Topic: PostNuke

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Articles: Indian shares hit historic high

Posted by admin on Monday, February 06, 2006 - 03:22 PM

	India's surging stock market has hit a new high as its benchmark BSE index briefly topped the 10,000 points mark. Read full article: 'Indian shares hit historic high'

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Articles: House price growth slows

Posted by admin on Monday, February 06, 2006 - 03:21 PM

	NOMINAL house price growth was 14,9% year-on-year in January compared with a revised growth rate of 15,5% in December, the latest Absa House Price Index showed. Read full article: 'House price growth slows'

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Articles: Rand strength ’beyond desirable levels’

Posted by admin on Monday, February 06, 2006 - 03:19 PM

	THE rand has strengthened far beyond desirable levels, Deputy President Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka said today during a parliamentary briefing on government’s new strategy for boosting economic growth. Read full article: 'Rand strength ’beyond desirable levels’'

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Articles: Merkel, Rumsfeld Urge World to Act on Iran Threat

Posted by admin on Monday, February 06, 2006 - 08:29 AM

	German Chancellor Angela Merkel and US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld urged the world to prevent the Islamic republic from developing a nuclear weapon. Read full article: 'Merkel, Rumsfeld Urge World to Act on Iran Threat'

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Articles: Germany Calls For Expanded NATO Role

Posted by admin on Monday, February 06, 2006 - 08:26 AM

	Germany urged NATO to take on a more wide-ranging role in battling new global threats but France and the United States disagreed over the future of the transatlantic alliance. Read full article: 'Germany Calls For Expanded NATO Role'

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Articles: BHP Billiton drawn into kickback inquiry

Posted by admin on Monday, February 06, 2006 - 08:23 AM

	MELBOURNE — Executives at BHP Billiton, the world’s largest mining company, may be drawn into an Australian inquiry over whether illegal kickbacks were paid to former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein for wheat shipments. Read full article: 'BHP Billiton drawn into kickback inquiry'

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Articles: Retail, production figures set to give snapshot of economy

Posted by admin on Monday, February 06, 2006 - 08:22 AM

	THE overall health of the economy comes in for a check up this week. Although not market-moving, data for retail sales and manufacturing production are good indicators of consumer demand and general economic activity. Read full article: 'Retail, production figures set to give snapshot of economy'

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Articles: Russian tycoon in $1bn bid for Highveld stake

Posted by admin on Monday, February 06, 2006 - 08:20 AM

	RUSSIAN magnate Alisher Usmanov has lodged a bid to buy Anglo American’s controlling stake in Highveld Steel & Vanadium for more than $1bn. Read full article: 'Russian tycoon in $1bn bid for Highveld stake'

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Articles: Mbeki says he will not seek third term

Posted by admin on Monday, February 06, 2006 - 08:18 AM

	PRESIDENT Thabo Mbeki yesterday gave SA an undertaking that the African National Congress (ANC) would not change the constitution to allow him a third term in office, opening the way for Deputy President Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka to succeed him in 2009. Read full article: 'Mbeki says he will not seek third term'

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Articles: Zimbabwe power cut ‘was planned’

Posted by admin on Monday, February 06, 2006 - 08:17 AM

	ZIMBABWE faces rolling black-outs in the coming weeks because of inadequate coal supplies at the country’s thermal power plants and a cash crunch. Read full article: 'Zimbabwe power cut ‘was planned’'

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