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The Crash of ‘87
What a day it was, exactly 22 years ago. The slaughter of the innocents occurred in wholesale fashion, as selling engulfed a confused financial world. Why? We don’t really know. Will it? (happen again) Probably not…but you never know. Marketscast talks to a world renowned stock market historian. Good… »
Monday Markets
Down, but not out. Lindsay Williams with the JSE closing prices, plus commodities, currencies, and of course the overseas equity indices. Brought to you by I-Net… »
Khulekani Dlamini of Afena Capital
Khulekani Dlamini of Afena Capital talks MTN and Bharti Airtel… »
Hedge funds making big bets on gold and gold stocks
Regulatory filings show that hedge funds managed by John Paulson held almost 9% of all outstanding GLD (the gold bullion ETF) shares at the end of March, a position with a current market value of almost US$3B. Paulson’s funds also owned about 15% of GDX (the gold mining stock ETF), 11% of Anglogold (AU), 4%… »
The Das Blog
Banks reported better than expected profits. U.S. banks seem likely to pass the “stress” test. Repayment of taxpayers funds by some institutions, at least, deemed imminent. Scrutiny suggests that the episode reflected Adlai Stevenson’s logic: “These are conclusions on which I base my facts. “Banks beat “well managed” low-ball expectations. In… »
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