Original article by Amanda Saunders
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 1 & 12 : 13-Feb-15

Rio Tinto’s underlying earning for calendar 2014 were nine per cent lower than previously at $US9.3bn, although the result was better than analysts had expected. Rio will repurchase some $US2bn ($A2.6bn) worth of its shares, while a 12 per cent increase in its full-year dividend means a total of $US6bn ($A7.8bn) will be returned to shareholders. The resources group’s net debt has been reduced to $A12.5bn, compared with $US22bn in mid-2013

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