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Market punters place bets on size of BHP profit

ANALYSTS have forecast another record year for BHP Billiton, suggesting the company will report a net profit of between $US13.49 or $13.6 billion ($A16.69-16.94 billion) tomorrow afternoon when it releases its highly anticipated financials.

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Market punters place bets on size of BHP profit

With investors looking for good news amid the global sub-prime mortgage fall-out, attention will be focused on BHP's results, forecast to be around 30% higher than last year. Merrill Lynch was the most...

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