual result of the world's biggest miner up 35% to $US13.7 billion (or $A16.27 billion at yesterday's exchange rate of 80.24 USc for the Australian dollar).
Read MoreBHP’s Looks At Big Profit Jump
BHP Billiton is on track to produce its biggest ever annual profit after reporting its strongest ever quarterly and annual production report.
Read MoreBHP: The Powerhouse
No matter how you look at the production figures released by BHP Billiton yesterday, they paint a picture of a company going full steam ahead, and looking to do better.
Read MoreBHP Plans For Future
The world's biggest miner, BHP Billiton, has signalled that the huge Olympic Dam mining project in South Australia is moving towards a multi-billion dollar expansion.
Read MoreBHP Grows Oil
The resources boom goes on, despite some fraying at the edges with the impact of the higher Australian dollar, labour and resources shortages and slowing prices
Read MoreBHP’s Loss, Another’s Gain?
It's the biggest drawback in a company's succession planning: what to do with the senior executives who miss out on the top job.
Read MoreBHP’s Billions
The market reaction said it all.
Read MoreBHP’s View Of The World
Here’s BHP Billiton’s view of the world,over the past half year and looking ahead. It is surprisingly optimistic, especially about the declining influence of the US economy, the sustainability of the China boom and the strength of commodity prices for at the ‘medium term’ as they put (the next three years).
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