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BN Daybreak: Iran war oil surge; Apple sues OpenAI; Endres on SA's fixed investment woes

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In today's BizNews Daybreak we cover the escalating US-Iran conflict and its impact on soaring crude oil prices. In South Africa, Dr. John Endres critiques low fixed investment rates, SARU faces backlash over overpriced Springbok tickets, and over 53,000 undocumented foreign nationals are successfully repatriated. Finally, Apple hits OpenAI with a massive trade-secrets lawsuit.

13 Jul 11PM English South Africa Investing · Business News

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