Archive for March 15th, 2010

The birth of a child is a joyous event. Then come the hospital bills, and the bills are relentless for the next couple of decades. The joy is diluted somewhat by depleted bank accounts and hand outs. More seriously, when should adult children be financially assisted? Citade’ls Philip Faure gives some sobering advice to Lindsay… »

Data currently being released is being looked upon favourably from all geographies. But on an annual basis the comparison is based on the nadir of the crisis of a year ago. Let’s get the reasoned perspective from one of South Africa’s most most considered and thoughtful economists. Chris Hart talks to Lindsay… »

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The JSE languished in the red in midday trade on Monday in line with its global counterparts amid concerns over China’s monetary tightening measures.
At noon, the JSE all share index shed 0.86%, with resources off 1.72%, while gold miners and platinum miners declined 0.99% and 0.72% respectively.
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Johannesburg, Mar 15 (I-Net Bridge) - A 5.8% drop in production last year saw South Africa slip further down the global rankings to be the fourth- largest gold producer in the world, Business Day reported on Monday.
According to figures released by the Chamber of Mines last week, South Africa’s output fell to 204,922.8kg in 2009… »

Last week was noteworthy for its complete lack of noteworthiness. Can this week rise from the ashes of torpor? Lindsay Williams chats to Kevin de Villiers, Investec Asset Management Cape… »

The long-simmering clash between the world’s two great powers is coming to a head, with dangerous implications for the international… »

Finance ministers from eurozone states will today attempt to paper over cracks and try to reach agreement on a €20bn-€25bn aid package to help ease the financial crisis in Greece…. »

Fears are growing that the housing market could be facing a double-dip recession, as data released today shows house prices in March have risen by the smallest margin on record…. »

On March 15 1985, a Massachusetts-based computer make named Symbolics added dotcom to its name. It was followed by Bbn.com and Think.com.

The market for dotcom would not grow significantly for another few years – that year only six dotcom names were registered, compared to the 100,000 now registered every day. In 2008, Google’s crawler indexed… »