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BHP's bumper profit, global markets surge, 2nd vaccine approved

BHP's bumper profit, global markets surge, 2nd vaccine approved

FEAR & GREED | Business News
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<p><strong>Wednesday 17 February 2021</strong></p> <p><strong>BHP, the big Australian, pays a record dividend as surging iron ore prices and sales underpin a bumper profit.</strong></p> <p>Also today:</p> <ul> <li>Confidence in the global economic recovery pushes equity markets higher in Asia, Europe and North America</li> <li>The AstraZeneca vaccine gets the go ahead in Australia.</li> <li>And why many smaller companies are having their best years ever.</li> </ul> <p>Plus an interview with Tim Harcourt, the airport economist and Professor of Practice in Economics at UNSW.</p> <p><a href="https://fearandgreed.com.au" rel="nofollow">Find out more: https://fearandgreed.com.au</a></p> <p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" rel="nofollow">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>