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Snuffing credit card fire

| The US is rushing to put laws into place to prevent abusive practices by credit card companies to help consumers battered by the global financial meltdown.
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  • Super-rich get richer

    A rebound in Chinese stocks has seen the fortunes of the nation's ultra-wealthy rocket.
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  • Murdoch's plans stymied

    Rupert Murdoch 300 Rupert Murdoch's plans to squeeze subscriptions from his online readers are not panning out.
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  • Vanilla Ice, ice baby?

    Castle Lite has confirmed that the star of its advertising campaign is the real Vanilla Ice.
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  • Marcus's baptism of fire

    Sapa Incoming SARB Governor Gill Marcus faces her first test as markets expect a rate decision.
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  • Neotel's small beginnings

    Neotel says it is still finding the burden of expectations to be a heavy load.

    PetroSA's shutdown

    PetroSA's mandatory shutdown of its Mossel Bay gas-to-liquids plant is 80% complete.

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    Doing business virtually

    Large firms are using the Second Life online world as to conduct private, virtual meetings.

    Fiat to the rescue

    Fiat has promised to turn US auto giant Chrysler into a truly viable company.

    Saville row tailors tussle

    London's Savile Row tailors now face a fight to defend their prestige image.

    Art crisis over?

    Art gallery A rise in sales at Sotheby's art brings hope that the economy is back on track.

    Fury at Opel deal failure

    GM has stunned the auto industry by pulling out of the sale of its Opel division.

    Disney goes Chinese

    Disney has a green light to sprinkle its magic over mainland China for the first time.

    CEO driven to his death

    The head of Doosan group has committed suicide in response to the economic slump.

    Italy - the rice kings

    Italian rice growers are smiling, having largely been spared the global crisis.
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