Silver lining to economic crisis
A determined lead by President Zuma would change the climate of pessimism overnight, says Douglas Gibson.
A determined lead by President Zuma would change the climate of pessimism overnight, says Douglas Gibson.
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are opening solidly higher as traders come back from the Labor Day holiday.
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are opening solidly higher as traders come back from the Labor Day holiday.
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are opening solidly higher as traders come back from the Labor Day holiday. Markets also rose Tuesday in Europe and China. Several companies were making big moves following deal news. Meredith jumped 11 percent after agreeing to be acquired by fellow media company Media General, and Teco Energy soared 22 percent after agreeing to be bought by Emera, a Canadian energy company. The Dow Jones industrial average gained 285 points, or 1.8 percent, to 16,385 early Tuesday. That made up the loss it had on Friday. Читать дальше...
Mona the labrador made the discovery on board a plane bound for Mexico
BRUSSELS - European lawmakers have backed plans to ban animal cloning and want an embargo on imports of cloned animals and their offspring.
It’s not just U.S. companies that have rushed to eurozone bond markets to raise money this year. Corporates from China to Japan, Israel to Australia are set for a record year of bond issuance in the region, as the European Central Bank’s easy-money policies lower the cost of borrowing in euros.
The Queen's rule has been long and stable, and there are no signs she will abdicate any time soon.
V8 Supercars has confirmed a more compacted calendar for next year's expanded championship,
Revelations that Glenn Stewart has hired the Sam Burgess's UK-based agent will spark speculation Burgess is headed back to South Sydney
Iran used to export 200,000 barrels per day to Spain before sanctions were imposed and announced its intention to match the figures.
Daniel J. Graeber
NEW YORK, Sept. 8 (UPI) -- A decline in Chinese foreign trade and signs of increased upstream activity in North America helped send crude oil prices lower in early Tuesday trading.
A second body has been discovered in Mfuleni, less than a day after the half-naked body of a man was found in the area.
Читать дальше...After a mostly quiet month-long August recess back home for members of Congress, September is on track to be anything but as showdowns loom.
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Convicted drug dealer Sheryl Cwele wants the court to reconsider her already shortened sentence.
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SALGA condemned violent protests in Limpopo that resulted in the destruction of property and municipal infrastructure.
Читать дальше...A roundup of private equity-related news.
Leg-spinner Fawad Ahmed said his fingers were "tightly crossed" ahead of the announcement of the Australian cricket team that will tour Bangladesh next month.
Chantal Janzen (36) heeft dinsdag 50 kinderen geheel stil gekregen. De kleintjes kwamen bij jeugdtheater De Krakeling in Amsterdam bij elkaar om naar de voorlezende actrice-presentatrice te luisteren. Ze las voor uit Circus Woepi uit de voorleesbundel Samen spelen! van Woezel & Pip en vraagt daarmee aandacht voor het belang van voorlezen en de taalontwikkeling van kinderen.
British private equity pioneer Guy Hands said he would share ownership of buyout firm Terra Firma Capital Partners Ltd. for the first time with Justin King, former chief executive officer of J Sainsbury PLC, who is joining as vice chairman, as part of a succession plan.
Conflicts that have recently flared up in various parts of the world showed that America’s much-trumpeted M1 Abrams tank falls easy prey to even older types of Russian antitank weapons.
E-Trade Financial Corp. said Tuesday that it plans to eliminate all of the $4.4 billion of wholesale funding obligations from its bank balance sheet by quarter-end, the online brokerage's latest restructuring move.
Two people were killed when a truck and a car collided on Durban’s M7 highway.
Читать дальше...The guitarist and singer has been campaigning against the badger cull for years, but this may be his weirdest stunt yet