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Rio tipped for $7.3bn profit

Melbourne Age | August 2, 2011 | 3:50 pm Base Metals Top Companies Europe Copper Iron Ore

CASHED-UP Rio Tinto is expected to post a first-half net profit of more than $US8 billion ($A7.3 billion), driven by prices of iron ore, aluminium and copper. The earnings season gets into full swing tomorrow when the miner reports, with consensus among

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