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Labour strife, closures in SA to hit platinum.
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US Federal Reserve chair Ben Bernanke has repeated his pledge to protect the US economy from fallout from the eurozone debt crisis.
ArcelorMittal SA, which reported a full-year loss, has warned that a pick-up in demand from key construction industry customers has yet to materialise.
Industry chiefs should be held responsible for fatalities which could have been avoided, says Mineral Resources Minister Susan Shabangu.
Two top shareholders in miner Xstrata say they will vote against its merger with Glencore, threatening the sector's biggest deal.
The unemployment rate eased in the fourth quarter of 2011 to 23.9%, says Stats SA.
SA's gold and foreign exchange reserves rose in January, partly boosted by flows from the government’s international bond sale, a firmer gold price and a weaker dollar.
The price of Brent crude oil topped $116 on fresh threats from Iran to ban exports and as a cold wave spread through Europe.
African Rainbow Minerals' Russian partner, Norisk Nickel, says it is keen to acquire platinum mines in SA.
PREPARATIONS: A farmer sprays pesticide in the central rice areas of Thailand. Thailand's government promised farmers a huge increase in the price of rice when it came to power last August, but it is failing on all fronts as export prices have not held up. (Reuters)
The JSE ended weaker for the second straight session, with the resources index leading the downside due to some profit taking.
The rand softened against the dollar but was off session lows after data showed the labour market improving slightly after massive job losses brought on by the financial crisis.
The euro rose on news the text of a bailout agreement could be reached later in the day in Greece, while weak earnings from banking giant UBS pressured financial stocks.
Blue Label Telecoms says first half headline earning per share are likely to be up to 48% higher.
US authorities are looking into possible violations by employees of Rupert Murdoch’s media empire of a US law banning corrupt payments to foreign officials.
A presidential proclamation authorises the Special Investigating Unit to probe Eskom for fraud and corruption.
Anglo American CEO Cynthia Carroll says shareholders are supportive of it in its legal battle against Chile's Codelco.
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Commuters using the Gautrain have fallen due to strikes by feeder bus drivers.
Germany is battling the increasingly widespread phenomenon of "burnout".
An ANC report on the mining industry proposes fundamental changes.
Anglo American stock rose on speculation that it could again be a takeover target.
New car sales in January were the best in five years, says Naamsa.
Belgium has become the first eurozone country to fall into recession.
An arbitrator has ordered Eskom to up wage increases by at least 1%.
The government wants miners to process more raw minerals before they are exported to aid job creation in the industry, says the mineral resources minister.
New Delhi expects economic growth to dip below 7% this year, the slowest since the global financial crisis.
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The JSE was in negative territory at noon after a tentative start.
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