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But analysts say investor sentiment is still fragile after weak data from China reinforced concerns about the global economy

A US official stoked hopes on Thursday that the US and China are closing in on a partial trade deal, to the benefit of risk assets

Brent crude futures rise ahead of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries oil production meeting in December

Spot gold declines 0.4%, but is still set to rise more than 0.5% this week

Sentiment regarding the trade conflict has seesawed over the past two weeks, but a US official said on Thursday a partial deal is close

Market data including bonds, unit trusts and fuel prices

Technology will in future play a leading role in improving a country’s economic and fiscal position

Russia and its Brics peers have advocated using their national currencies in mutual trade

A new report shows that SA stands out as one of the most unequal countries in the world in terms of labour market income

Mining production grows 0.2% year-on-year, above the expectations of economists

Reforms too slow to avoid downgrade, says FocusEconomics report

RMB global markets strategist John Cairns talks to Business Day TV about what lies ahead for the local currency

Apple Inc. is considering bundling its paid internet services, including News+, Apple TV+ and Apple Music, as soon as 2020

The cement industry is no longer sustainable in its current form, according to PPC RSA Cement and Materials managing director Njombo Lekula.

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The South African government signaled it’s going to take a hardline approach to its cash-strapped national airline.

A two-day strike has forced State carrier SAA to cancel almost all its domestic, regional and international flights scheduled for Friday and Saturday.

All eyes were on Brazil this week as right-wing populist President Jair Bolsonaro hosted the 11th BRICS Summit.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has called on South African Airways management and unions to urgently seek solutions to their labour dispute. The post Ramaphosa urges SAA, unions to seek solutions appeared first on SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African current events. Africa's news leader..

Thousands of local and international commuters could be left stranded as NUMSA and the Cabin Crew Association reached a deadlock in wage negotiations with South African Airways (SAA). The post SAA strike to affect local, international commuters appeared first on SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African […]

South Africa’s Nedbank could pay off mortgages or fund holidays for a small number of customers that exhibit good financial behaviour under its revamped rewards programme, its head of loyalty and rewards Dharmesh Bhana told Reuters. The post Nedbank to reward customers who display responsible financial behaviour appeared first on SABC News - Breaking news, […]

The South African Airways (SAA) strike will go ahead on Friday after a wage agreement could not be reached. The post Unions reject SAA offer, strike to go ahead appeared first on SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African current events. Africa's news leader..

A Limpopo businessman who invested more than one million rand in the defunct VBS Mutual Bank says he had to retrench 16 workers after the bank was closed. The post I had to retrench employees: VBS depositor appeared first on SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African […]

SAA has advised its customers to contact its call centre or their travel agents to make alternate flight arrangements or request a refund. The post Satawu will not be joining SAA strike appeared first on SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African current events. Africa's news leader..

Amazon.com has given notice that it will file a lawsuit challenging the US defence department’s decision to award Microsoft a cloud computing contract valued at as much as $10-billion over a decade. Continue reading

Taiwan has suspended sales of three Huawei smartphone models that identify Taiwan as part of China, striking a fresh blow in a long-running conflict over references to sovereignty. Continue reading

On paper at least, an acquisition of Cell C by Telkom makes sense. But Cell C is arguably in worse shape today than it was two years ago when Telkom tried and failed. By Hilton Tarrant. Continue reading

South African municipalities’ inability to provide consistent power is exacerbating supply disruptions by the debt-stricken state electricity utility, hobbling efforts to revive the nation’s economy. Continue reading

Motorola is rebooting the iconic Razr flip phone as a 6.2-inch smartphone with a foldable display that gives the Lenovo-owned brand a unique selling point against Apple and Samsung’s finest. Continue reading

Apple is considering bundling its paid Internet services, including News+, Apple TV+ and Apple Music, as soon as 2020, in a bid to gain more subscribers. Continue reading

Driven by the desire for greater flexibility, and improvements in technology, many skilled workers are turning to the gig economy to earn a living. Working...

As the S&P 500 and Nasdaq seem set to continue to record new highs, some market analysts believe that the current raging US bull market may be in for a nasty...

Rassie Erasmus took over as Springbok coach with 618 days to the Rugby World Cup. At the time the state of Springbok rugby was dire, with the team having los...

The Allan Gray Balanced Fund celebrated its 20-year anniversary on 1 October 2019. The local industry looks vastly different today to how it looked two decad...

Orbis has been going through a period of painful underperformance. Jonathan Brodie reminds investors what Orbis is trying to achieve, examines performance ov...

When the National Treasury first published its Economic Policy Paper, there was widespread puzzlement as to why yet another such report was needed. It repeat...

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