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Slugcatcher on BHP's political signal from its shale exit 

POLITICS and business never mix well, but in the case of BHP's faster-than-expected return of capital from the sale of its US onshore oil assets Slugcatcher reckons it's possible to see a rare example of business using politics to achieve a quick end to a world class blooper.

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Slugcatcher on BHP's political signal from its shale exit 

The terms and timing of BHP's US$10.4 billion capital return and special dividend contain an important clue to a major resources company tipping the result of an Australian political event, a change of...

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