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David Magee
Oct 05, 2011
Francois Gouws and Yassine Bouhara, the co-heads of UBS’ global equities, handed in their resignations, apparently taking responsibility for the actions of the London rogue trader who perpetrated illegal trades.
Palash Ghosh
Oct 05, 2011
South African share prices rose on Wednesday with investors snapping up stocks they felt had been over-sold and as positive sentiment seeped back into global markets after Europe said it would protect the region's lenders from the euro zone crisis.
Jack Kim
Oct 05, 2011
South African government bonds and the rand currency ended firmer on Wednesday, boosted after a minister said the government would keep a lid on spending and tracking gains elsewhere as global risk appetite picked up.
Jack Kim
Oct 05, 2011
Democratic Republic of Congo needs to invest some $300 million in its industrial diamond mining operations to revive a flagging sector and boost government revenue, a top mining official said.
Jack Kim
Oct 05, 2011
Gold rose on Wednesday after dipping below $1,600 an ounce as stock markets appeared to have found their footing, but traders said the metal's correlation with volatile equities could trigger more selling.
Mike Obel
Oct 05, 2011
September Layoffs Mostly Came From Army, BofA, but the two employers outlooks could not be more different
Eleazar David Meléndez
Oct 05, 2011
Stocks were little changed on Wednesday as European finance ministers appeared ready to prop up struggling banks while reports on the U.S. labor market and services sector came in stronger than expected.
IBT Staff Reporter
Oct 05, 2011
Gold prices hovered in a tight range Wednesday as strong physical buying offset renewed optimism among stock investors that Europe might yet avert a sovereign debt-induced recession.
Mike Obel
Oct 05, 2011
U.S. stock index futures were higher but more volatility was likely on Wednesday as European finance ministers appeared ready to prop up struggling banks, with data due on the U.S. labor market and services sector.
IBT Staff Reporter
Oct 05, 2011
Gold fell more than 1 percent on Wednesday, extending the previous day's hefty losses, as rising equities diverted some interest from the precious metal, and as investors remained wary of buying into the market after its recent sharp volatility.
Mike Obel
Oct 05, 2011
NASA has made the announcement that it will start accepting applications for its next class of astronaut candidates in November.
Bhaskar Prasad
Oct 05, 2011
From the way Washington politicians in both parties tell it, you may well think that multinational companies favor low-tax jurisdictions when investing overseas. They don't.
IBT Staff Reporter
Oct 04, 2011
Ford (F), which did not accept U.S. Government assistance, has rebounded after a restructuring, and is well-positioned to capitalize on U.S. job growth, when it returns with gusto. Is now a good time to consider Ford's shares?
Joseph Lazzaro
Oct 04, 2011
Major U.S. corporations often increase executive pay to ensure it is higher than the median in their industry, according to a report.
Ashley Portero
Oct 04, 2011
Occupy Wall Street protesters benefited from labor's well-organized support, but unions have also gained from the demonstrations.
Dan Rivoli
Oct 04, 2011
The leading Mexican restaurant operator in the United States filed for bankruptcy on Tuesday and put its El Torito, Chevys Fresh Mex and Acapulco Mexican Restaurant chains up for sale.
IBT Staff Reporter
Oct 04, 2011
South Africa and Zambia have approved the $1.1 billion bid by China's Jinchuan Group for copper and cobalt producer Metorex, bringing closer prospects for the deal to be finalised by November.
Jack Kim
Oct 04, 2011
Shares of BlackBerry developer Research in Motion fell to a new yearly low as Apple started to introduce its iPhone5. Apple CEO Tim Cook said 93 percent of the Fortune 500 are testing it.
David Zielenziger
Oct 04, 2011
The Dalai Lama, the Tibetan spiritual leader, cancelled a trip to South Africa planned for this week that had put Pretoria in a bind between its biggest trading partner China and one of its modern heroes, Nobel Peace Prize laureate Desmond Tutu.
Jack Kim
Oct 04, 2011
Shares of Research In Motion jumped nearly 10 percent Tuesday morning on talk that it had hired an investment bank, reviving speculation that the BlackBerry maker could become a takeover target.
IBT Staff Reporter
Oct 04, 2011
Hedge funds posted their worst returns in three years in the third quarter, and the fourth quarter appears to be off to an equally rocky start.
IBT Staff Reporter
Oct 04, 2011
