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A Simplified Approach To Retiring With A Decent Dividend Income
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My Mad Method: What Next To Buy, And Why? May 2013
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Not All Dividend Increases Are The Same: A Search For Consistent Proportional Increases
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The Best Eagle Ford Acreage Is On Sale With This Company
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Survey Says... These Are Dividend Growth Investors' Most Widely Held Stocks
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56 Dividend Contenders With Yields Double That Of 10-Year Treasuries
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Analyzing Why BHP Billiton's American Depositary Receipts Trade At Different Prices
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Correcting A Mistake: Add To Miner Or Buy Higher Quality Alternative?
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My K.I.S.S. Dividend Growth Portfolio 2nd Quarter Update
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Dividend Contenders Smackdown XXXVII
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Making The Case For Which BHP Billiton To Own
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How To Pick A Value Investment For Dividend Growth And Success
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Making The Case For Which BHP Billiton To Own
Dividends Boom • Sat, Mar 30 • 58 Comments
BHP Billiton Dividend Stock Analysis
Dividend Growth Investor • Mon, Feb 25 • 5 Comments
The Dividend Investors' Guide: Part XIV - The Promising Future Of Metals And Mining
K202 • Thu, Jul 12, 2012 • 20 Comments
Why I'm Still Bullish Despite BHP'S Olympic Dam Project Delay
Bob Johnson • Thu, May 31, 2012 • 21 Comments
Buy BHP Billiton For Dividend Income Today And Profit Tomorrow
Bob Johnson • Tue, Mar 20, 2012 • 45 Comments
Why I Chose BHP Billiton Over Vale
Matt Cilderman • Fri, Feb 3, 2012 • 47 Comments
Enhanced Income Strategy For BHP Billiton
K202 • Thu, Oct 13, 2011 • 23 Comments

A Simplified Approach To Retiring With A Decent Dividend Income
California Dividend Bull • Thu, May 9 • 39 Comments
My Mad Method: What Next To Buy, And Why? May 2013
J.D. Welch • Wed, May 8 • 37 Comments
Not All Dividend Increases Are The Same: A Search For Consistent Proportional Increases
On2Freedom • Tue, May 7 • 17 Comments
The Best Eagle Ford Acreage Is On Sale With This Company
Casey Hoerth • Mon, May 6 • 25 Comments
Dividend Growth Models Update: Dividend Aristocrat+ Gainers And Decliners
Jeff Paul • Fri, May 3 • 28 Comments
My Q2 Dividend Growth Watch List
Bob Wells • Fri, May 3 • 91 Comments
Survey Says... These Are Dividend Growth Investors' Most Widely Held Stocks
David Van Knapp • Wed, Apr 24 • 125 Comments
My Mad Method: What Next To Buy, And Why? April 2013
J.D. Welch • Fri, Apr 19 • 23 Comments
5 Dividend Stocks Trading At Appealing Valuations
Dividend Monk • Thu, Apr 18 • 6 Comments
56 Dividend Contenders With Yields Double That Of 10-Year Treasuries
David Van Knapp • Wed, Apr 10 • 22 Comments
Analyzing Why BHP Billiton's American Depositary Receipts Trade At Different Prices
Caiman Valores • Wed, Apr 10 • 25 Comments
Correcting A Mistake: Add To Miner Or Buy Higher Quality Alternative?
Canadian Dividend Growth Investor • Sun, Apr 7 • 37 Comments
My K.I.S.S. Dividend Growth Portfolio 2nd Quarter Update
The Part-time Investor • Thu, Apr 4 • 70 Comments
Dividend Contenders Smackdown XXXVII
David Fish • Thu, Apr 4 • 10 Comments
Dividend Growth Models Update: Low Beta, High DGR Portfolio Off To A Great Start!
Jeff Paul • Fri, Mar 29 • 52 Comments
How To Pick A Value Investment For Dividend Growth And Success
Canadian Dividend Growth Investor • Fri, Mar 22 • 31 Comments
A Newbie Active Investor Discusses His Portfolio
Oneota Investor • Tue, Mar 19 • 97 Comments
A High-Yield, Low-Payout Dividend Growth Model Portfolio For 2013
Jeff Paul • Fri, Mar 8 • 84 Comments
My Mad Method: What Next To Buy And Why - February, 2013
J.D. Welch • Thu, Mar 7 • 75 Comments
My K.I.S.S. Dividend Portfolio
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BHP Billiton Management Discusses H1 2013 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Wed, Feb 20

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at CNBC.com (Mar 4, 2013)
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Company Description

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Sector: Basic Materials

Industry: Industrial Metals & Minerals

Country: United Kingdom

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Tuesday, March 19, 7:33 AM Rio Tinto (RIO) is downgraded to Conviction Sell at Goldman, which notes the company's overwhelming dependence on iron ore prices. "We see minimal free cash flow and significant earnings declines if the company goes ahead with the Pilbara 360 project in a declining iron ore price environment." Shares -3.2% premarket. BHP -1.8%. Earlier: Goldman cuts its iron ore price forecast. 7 Comments [Commodities, On the Move]
Friday, January 11, 7:43 AM Downgrades fly on the big Australian miners with both Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton downgraded to Hold at Macquarie, and BHP downgraded to Hold at BAML. RIO -2.3%, BHP -2.2% premarket. Comment! [Global & FX, Commodities, On the Move]
Thursday, December 27, 2012, 7:31 AM A 56% Q4 rally in iron ore prices has some declaring China back and the bear market in the key mineral over. The price at China's Tianjin port has reached $135.40/ton, well more than double the average cost of production in Brazil (VALE) and Australia (BHP, RIO). 5 Comments [Global & FX, Commodities]
Tuesday, October 9, 2012, 8:39 PM BHP Billiton returns to the Australian bond market for the first time in 11 years, selling $1.02B in 5-year notes. Unconcerned with the reversal in Oz's mining boom, investors bid for about twice the amount of paper offered, and the issue was priced at a lower yield than what higher-rated Aussie banks must pay. Comment! [Commodities, Global & FX]
Thursday, September 27, 2012, 3:48 PM Speaking of the cure for low prices, it's estimated 40% of China's iron ore mines have suspended operations as the mineral's low price has them losing money. Good enough, but the pain is apparently not yet great enough for VALE which says it will continue forging ahead to increase ore output. Earlier: Baosteel shutters a steel plant. 4 Comments [Commodities]
Tuesday, September 4, 2012, 7:33 AM Australia's Fortescue joins rivals BHP and RIO in announcing slashed capital spending plans amidst sliding demand and pricing for iron ore. The move comes just days after the company's CEO said all was well in the business and the company expected to triple production within a year. Shares fell 4.2% in Sydney. 1 Comment [Global & FX]
Thursday, August 30, 2012, 8:25 AM Particularly thumped overnight was Sydney, it's 1% fall led by the miners as the decline in iron ore prices turns into a plunge, adding to concerns the country's resources boom has come to a close. Fortescue's (typically promotional) CEO Nev Porter begs to differ: "We've been selling everything we can produce," he says. Yes, but at what price? EWA -1% premarket. 3 Comments [Global & FX]
Wednesday, August 29, 2012, 8:17 AM "Watching this market is like watching the Titanic," writes a commodity broker of iron ore, off another 7% today to just $90/ton. The plunge will put to the test to the theory (also hopefully put forth in today's Joy Global earnings release) that Chinese ore production will come to a halt below $120/ton. Since when has oversupply/low prices caused the Chinese to cut back? 2 Comments [Global & FX, Commodities, U.S. Economy]
Monday, August 27, 2012, 7:46 AM BHP continues to play defense, selling its Australian uranium assets to Cameco (CCJ) for $430M. "We can't pursue all of the growth operations that are before us," says a BHP spokesman. Cameco, on the other hand, has a more optimistic outlook for uranium in the wake of Fukushima than does BHP. (PR) 1 Comment [Commodities, M&A]
Friday, August 24, 2012, 11:37 AM Bookmark this chart of iron ore prices, as it's becoming one of the more widely-followed global indicators. They've fallen another 1.9% today to just $100/ton, well below the line-in-the-sand price of $120 - the level at which Chinese producers would supposedly stop producing. 6 Comments [Commodities, Global & FX, U.S. Economy]
Friday, August 17, 2012, 3:57 PM Saskatchewan's economy minister expects BHP Billiton (BHP -0.2%) to proceed with construction of its potash mine, and does not expect BHP to replicate Vale's (VALE) delay of its own project in the Canadian province. BHP’s mine at Jansen would be the world’s largest potash mine, capable of producing 8M metric tons annually, but analysts have suggested BHP is weighing a delay. Comment! [Commodities]
Friday, August 3, 2012, 7:23 AM BHP Billiton (BHP) CEO Marius Kloppers decides to skip this year's bonus payment after the company wrote down $3B of its nickel and shale gas assets. Shares of BHP +1.9% premarket after the large impairment charge in the U.S. and Australia. Comment! [Energy]
Thursday, August 2, 2012, 7:28 AM BHP Billiton is set to postpone a $20B port expansion plan in Australia, according to a memo from the company's iron ore chief: The resources industry is "facing numerous challenges including substantial capital and operating cost escalation and decreasing commodity prices." Mining contractors in Perth have reportedly already started laying off workers. Comment! [Global & FX, Commodities]
Monday, July 30, 2012, 4:01 PM The price of iron ore catches with Shanghai rebar prices, falling below the $120/ton mark. $120 has importance as it's thought to be the level below which Chinese miners will stop producing the stuff, and hopefully - for companies like BPH, RIO, and VALE - bring about a rebound in the price. (see also) Comment! [Global & FX, Commodities]
Sunday, July 29, 2012, 9:49 PM "The period of huge cash flows from very high commodity prices will be coming to an end," says Australian Foundation Investment CEO Ross Barker, urging miners it owns like BHP and RIO to cut back on planned investments. His comments come amid reports BHP is going to delay for two years moving forward with its $33B Olympic Dam project. (see also) 3 Comments [Global & FX, Commodities]
Wednesday, July 25, 2012, 8:22 AM Iron ore prices are set to fall even further, says Nomura's Matthew Cross, as they catch up with the steep decline in Shanghai rebar prices. The last time rebar was this cheap, iron ore was about 15% lower, he says. Watch $120/ton - a possible floor for iron ore as this is the level at which Chinese producers have in the past begun to slash production. Comment! [Global & FX, Commodities]

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Not all P/E ratios are created equal http://bit.ly/14Qz3Qy $BFB $CL $KMB $PG $XOM $BBL $CAT $INTC $MSFT
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$AZN $SJR and $BBL are the highest yielding foreign dividend growth stocks - http://stks.co/pDU6 - 20 stocks with 2.86% Yield - $ACN $NVO
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Larry Harnar
May 1st Update to dividend income portfolio: Added $AAPL, $BBL, $BP, $IBM, $INTC, and $SCHE. See it at: http://bit.ly/12ZyX9Y
May 1, 7:11 AM
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Zeldan
$BBL hasn't stopped falling yet. More bear action to come.
Apr 18, 7:05 AM
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Larry Harnar
Added starter position in $BBL.
Apr 15, 10:33 AM
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Energysystems: Nice move imo. Materials are getting killed today but it's a very good buying opportunity. I doubled my position in $FCX.
Apr 15, 10:38 AM
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Larry Harnar: Yeah, been watching it for awhile. First the starter to open, then may add more on further weakness as a long term holding.
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freeman8201
$TCK $CAT $RIO $BBL All treading downwards; And Caterpillar is a global indicator for mining companies.
Apr 12, 7:04 PM
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ltfinger
Today's Returning Downgrades (3/19/13): $AFL, $ARMH, $ASML, $BBL, $BXP, $ESV, $FMX, $GS, $MD, $PXD, $RIG, $SVXY, $XIV
Mar 20, 8:47 AM
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ltfinger
ARM 3T Trend STT BUY (3/11/13): $ANV, $BBL, $BEAM, $CAJ, $CNH, $DSW, $EC, $GTLS, $JAZZ, $MDCO, $MHFI, $MRC, $QCOR, $RGLD, $SQM, $URBN
Mar 11, 11:06 PM
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ltfinger
Potential Upgrades (3/5/13): $AGCO, $APC, $BBL, $BEN, $BIG, $C, $CYMI, $DE, $DHI, $ETR, $EWW, $EWZ, $EXPE, $GS, $HAIN
Mar 5, 11:56 PM
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J. A. Saglimbeni
Sold my shares of $BBL, went into $PKG...just about a 10% long-term profit, was not feeling BHP....
Jan 23, 1:38 PM
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Larry Harnar
Added starter position in $BBL.
Apr 15, 10:33 AM
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Energysystems: Nice move imo. Materials are getting killed today but it's a very good buying opportunity. I doubled my position in $FCX.
Apr 15, 10:38 AM
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Larry Harnar: Yeah, been watching it for awhile. First the starter to open, then may add more on further weakness as a long term holding.
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Anthony Grossi
Curious if someone could explain the market cap disparity b/t BHP and $BBL, I must be missing something obvious
Jan 10, 12:09 PM
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Energysystems: Probably due to the listing, one in Aussie dollar and one in British Pound, along with the tax ramifications/withholding treaties? My guess
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J. A. Saglimbeni
A SA reader gave me a great idea, my own Index..The SAG: AAPL, SBUX, XOM, UNP, PEP, CHD, MA, TROW, INTC, BBL, DLR...lol
8/7/12
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mrmedusa: Call it the Gravity Fund, because that makes everything SAG.
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J. A. Saglimbeni: Funny, medusa....
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12 Dividend Challengers With Low PEG Ratios: http://bit.ly/vgKcFO + $TCAP $TAC $TGH $ARLP $TWGP $AM $INTC $BBL $CEO $WMB $MSFT $ACI
12/15/11
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Dividend Sheet: we will see
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Energysystems
Thinking soon about a contrarian basket...BBL, MT, SCCO, FCX. Throw in some chem producers. Stuffs getting cheap for a long term outlook.
11/23/11
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Energysystems: Definitely thinking of LYB, especially since they've cleared up that balance sheet, hopefully in the 25-28$ range I can get in a position.
11/23/11
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Energysystems: Plus, you can't knock out-yielding the 30 year by a wide margin.
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