In case you haven't been following it, shares of GE have been taking it bad lately. On one side, you have the industrial division, highly exposed to a slowing economy and any difficulty among customers in financing big purchases. The other side is financ

GAUTENG finance MEC Paul Mashatile says the R3 billion Heineken plant and depot which is being constructed in Sedibeng, southeast of Johannesburg, will be a catalyst for economic growth as it would inject about R7 billion into the provincial economy.

Sept. 23 (Bloomberg) -- China's investors should take advantage of a slump in U.S. asset valuations to invest in the world's largest economy, said Ding Zhijie , a former advisor to China Investment Corp.

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Economic growth may slow to 1 percent in 2009 from 2.4 percent this year, the Munich-based Ifo institute said June 24, a day after reporting that its gauge of business confidence dropped to a two-year low.