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SYDNEY(MarketWatch)-- Australian shares sank early Friday, tracking sharp losses on Wall Street overnight as fears of a run of Europe's banks spread to Spain and sapped investor confidence. The benchmark ... Market Watch Market Pulse - 10:20 a.m. Friday 18th May 2012 EST Related Articles View Article Email

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By Adam Haigh on May 17, 2012 American depositary receipts of BHP Billiton Ltd. (BHP), the world's largest mining company, fell 2 percent from the closing share price in Sydney ... BusinessWeek - 9:38 a.m. Friday 18th May 2012 EST Related Articles View Article Email

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SYDNEY (MarketWatch)-- Australian shares rose early Thursday, staging a partial recovery after political uncertainty in Greece helped send stocks to their worst levels this year in the previous session. The ... Market Watch Market Pulse - 10:16 a.m. Thursday 17th May 2012 EST Related Articles View Article Email

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By Neil Hume in Sydney Jac Nasser, chairman of BHP Billiton, said the global mining group had cut back its ambitious $80bn expansion programme and warned of a further easing ... FT.com - 6:39 p.m. Wednesday 16th May 2012 EST Related Articles View Article Email

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By RHIANNON HOYLE SYDNEY—BHP Billiton Ltd. backed away from ambitious plans to invest around $80 billion on new mining projects by 2015. Wall Street Journal MarketBeat - 5:24 p.m. Wednesday 16th May 2012 EST Related Articles View Article Email

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Australia's S&P/ASX 200 Index (AS51) fell 2.4 percent to 4165.50 at the close of trading in Sydney, its lowest close since March. Bloomberg - 5:21 p.m. Wednesday 16th May 2012 EST Related Articles View Article Email

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By James Regan | SYDNEY (Reuters) - BHP Billiton (BHP.AX) (BLT.L) said it expects commodity markets to cool further and that investors have lost confidence in the longer-term health of ... Reuters - 2:24 p.m. Wednesday 16th May 2012 EST Related Articles View Article Email

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SYDNEY (MarketWatch)-- Australian shares declined early Wednesday, tracking falls for offshore markets after the situation in Greece deteriorated, with the country likely to hold fresh elections next month. The benchmark ... Market Watch Market Pulse - 10:23 a.m. Wednesday 16th May 2012 EST Related Articles View Article Email

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Are sustainability-dependent executive bonuses the answer to saving the planet? Research recently conducted by the Centre for Corporate Governance at the University of Technology, Sydney, examined whether a sample of ... The Conversation - business & economy - 2 p.m. Monday 14th May 2012 EST Related Articles View Article Email

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BHP Billiton is a Dual Listed Company (DLC) comprising BHP Billiton Limited and BHP Billiton Plc. BHP Billiton was created through the DLC merger of BHP Limited (now BHP Billiton Limited) and Billiton Plc (now BHP Billiton Plc), which was concluded on 29 June 2001.The headquarters of BHP Billiton Limited, and the global headquarters of the combined BHP Billiton Group, are located in Melbourne. BHP Billiton Plc is located in London, United Kingdom. Both companies have identical Boards of Directors and are run by a single management team. Shareholders in each company have equivalent economic and voting rights in both companies. BHP Billiton Limited has a primary listing on the Australian Securities Exchange and BHP Billiton Plc has a premium listing on the London Stock Exchange, with a secondary listing on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange. BHP Billiton also has two American Depositary Receipt listings on the New York Stock Exchange. Main activites: Minerals exploration, production and processing (particularly coal, iron ore, copper and manganese ore) and hydrocarbon exploration, production and refining.

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