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China has kept Iran’s economy afloat and used its diplomatic power to push for peace. But it’s also hedging its bets…
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South Africa’s new crypto regulations are as inflexible and out-of-step with a new world order as existing Apartheid-era exchange controls…
Thungela digs in over shareholder rights
The coal producer is digging in against what it says could lead to shareholders having unfettered rights to interfere in its business…
How the US and Iran could step back from the brink
Several plausible off-ramps exist that could cool tensions between the US and Iran without either side looking as though it’s capitulating…
Investec vs Investec: the Mr Price deal debacle
Investec Equities has downgraded Mr Price on the deeply-disliked NKD purchase, even as the bank lauds its role in a ‘successful transaction’…
Will oil prices ever truly go back to ‘normal’?
The challenge now may not be the short-term disruption to oil supply, but the realisation that the days of cheap oil are over…
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