Huawei retained its place as the world’s second largest smartphone maker in the second quarter, behind Samsung Electronics, despite the US government’s crackdown on the Chinese company, which began in May.
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Three investment banks – Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan and Morgan Stanley – will be paid €7.2-million each for their roles as lead financial advisors in Naspers’s listing of Prosus in Amsterdam.
More than 52% of motorists believe there is nothing government can do to convince them to start paying their e-tolls on Gauteng Freeway Improvement Project roads, according to the AA.
Naspers said a newly created entity containing assets including a stake in Chinese internet giant Tencent Holdings will be valued at about $100-billion (R1.5-trillion).
Bitcoin’s trading range is narrowing as speculators seek positions on the right side of a potential break-out.
Not all shareholders are perfectly happy with Naspers at the moment, which made the group’s AGM on Friday a livelier affair than usual.
Current and former central bankers in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, weren’t sure if Mark Carney’s idea for a virtual reserve currency is the answer, but they agree that the dollar’s dominance is a problem.
Apple’s reliance on China is looking increasingly like its biggest handicap, with the world’s most influential consumer electronics company shedding $44-billion of market value on Friday.
Eskom, struggling with more than R440-billion in debt, has said it will take as long as three to five years to comply with the government’s plan to split the company into three separate units.
Naspers is looking to invest in machine learning as Africa’s largest company seeks to expand following an Amsterdam listing of assets including a stake in Tencent Holdings.