Half-year earnings for Rio Tinto (RIO) failed to match consensus analyst forecasts, but income-seeking shareholders are unlikely to be disappointed. In addition to the largest interim dividend in its history, the diversified miner used its interim figures to announce a further $1bn (£758m) of planned share buybacks for 2017, equivalent to an extra 56¢ per share.
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