24 Jul 2014 20h00 South Africa's rand convincingly broke through 10.5000 per dollar resistance on Thursday, buoyed by euro gains and the possibility of an end to a three-week metal workers' strike. Read more
17h18 South Africa's rand convincingly broke through 10.5000 per dollar resistance on Thursday, buoyed by euro gains and the possibility of an end to a three-week metal workers' strike.
21h09 Global stock markets inched
higher while U.S. debt prices fell on Thursday following
unexpectedly low U.S. weekly jobless claims and
stronger-than-expected U.S. earnings.
20h49 U.S. stocks barely budged on
Thursday as corporate earnings painted a mixed picture of the
economy, though the S&P 500 eked out a record intraday high for
the third straight session.
21h32 Polish state airline LOT
has resumed its flights to Israel from Warsaw after
suspending them on Wednesday because of concern for passengers'
safety, the airline said on Thursday.
21h03 The European Union would target state-owned Russian banks vital to financing Moscow's faltering economy in the most serious sanctions so far over the Ukraine crisis under proposals considered by EU governments on Thursday.
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