BHP Billiton under the cosh after JP Morgan downgrades stock to 'underweight'
JP Morgan downgraded BHP Billiton to ‘underweight’ from ‘equal weight’
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Anglo American is a leading global mining company focused on the responsible production of copper, premium iron ore and crop nutrients – future-enabling products that are essential for decarbonising the global economy, improving living standards, and food security. The company's portfolio of world-class operations and outstanding resource endowments offers value-accretive growth potential across all three businesses, positioning it to deliver into structurally attractive major demand growth trends.
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JP Morgan downgraded BHP Billiton to ‘underweight’ from ‘equal weight’
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