. The resignation of Apple Inc CEO Steve Jobs has opened the door for rival Samsung Electronics at a crucial time in the battle for smartphone supremacy in salesrooms and courtrooms around
. Forex traders will be glued to their screens on Friday waiting to hear what Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke will say at his speech at an annual central bank conference in Jackson
. For 37 years, we were foolish enough to believe that we could rely on such “golden weapons” as United Nations resolutions, words of comradeship from permanent members of the Security Council
. When Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke takes the podium next week at the central bank's annual meeting in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, his sense of deja vu may be overwhelming. Stocks have
. President Dilma Rousseff faces a damaging showdown with Congress that threatens to hurt Brazil's growth prospects as she struggles to contain a rebellion over her drive to cut costs and root
. South Africa's governing alliance between labour and the ANC was given an uncomfortable warning this week by the finance minister, who suggested labour laws they had crafted over the years to
. By Shavasb Bohdjalian Everybody knows that the forex market is the most vicious market in the world, with many forex traders burning their fingers over and over again. But the forex
. The new Cabinet appointed after much delay on Friday does not inspire confidence, neither as regards raising local sentiment, nor in getting the right messages across to our European partners and
. The Risk Watch Column By Dr Alan Waring In the previous two Risk Watch articles in the Financial Mirror (‘A Gamble that Cost Lives’ and ‘Mari-Vassilikos Disaster: More Troubling Questions’), I
. By Shavasb Bohdjalian The euro gained in value and the dollar retreated following a breakthrough in negotiations to raise the US debt ceiling and avoid a default. It is remarkable how
