Flash Briefing: Gold booming; SA business icon dies; "Tropical Trump" takes office; SA stocks worst year in a decade
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In global business headlines:
The gold price had a great finish to 2018 with bullion extending its winning streak to five days, edging towards $1 300, highest in six months.
Brazil’s first right wing president in a generation, Jair Bolsonaro, promised to attack corruption and urged for unity in his inaugural speech yesterday.
South African stocks ended 2018 down 11%, their worst performance in a decade.
In other South African related news, leading entrepreneur Ronnie Lubner has passed away. He was 84 and succumbed last week after a short illness.
The gold price had a great finish to 2018 with bullion extending its winning streak to five days, edging towards $1 300, highest in six months.
Brazil’s first right wing president in a generation, Jair Bolsonaro, promised to attack corruption and urged for unity in his inaugural speech yesterday.
South African stocks ended 2018 down 11%, their worst performance in a decade.
In other South African related news, leading entrepreneur Ronnie Lubner has passed away. He was 84 and succumbed last week after a short illness.
