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Month: May 2020

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Tobacco court case only likely to be heard in two weeks’ time

May 27, 2020 Ciaran Ryan 0

In prison, cigarettes have always been currency. Now the whole country knows what it’s like. From Moneyweb. If the idea of the cigarette ban is […]

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Investors gird themselves for an onslaught of financial fraud

May 22, 2020 Ciaran Ryan 0

If the 2008 collapse is any guide, this economic downturn will expose a wave of corporate shenanigans. From Moneyweb. One way to gauge investor suspicions […]

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Fatter cash cushions: The balance sheet of the future

May 21, 2020 Ciaran Ryan 0

Suddenly ‘capital efficiency’ doesn’t seem so important. From Moneyweb. For decades, business schools did a brisk trade promoting courses on capital efficiency. This meant striking […]

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Yes, it is possible to predict the market

May 20, 2020 Ciaran Ryan 0

Students of William Gann say the investing legend predicted a market top in 2019. From Moneyweb. In 2017 Moneyweb interviewed trader Greek-Cypriot trader Alex Antoniou […]

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South Africans are making waves in North American mining

May 16, 2020 Ciaran Ryan 0

SA’s loss is that part of the world’s gain. From Mineweb. All around the world, the Covid-19 crisis has forced companies to rethink their supply […]

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Court cases are piling up against government lockdown

May 15, 2020 Ciaran Ryan 0

These cases won’t go away, even if lockdown is lifted, as government is seen to have over-stepped its powers. From Moneyweb. Nearly two months into […]

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Lockdown is killing the labour movement

May 12, 2020 Ciaran Ryan 0

Some trade unions are likely to exit this lockdown crippled. From Moneyweb. Nothing breaks the spirit of the labour movement like retrenchments, and there were […]

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Automating the future of accounting

May 7, 2020 Ciaran Ryan 0

The combination of machine learning and cloud is freeing accountants from the shackles of number-crunching. From Brainstorm magazine. Hennie Ferreira became an accountant almost by […]

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Money never sleeps; neither do bots

May 7, 2020 Ciaran Ryan 0

As machines take over the world of investing, data analysts and coders are fast becoming the new rulers. From Brainstorm magazine. Michael Lewis is best […]

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While no one was looking, a miner pulled off a major gold find

May 6, 2020 Ciaran Ryan 0

In Namibia – with Namibian and South African managers, Australian technology and Canadian money. From Mineweb. One has to ask: where have the South African […]

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