Archive for April 16th, 2010

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2nd quarter earnings from the US, fancy numbers from china, and technical analysts. Lindsay Williams chats to Liston… »

South Africans are stranded and European airspace has essentially been closed, with massive economic implications. Iceland is the troublemaker again. Celia Walden, columnist at the Telegraph in the UK talks ash, aeroplanes and the leader’s debate. Is Nick Clegg a political dark horse?… »

A bumper weekend of sporting action lies ahead of us, with the Manchester derby at the top of the list. Lindsay Williams chats to Supersport’s Sias du… »

The new active currency management framework, approved by the Minister of Finance, allows for any currency risk to be hedged and actively managed on an over-the-counter basis, using forward exchange contracts or currency option and derivative structures.
This means that managing currency exposure will be more flexible and easier to… »

The JSE opened softer on Friday as profit taking again emerged. Softer Asian markets were also contributing to the weaker tone, but the JSE was lifting off its opening lows.
By 09:18 the JSE all share index was off 0.51%, with resources 0.94% softer, gold miners off 1.12% and platinum miners… »

Google reported a 23pc rise in first-quarter revenue, but its shares fell 5pc as some investors were disappointed that online advertising was not rebounding as strongly as expected…. »

Morgan Stanley has warned that the Greek debt crisis is setting off a chain of events that may prompt German withdrawal from the eurozone, with grim implications for investors caught… »

The centre of gravity of economic power is tilting rapidly to the east once again. While the rest of the world struggles to emerge from the deepest downturn in three-quarters of a century, China has returned emphatically to double-digit growth, having hardly missed beat.

The country’s economy now stands 11.9 per cent higher than it did… »

Nick Clegg broke the duopoly in British politics with a strong performance in last night’s historic first televised election debate between the three main party leaders.

The Liberal Democrat leader seized the moment by matching Gordon Brown and David Cameron blow for blow during 90 minutes of lively exchanges which confounded expectations that the 76 strict… »