South African Mining Company Anglo Platinum to Cut 10,000 Jobs

South African platinum mining company Anglo Platinum announced that it will cut 10,000 jobs in 2009 as part of economy driven downsizing.  Citing stagnant demand and dropping platinum prices Anglo Platinum, the world's largest platinum producer, reported a 5% drop in...

Guns n' Roses CHINESE DEMOCRACY Goes Platinum in Finland

GUNS N' ROSES new album "Chinese Democracy" has sold over 50,000 on the first day in the UK and has already achieved Platinum in Finland where it has sold over 30,000 and is expected to sell a...

Shaggy Releases Best Of Collection

The most successful commercial crossover reggae artist sees his greatest hits released this month, while he's still in the prime of his career. Best of Shaggy: The BOOMBASTIC Collection went on retail on September...

Venezuela and S Africa sign oil deal

As eagerly expected in South Africa, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez offered PetroSA the chance to participate in the exploitation of heavy oil at the Orinoco basin. In addition, Venezuela would provide crude at...

Get Bubbly: Lil Wayne To Launch Own Brand of Champagne

You've got love the excessiveness and inanity of hip-hop artists at their most materialistic: so Weezy's getting his own line of bubbly. And I just love that 'Halo' has already had its own cameo in one of Lil...

Asian inflation data supports buying of gold and silver « Peter J. Cooper’...

"This is a multi-year phenomenon and only a few asset classes offer significant protection. Step forward precious metals: gold, silver, platinum, palladium and their producers, and the valuable explorers who own the land for future production."

50 Cent Meets Nelson Mandela

Rapper 50 Cent is currently on tour with G-Unit in Africa and, this week, he had the opportunity to meet Nelson Mandela. "50 is [in South Africa] to see and learn about the region and continent in a way that...

More 'Nightmares' To Be Made 'On Elm Street'

Freddy Krueger is the only horror movie villain that's ever given me nightmares. The irony is killing me. Though it used to be Freddy who did the killing.I think I was seven or eight. It was a recurring dream:...

Gold, Oil, and Platinum Hit Record Highs

The markets decided to ring in the New Year with new highs in gold, oil and platinum. Here’s the story from the Financial Times: "Gold and oil break new records By Chris Flood and Javier Blas in...

Shaggy Goes Virtual in "Second Life"

  UK Bureau:- To mark the release of Shaggy’s new single, Bonafide Girl, fans of the multi-platinum grammy-winning star are being invited to join the Facebook group If I Met Shaggy In Second Life, This Is What I’d Ask Him, to win tickets for an exclusive...

Japan`s Daihatsu Motor touts new fuel cell technology

"Until now, the precious metal has been an essential material in the electrode catalyst in conventional fuel cells for automobiles, said the company, which specialises in manufacturing small vehicles. "This...

Trading Technologies expands connectivity in Asia

Chicago, Tokyo and Singapore (ANTARA News/PRNewswire-AsiaNet) - Trading Technologies International, Inc. (TT) today announced it is expanding its Asian exchange connectivity through new initiatives with the Tokyo Commodity Exchange (TOCOM) and Singapore Exchange (SGX). First,...

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