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Harmony Gold Reports Big Production Drop

Harmony Gold, South Africa's third-largest gold producer, on Friday became the latest miner to report a sharp drop in output in the first 3 months of 2012 because of an increase in government-ordered safety stoppages.

HP Keeps PC Crown But Asian Vendors Take Share

A customer looks at laptops at a Dell outlet in Beijing
Hewlett-Packard Co. (NYSE: HPQ), the No. 1 PC vendor, kept its crown in the first quarter and added share as worldwide PC shipments rose 1.9 percent, market researcher Gartner (NYSE: IT) said.

Walmart International focusing on existing markets

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Wal-Mart Stores Inc is focused on improving results in China and other foreign countries where it already operates, rather than on entering new markets, its top international executive said on Thursday.
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Gold Miners Seeking Ways To Attract Investors

A collapse in gold producers lofty valuations has sparked soul searching about an exodus of restive shareholders, forcing them to tighten operations and boost dividends to lure investors.
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Banking, shopping and job hunting online

Banking and keeping track of finances, shopping and searching for jobs are the main tasks of Internet users around the globe, according to a new international survey.
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National Cleavage Day: Bra Maker Wonderbra Celebrates With Celebrity Hall of Fame [PHOTOS]

Friday, March 30, 2012 marks National Cleavage Day in the United Kingdom where our neighbors across the pond celebrate women's and celebrities' assets thanks to bra maker Wonderbra. This year, Wonderbra also released a list of the Celebrity Cleavage Hall of Fame, which the company calls a physical testimony to the best cleavages out there based on a survey from women in the UK. View the slideshow to see photos of the celebrities and their assets that made the cut according ...

More Trade, Still No Political Clout: An Expert's Take on the BRICS Summit

The BRICS nations met for a summit in New Delhi, where, among other subjects, they discussed the possible formation of a joint development bank, closer integration of their respective stock exchanges, energy security and ongoing tensions in the Middle East. But they still wield no power as a bloc, says an expert who has studied the BRICS phenomenon
AngloGold Ashanti facility in Ghana

Gold Rises As Dollar Falls And Euro Zone Firewall Expands

Gold prices rose on Friday as the dollar fell to a one-month low against a basket of currencies, including the euro, after European finance ministers agreed to boost the euro zone's debt crisis firewall to roughly 800 billion euros ($1.1 trillion).
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U.S. steps up its push to keep top World Bank role

The United States stepped up lobbying on Thursday for its pick to retain the top job at the World Bank as emerging markets pushed their view that the time has come for rich nations to share leadership of key institutions.
South African President Jacob Zuma

South African Govt Gets Into Platinum Mining

South Africa's government is to plough $420 million into a public-private platinum venture with Pallinghurst Resources that has ambitions to become the world's third-largest producer of the precious metal.
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Palladium Set to Soar in 2012: Survey

Palladium prices are set to soar this year, buoyed by high levels of speculative buying, unwavering industrial demand and the general upward price pressure commodity metals are seeing in a zero-interest rate environment, according to a report issued Thursday.

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