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World shares up amid confidence in recovery  2010-07-23 14:31:01 World stock markets mostly rose after another batch of positive economic and corporate news helped ease concerns ahead of the publication of stress test results from 91 of Europe's banks. [Full Story...] 0 Comments Indian court: Hindu gods can't trade in shares 2010-07-17 09:07:01 An Indian court has ruled that Hindu gods cannot deal in stocks and shares, reports said Saturday, after an application for trading accounts to be set up in their names. [Full Story...] Oil falls on global economy doubts 2010-07-06 02:55:01 Oil fell to a one-month low under $72 a barrel on Monday, with Brent crude marking a sixth straight session of losses on lingering concerns over slowing global economies and demand for fuel. [Full Story...] 0 Comments How fear of speculators drives European leaders 2010-05-10 14:17:01 Many European political leaders have blamed speculators for aggravating the rocky financial markets that forced them to agree a bumper emergency package. [Full Story...] 0 Comments World economy recovering faster than expected - Lipsky 2010-01-05 03:00:01 The IMF predictions for global economic growth will almost certainly be revised upward as the world embarks on a quicker-than-expected recovery from its worst recession in generations, according to deputy John Lipsky. [Full Story...] 0 Comments Sanlam index points to growing fear of equity market crash 2009-12-21 04:00:01 Investors continue to be concerned about value in the equity market and believe the likelihood of a crash in stock prices has increased, according to the monthly Sanlam Investment Management (SIM) investor confidence index. [Full Story...] 0 Comments Copper rises 0.5 percent as US dollar retreats 2009-12-18 10:23:01 Copper rose 0.5 percent in Europe on Friday as the dollar's retreat from the 3-1/2 month highs it hit against the euro a day ago lifted commodities prices. [Full Story...] 0 Comments Dow hits 14-month high on data, dollar and Dubai 2009-12-02 00:30:01 The Dow Jones industrial average climbed to its highest close in 14 months on Tuesday as a weak dollar boosted natural resource companies' shares. [Full Story...] 0 Comments De Beers to get $1bn injection 2009-12-02 04:00:01 De Beers' shareholders - Anglo American, the Oppenheimer family and the Botswana government - had agreed in principle to invest $1-billion in the largest diamond producer through a rights offer to cut debt. [Full Story...] 0 Comments Eqstra bosses let off R53m in debt 2009-12-02 06:00:01 Shareholders of Eqstra, previously a unit of Imperial Group, this week approved a plan to release top management from R53 million of debts they owed in terms of the Imperial Share Purchase Scheme. [Full Story...] 0 Comments ArcelorMittal - Prices of some products drop 2009-11-02 06:00:01 ArcelorMittal South Africa would reduce prices for some of its products from this month, in line with international benchmarks, the steel maker said on Friday. [Full Story...] Medvedev signs Russian law on market crimes 2009-11-01 18:25:01 President Dmitry Medvedev has signed into law a Russian bill that introduces jail terms for traders and journalists convicted of stock market manipulation. [Full Story...] Rand hit by risk aversion 2009-07-13 17:53:01 South Africa's rand hit a 7-week low against the dollar as investors dumped high-risk assets while local stocks gained for a fifth straigth session, boosted by financial shares. [Full Story...] Equity pain costs IDC portfolio R26bn 2009-07-03 06:00:01 The Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) had lost R26 billion in the value of the shares it owned in private companies because of the poor performance by equity markets, the financier said yesterday. [Full Story...] SA stocks slide on miners, but rand rallies 2009-04-16 18:09:01 South African blue-chip stocks fell more than 2 percent, as weaker commodity prices battered miners, but bonds rallied and the rand hit a new 6-month high against the dollar. [Full Story...] JSE ends down on profit taking 2009-04-15 17:45:01 The JSE ended in the red in what a trader said was a session of profit taking after a few days of straight gains. [Full Story...] Anglo cashes in its gold chips 2009-02-04 06:00:01 The market value of both AngloGold Ashanti and Harmony Gold hit all-time highs last week, helping Anglo American to cash in as it reduced its stake in AngloGold... [Full Story...] Absa raised alarm on defaults in November 2009-02-03 06:00:01 Absa had approached the Reserve Bank "some time in late November" to warn that some of its single-stock futures transactions were beginning to show signs of having problems, Errol Kruger, the registrar of banks, told Business Report. [Full Story...] Stats SA survey to shed light on revised consumer basket 2009-02-03 06:00:01 The likely impact of the new consumer basket on official inflation data will be clarified today when Statistics SA releases the results of last year's parallel price survey. [Full Story...] |
