Shoprite buys Vida e Caffè as profit rises
Africa’s biggest grocer beats dividend forecasts while expanding into coffee shops, technology and payments through two new acquisitions.
Is your will adequately prepared?
People ‘don't really have an understanding of the amount of cash-flow strain that a family unit is put under between the funeral and when the inheritances actually start flowing’: Craig Baker from Capital Legacy.
Shein shares drop 10% in Hong Kong debut after rocky path to IPO
The shares fell to as low as HK$43.72 in early trading, compared with the IPO price of HK$48.56, before recovering some of the losses.
US gets board veto, right of first refusal in Venezuela oil deal
Trump boasted of the arrangement — calling it 'maybe the greatest deal ever made' — on Monday, and said he intends to use the oil to help restore the emergency US stockpile.
Anthropic seals $35bn cloud deal with Nvidia-backed Lambda
Part of an effort to quickly expand its AI capacity.
Soybean futures hit highest since 2023 on US biofuel exemptions
Soybeans are up by 0.7% to $12.97 a bushel as of 10:48 a.m. in Singapore.
Nepal-China flood deaths reach 955 as search efforts persist
The disaster also damaged key infrastructure, including at least 12 hydropower projects in Nepal’s Nuwakot and Rasuwa districts, according to the Independent Power Producers’ Association Nepal.
Zinc climbs to highest in more than four years on supply squeeze
Rose as much as 2.5% to trade at $3 980.50 a ton on the London Metal Exchange before paring some gains.
Bidvest battles SA’s low-growth economy
Analysis of Bidvest’s latest results as margins improve. Plus, a look at how prepared South Africans are when it comes to wills and estate planning.
Oil extends advance as US-Iran escalation revives Hormuz risks
Brent for November settlement advanced 0.7% to $91.11 a barrel at 10:31 a.m. in Singapore.