Activist investor Elliott Management has racheted up the pressure on BHP, repeating its call for the mining giant to sell its US shale assets, as Elliott said it now owned 5 per cent of BHP's British shares.
Australia's biggest gold miner Newcrest Mining has unveiled a new policy for rewarding shareholders after posting a 22 per cent jump in underlying profit.
The sky's the limit for gold prices.
Key segments of Australian agriculture believe that Brexit creates an "unprecedented opportunity" to lift exports to the United Kingdom, and potentially generate significant new export earnings from products as diverse as beef, lamb, rice and wine.
BHP is asking super investors to "think big" in the mining giant's latest multimedia advertising campaign.
Shares in infant formula maker Bellamy's have rocketed to their highest level this year after the company confirmed that its recently acquired Melbourne factory had got its China export licence back.
Rio Tinto could delivery another hefty dividend early next year and potentially more buybacks, analysts have predicted in the wake of the mining giant's record interim payout this week.
Mining giant Rio Tinto has delivered underlying earnings of $US3.94 billion and pledged to return $US3 billion to shareholders.
The Australian horticulture industry has set bold new export targets that would lift export earnings by at least hundreds of millions of dollars a year if they are reached.
A bumper net profit after tax in excess of $US4 billion and a significant fall in net debt are forecast by analysts to be among the highlights of miner Rio Tinto's interim financial results on Wednesday.
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