Topic: Science and Technology

The new items published under this topic are as follows.

Articles: Rio Tinto shares jump to record

Posted by Admin on Wednesday, May 09, 2007 - 08:49 AM

	Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto has seen its shares jump to record levels amid speculation that a rival is preparing a hostile takeover bid. Read full article: 'Rio Tinto shares jump to record'

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Articles: Net demand boosts Cisco profits

Posted by Admin on Wednesday, May 09, 2007 - 08:48 AM

	Booming internet traffic helped Cisco Systems post a 34% rise in profit for the three months to the end of April. Read full article: 'Net demand boosts Cisco profits'

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Articles: Manuel downplays strengthening of rand

Posted by Admin on Wednesday, May 09, 2007 - 08:41 AM

	FINANCE Minister Trevor Manuel yesterday downplayed recent gains in the rand as the currency scaled a nine-month peak against the dollar, saying the unit’s gains were due mainly to rising commodity prices and broad weakness in the greenback. Read full article: 'Manuel downplays strengthening of rand'

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Articles: Global sentiment boosts business confidence

Posted by Admin on Wednesday, May 09, 2007 - 08:30 AM

	THE South African Chamber of Business (Sacob) business confidence index (BCI) edged up to 101,9 last month after declining to 99,5 in March, according to data released yesterday. Read full article: 'Global sentiment boosts business confidence'

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Articles: Hyperinflation wreaks havoc in Zimbabwe

Posted by Admin on Wednesday, May 09, 2007 - 07:16 AM

	ZIMBABWE’s poverty line shot up 82,88% as soaring inflation wreaked havoc on daily life, figures from the Central Statistical Office (CSO) showed yesterday. Read full article: 'Hyperinflation wreaks havoc in Zimbabwe'

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Articles: Dairy turns sour for SA’s small farmers

Posted by Admin on Wednesday, May 09, 2007 - 07:14 AM

	THE survival of small and medium-sized dairy farmers could be at risk as input costs rocket and the selling price of milk at the farm gate fails to keep pace, say economists. Read full article: 'Dairy turns sour for SA’s small farmers'

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Articles: Coega smelter on track despite takeover buzz

Posted by Admin on Wednesday, May 09, 2007 - 07:12 AM

	ALUMINIUM company Alcoa’s hostile takeover bid for Canadian-based Alcan may throw a spanner in the works for the construction of a $2,75bn aluminium smelter at the Coega industrial development zone near Port Elizabeth. Read full article: 'Coega smelter on track despite takeover buzz'

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Articles: Business confidence edges higher

Posted by Admin on Tuesday, May 08, 2007 - 09:16 PM

	BUSINESS confidence ticked up slightly last month helped by global investor demand for emerging market assets, the South African Chamber of Business (Sacob) said today. Read full article: 'Business confidence edges higher'

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Articles: Net reserves up, Bank buys dollars

Posted by Admin on Tuesday, May 08, 2007 - 09:14 PM

	NET gold and foreign exchange reserves rose to $24,59bn at the end of last month, data showed today, reflecting further improvement in the country’s financial position. Read full article: 'Net reserves up, Bank buys dollars'

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Articles: Thomson in talks to buy Reuters for £8,8bn

Posted by Admin on Tuesday, May 08, 2007 - 09:12 PM

	LONDON - Canadian publisher Thomson Corp is in talks to buy Reuters Group for about £8,8bn to create the world’s biggest news and financial data company, the two firms said today. Read full article: 'Thomson in talks to buy Reuters for £8,8bn'

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