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EPISODE · Aug 18, 2026 · 14 MIN

Market View: BHP’s Copper Crown, Meta’s Trillion-Dollar Risk & Oil Rattles Markets

from Your Money with Michelle Martin · host MONEY FM 89.3

Copper has overtaken iron ore as BHP’s biggest earnings engine for the first time, as the mining giant delivers a 30% jump in underlying profit and its highest dividend in four years. Michelle Martin looks at what BHP’s results tell investors about the long-term copper story. Meanwhile, Meta faces a potentially enormous legal test over allegations surrounding social-media addiction, and Alibaba sharpens its focus on AI with the sale of its gaming business. Plus, which industry is being hit by climate change?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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