Sixth straight loss
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The world's biggest economy lost jobs for a sixth straight month in June as US employers shed 62 000 nonfarm jobs amid a lingering slowdown, a Labor Department report showed on Thursday.
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The IMF has projected its budget deficit would rise to $242-million in the 2009 fiscal year.
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Indian truckers have ended a strike early after govt agreed to supply diesel at a uniform price.
IMF sees $242mn loss
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The IMF has projected its budget deficit would rise to $242-million in the 2009 fiscal year.
Truckers return to wheel
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Indian truckers have ended a strike early after govt agreed to supply diesel at a uniform price.
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Cees Bruggemans goes on a journey into a futuristic Arthur C. Clarke-inspired economy.
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Four years of consumer confidence has been wiped out in months, says Cees Bruggemans.
Where did we go wrong?
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Cees Bruggemans goes on a journey into a futuristic Arthur C. Clarke-inspired economy.
Shoppers face the drop
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Four years of consumer confidence has been wiped out in months, says Cees Bruggemans.
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Biofuel food boom
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» BUSINESS NEWS
BCI declines further
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» RAND & JSE
Rand remains on front foot
The rand remained on the front foot in noon trade on Friday having firmed sharply on Thursday.
Resources weigh on JSE
After opening in the black on Friday morning, the JSE turned around and was in the red by midday.
» WORLD MARKETS
Euro stocks close mixed
European stocks closed mixed on Wednesday, giving up solid gains made in a robust technical rebound.
Wall Street mixed
Wall Street closed mixed on Thursday after a key labor market report showed a drop in US payrolls.
» PERSONAL FINANCE/PROPERTY
Weighty inflation
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