Section: South Africa
Japanese stocks stand out
Japanese shares stood out against a lacklustre backdrop in Asia on Tuesday as oil prices continued to drop. ||| Tokyo – Japanese shares stood out against a lacklustre backdrop in Asia on Tuesday as oil prices continued to drop, while the dollar took a breather from its recent rally. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside...
Fears grow of all-out war in Ukraine
New unidentified columns have rumbled toward the pro-Moscow rebel stronghold of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine as fears grew of a return to all-out fighting. …read more Source:...
China, Japan leaders in ice-breaker talks
The leaders of China and Japan held an ice-breaking summit after two years of dangerous animosity. ||| Beijing – The leaders of China and Japan held an ice-breaking summit on Monday after two years of dangerous animosity, as world leaders including Barack Obama gathered for an Asia-Pacific meeting spotlighting intensifying big-power...
Sombre Dutch memorial for MH17 victims
The Netherlands has held a sombre and emotional memorial for the 298 people who died when Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was shot down. …read more Source:...
Russia’s VTB may move from London to China
VTB, Russia’s No.2 bank, may delist from the London Stock Exchange (LSE) in favour of Chinese bourses as sanctions imposed in the Ukraine crisis hit its ability to raise capital in Western markets, its chief executive said. ||| Beijing – VTB, Russia’s No.2 bank, may delist from the London Stock Exchange (LSE) in favour of...
Tough questions linger for Russia over MH17
Four months after flight MH17 was shot down in eastern Ukraine, killing 298 people, the disaster remains highly controversial as the Netherlands holds a memorial for the dead. …read more Source:...
East European weighs on Carlsberg’s profits
Danish brewer Carlsberg said its third quarter net profit dipped to 2.1 billion kroner (R3.9 billion), citing falling beer sales in Russia and Eastern Europe amid challenging market conditions. ||| Copenhagen – Danish brewer Carlsberg said Monday its third quarter net profit dipped to 2.1 billion kroner (R3.9 billion), citing falling beer...
China deal sends shares to 1-month high
A landmark deal to give global investors easier access to China’s $3.9 trillion (R44 trillion) stock market lifted world shares to their highest in over a month on Monday, as tensions in Libya and Ukraine pushed up oil prices. ||| London – A landmark deal to give global investors easier access to China’s $3.9 trillion (R44...
European shares inch up
European stocks inched higher, reversing some of the previous session’s losses, with Nutreco surging 14 percent as SHV sweetened its takeover bid for the Dutch animal feed and nutrition company. ||| Paris – European stocks inched higher early on Monday, reversing some of the previous session’s losses, with Nutreco surging 14...
Heavy fighting resurges in eastern Ukraine
The world is on the brink of a new Cold War. Some are even saying that it has already begun, says former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev …read more Source: Business...
