BHP annual profit rises on robust iron ore prices, pays record dividend

(Reuters) - BHP Group , the world's biggest miner, posted a 2% rise in full-year profit helped by a windfall from higher iron ore prices, and declared a record final dividend on Tuesday.Iron ore prices have staged a dramatic rally this year, with the Dalian iron ore benchmark more than doubling, amid supply outages from Brazil and Australia earlier this year and more Chinese appetite for the steel-making ingredient.China's iron ore imports surged 21% in July from the month before to their..