Local Finance News
Tuesday 18th May 2010 Private hospital operator Life Healthcare Group plans one of the largest private placements on the local bourse. view more
Tuesday 18th May 2010 Fast moving consumer goods services specialist CIC Holdings justified its billing as one of the JSEs top performing shares with a strong annual performance. view more
Tuesday 18th May 2010 Telecommunications group Vodacom says data is a vital part of its growth strategy. view more
Tuesday 18th May 2010 Should there be electricity supply problems during the World Cup, Eskom will ask big manufacturers and mines to lower their power usage. view more
Tuesday 18th May 2010 Eurozone finance ministers have vowed to fix the regions finances after expressing concern at the plunging euro. view more
Tuesday 18th May 2010 One local institution set to win from the countrys hosting of the 2010 FIFA World Cup is the SA Revenue Service. view more
Tuesday 18th May 2010 As SA industry suffers amid a crippling Transnet strike, workers are appealing to government as wage talks reach a dead end. view more
Friday 30th April 2010 The country needs more electricity capacity in the short term because power supply affects business plans, says Business Leadership SA. view more
Friday 30th April 2010 The JSE has ended in negative territory, led by jittery resource stocks ahead of the Henry Tax Review, which is due for release in Australia. view more
Friday 30th April 2010 The rand has remained on the front foot amid a stronger euro on news of an imminent rescue package for Greece. view more
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International News
Saturday 4th September 2010 HM Revenue and Customs says some 1.4 million people each owe about £1,500 in tax, while 4.3 million will get an average rebate of £418. view more
Friday 3rd September 2010 The United Nations' food agency calls a special meeting of policy makers to discuss the recent rapid rises in food prices. view more
Friday 3rd September 2010 HSBC may quit its London headquarters if the UK government decides to break up big banks, a senior executive says. view more
Friday 3rd September 2010 The Brazilian state oil company, Petrobras, unveils plans to sell up to .5bn of new stock, in one of the world's largest share offers. view more
Friday 3rd September 2010 BP says the cost of its Gulf of Mexico oil spill has risen to bn - a rise of more than bn in the last month alone. view more
Saturday 4th September 2010 Banks are accused of leaving some customers in "dire poverty" after taking money out of their accounts without permission. view more
Saturday 4th September 2010 Nigeria's economy will hit double-digit growth by the end of 2011 or early 2012, the country's finance minister says. view more
Friday 3rd September 2010 The cost of mortgages is continuing to fall and they are becoming more accessible to some borrowers, figures show. view more
Friday 3rd September 2010 The US economy shed another 54,000 jobs in August, the third month in a row that jobs have been lost, official figures show. view more
Friday 3rd September 2010 New data shows new construction orders contracted in the second quarter, while the services sector slowed sharply in August. view more
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