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Copper, AI and the vibe: BHP becomes the market’s new CBA - AFR
Australian Financial Review
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- 16 May 2026
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- 17 May 2026, 10:00 pm
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The tech crowd has found a new artificial intelligence choke point, and it’s BHP.
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CompaniesChanticleerPrint articleMay 17, 2026 – 8.42amBHP chairman Ross McEwan has the golden touch.Having simplified National Australia Bank’s story, stayed just long enough for his big investors to want more and rolled that goodwill straight into BHP’s chairmanship, he’s hosting chief executive Mike Henry’s farewell tour with the company on an absolute tear.Loading...SaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginLicense articleFollow the topics, people and companies that matter to you.Find out moreRead MoreChanticleerOpinionBHP GroupMiningCopperData centresRoss McEwanMike HenryExecutive shake-upSharesInvestingAIFetching latest articles