MINER'S RIGHT

Facelift fails to change outlook

“Think big”, says BHP Billiton as it gets ready for a trip back to the future by dropping Billiton from its name. “Think small”, say analysts at Citi, an investment bank, which reckons BHP should be broken up, starting with the offloading of oil.

The new-look BHP logo is meant to make investors and the public feel differently about the major

The new-look BHP logo is meant to make investors and the public feel differently about the major

The bank’s latest assessment, released 24-hours before BHP unveiled its new ‘Think Big’ slogan and name change, was largely a re-run of earlier break-up arguments albeit delivered more forcefully than...

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