Archive for April 14th, 2010

Bears were crushed in a bullish stampede today-the action is described by Wayne McCurrie from RMB Asset Managment in… »

Brown, Cameron, or Clegg? It’s important to us no matter how dull and over-hyped it may seem. Lindsay Williams chats to one of the UK’s most influential political journalists, Andrew Porter, the political editor of the UK’s Telegraph…. »

Sales are still down but shares have been through the roof since late January. Why? And can it continue? Lindsay Williams chats to this country’s finest retail analyst…. »

The JSE was firmer in noon trade on Wednesday in line with global markets amid stronger metal prices but off the session’s earlier highs.
Retailers in particular were coming off after slightly worse than expected retail trade data for February, but resource counters remained strong.
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South African retail trade sales at constant (2008) prices for February declined -1.5% year-on-year (y/y) after a revised decline of -1.5% (-1.7%) y/y in January, figures released on Wednesday by Statistics South Africa show. Economists had expected a marginal increase in February.
Retail trade sales, at current prices, for February 2010 increased… »

Wholesale trade sales at constant (2000) prices for February declined -2.4% year-on-year (y/y) in February after a revised decline of -10.9% (-11.2%) in January, Statistics South Africa data showed on Wednesday.
Stats SA also noted that wholesale trade sales, at constant 2000 prices, for the three months ended February 2010 decreased by… »

NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - Commuting to work will be short and cheap 10 years from now, computers will be ubiquitous but unnoticed and smart refrigerators will help consumers eat healthier foods.

But the future envisioned by Forbes.com could also mean higher unemployment with more people losing jobs to off-shoring and… »

An upcoming book by Kaye Thomas explains in plain English the secret of succesful investing:  Turning money into more money.
While everyone goes through good times and bad times, the 1980 Harvard Law School graduate suggests sticking to four main rules for success:
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(Reuters) - A magnitude 6.9 earthquake on Wednesday killed about 300 people in the mountainous Tibetan Plateau in southwest China and left more than 8,000 injured as houses, schools and offices… »

A harsh winter and cash-strapped ranchers — let’s not forget commodity speculators — have reduced cattle herds and caused prices to shoot up nearly 25% since last year, the Financial Times reports. Expect that burger or steak to cost more in the months ahead, the meat experts say.

Prices have soared since December, as worldwide production… »