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title: "BP could cut dividend"
description: "Anything else would probably be political suicide, in the US at least, so it comes as little surprise. Still, we got the first confirmation that oil giant BP may defer or reduce its dividend payment from an interview the Wall Street Journal did with CEO Tony Hayward. No decision has been made yet, though. Wall Street Journal"
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publisher: "Daily Maverick"
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section: "Business Maverick"
author: "Andy Rice"
author_url: "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/author/andyrice/"
canonical_url: "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2010-06-11-bp-could-cut-dividend/"
published: "2010-06-11T07:46:37"
updated: "2013-02-01T20:01:41"
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# BP could cut dividend

> Anything else would probably be political suicide, in the US at least, so it comes as little surprise. Still, we got the first confirmation that oil giant BP may defer or reduce its dividend payment from an interview the Wall Street Journal did with CEO Tony Hayward. No decision has been made yet, though. [Wall Street Journal](http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704312104575297841925243062.html?mod=WSJ_hpp_LEFTTopStories)

By Andy Rice · Published 11 June 2010, 09:46 SAST · Updated 1 February 2013, 22:01 SAST

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