BHP Half Year Results
BHP after the results yesterday got an unremarkable write-up from brokers. Take out the provisioning and the results were solid enough. Key points: Reported profit down from US$6.6 billion to US$927m thanks to $5.7 billion worth of charges and impairments against Samarco (US$3.2bn) and the nickel business (US$2.5bn). For those not up to date, the…