News24 Business fin24/news/rsshttps://www.news24.com/fin24Argotic Syndication Framework, http://www.codeplex.com/argotichttps://www.rssboard.org/rss-specificationTuesday Mar 19 2024 08:20:14Tuesday Mar 19 2024 08:04:23News24 Business | Bank of Japan scraps negative interest rate, hikes for first time in 17 yearsJapan's central bank on Tuesday scrapped its negative interest rate as it finally began unwinding one of the world's most aggressive monetary easing programmes.https://www.news24.com/fin24/economy/bank-of-japan-scraps-negative-interest-rate-hikes-for-first-time-in-17-years-20240319Tuesday Mar 19 2024 08:04:23News24 Business | Investments | SA investors and their shrinking investment universe The latest investment insights and market developments.https://www.news24.com/fin24/investing/investments-sa-investors-and-their-shrinking-investment-universe-20240319Tuesday Mar 19 2024 07:42:46News24 Business | Implats’ Zimbabwe unit plans voluntary job cuts to contain costsImpala Platinum's Zimbabwean unit is offering staff voluntary redundancy packages to cut costs because of anemic metal prices. https://www.news24.com/fin24/companies/implats-zimbabwe-unit-plans-voluntary-job-cuts-to-contain-costs-20240319Tuesday Mar 19 2024 05:53:03News24 Business | Sun City, online gaming help Sun International book some recordsA surge in new customers and a recovery in domestic tourism has seen Sun International report record full-year profit at both its online sports betting and gaming business, and its Sun City resort property.https://www.news24.com/fin24/companies/sun-city-online-gaming-help-sun-international-book-some-records-20240318Monday Mar 18 2024 18:13:20News24 Business | Confident it's 'first choice' for many students, Stadio pulls trigger on new WC campusPrivate higher education group Stadio says that strong demand for its distance learning offering helped increase its profits by a quarter in its year to end-December. It's now confident about hitting its target of 56 000 students by 2026. https://www.news24.com/fin24/companies/confident-its-first-choice-for-many-students-stadio-pulls-trigger-on-new-wc-campus-20240318Monday Mar 18 2024 16:34:03News24 Business | Why returns from giant SA unit trusts may be wildly different in coming years Managers are taking different views on their exposure to offshore equity, to credit and to private equity.https://www.news24.com/fin24/money/why-returns-from-giant-sa-unit-trusts-may-be-wildly-different-in-coming-years-20240318Monday Mar 18 2024 14:36:09News24 Business | JSE raises dividend despite tough economy, delistingsThe JSE has upped its dividend for 2023 but slightly reduced its payout ratio, saying it's pleased with growth amid global uncertainty. https://www.news24.com/fin24/companies/jse-ups-dividend-despite-tough-economy-delistings-20240318Monday Mar 18 2024 17:02:37News24 Business | OUTsurance ups dividend despite Aussie stormsMultinational property and casualty insurer OUTsurance has raised its interim dividend even as its half-year financial results lagged due to severe storm events in Australia. https://www.news24.com/fin24/companies/outsurance-ups-dividend-despite-aussie-storms-20240318Monday Mar 18 2024 12:12:54News24 Business | Concern over Transnet's new fees for private rail users as it releases key draft rulesThe document is a key step towards rail reform. But Transnet, which is trying to recover from years of mismanagement, is in the unenviable position of having to charge tariffs that stakeholders say are "fundamentally unfeasible".https://www.news24.com/fin24/companies/concern-over-transnets-new-fees-for-private-rail-users-as-it-releases-key-draft-rules-20240316Saturday Mar 16 2024 17:07:43News24 Business | OPINION | Textbook pirates: SA education's silent crisis Pirating of academic textbooks is hitting the publishing industry hard. But it's also affecting jobs and impacting the quality of books available to students, writes Brian Wafawarowa.https://www.news24.com/fin24/opinion/opinion-textbook-pirates-sa-educations-silent-crisis-20240316Saturday Mar 16 2024 18:00:07News24 Business | Johan Fourie | Spending our public - and private - savings on consumption is a bad ideaThe R150 billion drawdown from South Africa's GFECRA account was shortsighted, and doesn't set a good example for South Africans whose retirement savings are in desperate need of bulking up, says Johan Fourie. https://www.news24.com/fin24/opinion/johan-fourie-spending-our-public-and-private-savings-on-consumption-is-a-bad-idea-20240316Saturday Mar 16 2024 16:10:07News24 Business | Bayer working to replace controversial chemical in weed killerBayer is hoping to introduce a substitute for glyphosate — the active ingredient in controversial weed killer Roundup — within four years, Bill Anderson, chief executive of the German chemical company said. https://www.news24.com/fin24/companies/bayer-working-to-replace-controversial-chemical-in-weed-killer-20240310Sunday Mar 17 2024 10:55:51News24 Business | South Africa’s next big challenge: A R390bn grid upgradeSouth Africa is facing a monumental challenge as it seeks to end years of rolling electricity outages that have hobbled the economy: It needs to build and fund a R390 billion expansion of the national grid so it can connect more power plants. https://www.news24.com/fin24/economy/south-africas-next-big-challenge-a-r390bn-grid-upgrade-20240316Saturday Mar 16 2024 10:58:16News24 Business | 'Unbearable to live': Conditions for Laudium residents get worse - and the heat is to blameA heat-mapping study seeks to help residents of Laudium, Atteridgeville, Buffalo City, and Khayelitsha survive rising temperatures in a warmer world.https://www.news24.com/fin24/climate_future/news/unbearable-to-live-conditions-for-laudium-residents-get-worse-and-the-heat-is-to-blame-20240316Saturday Mar 16 2024 07:45:07News24 Business | OUTsurance wins News24 Short-Term Insurer of the Year - again This year's News24 Short-Term Insurer of the Year award went to OUTsurance. https://www.news24.com/fin24/companies/outsurance-wins-news24-short-term-insurer-of-the-year-again-20240314Thursday Mar 14 2024 23:31:02News24 Business | Business brief | WeBuyCars spinoff gets shareholder nod, and Vodafone inks R163bn Italian exit dealAn overview of the biggest business developments in SA and beyond. https://www.news24.com/fin24/companies/business-brief-webuycars-spinoff-gets-shareholder-nod-and-vodafone-inks-r163bn-italian-exit-deal-20240315Friday Mar 15 2024 17:37:33News24 Business | Lucky Star owner Oceana gets boost from record global fish oil pricesShares in fishing group Oceana lifted almost 5% on Friday morning after it said record global fish oil prices are expected to help lift its basic headline earnings by 60% in its half-year to end March. https://www.news24.com/fin24/companies/lucky-star-owner-oceana-gets-boost-from-record-global-fish-oil-prices-20240315Friday Mar 15 2024 10:13:40News24 Business | News24 Long-Term Insurer of the Year award goes to Old MutualThis year's News24 Long-Term Insurer of the Year award went to Old Mutual. https://www.news24.com/fin24/companies/news24-long-term-insurer-of-the-year-award-goes-to-old-mutual-20240314Thursday Mar 14 2024 23:30:03News24 Business | Bestmed wins News24 Medical Scheme of the Year This year's News24 Medical Scheme of the Year award went to Bestmed. https://www.news24.com/fin24/companies/bestmed-wins-news24-medical-scheme-of-the-year-20240314Thursday Mar 14 2024 23:28:50News24 Business | Mall owner Resilient gets boost from growing its own energy supply, but interest rates still biteRetail-focused landlord Resilient said its rollout of its own energy supply as well as less load shedding helped support it during its year to end-December, when it regardless took a blow from higher interest rates. https://www.news24.com/fin24/companies/mall-owner-resilient-gets-boost-from-growing-its-own-energy-supply-but-interest-rates-still-bite-20240314Thursday Mar 14 2024 16:42:57