Thomson Reuters






Feb 12 (Reuters) - Cliffs Natural Resources Inc
reported lower revenue and a quarterly loss on Tuesday, and
slashed its dividend by 76 percent.


The miner, which produces iron ore and metallurgical coal,
said its earnings were hurt in part by a $1 billion writedown
announced in January.


The company reported a loss of $1.62 billion, or $11.36 a
share, compared with a profit of $185.4 million, or $1.30, a
year earlier. Revenue fell to $1.42 billion from $1.53 billion.