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The top-end brand, one of the few remaining British carmakers in a sector that is largely foreign owned, is cherished by Hollywood actors, global sports stars and British royalty alike. (Chris Helgren/Reuters)

007 carmaker Aston Martin drives into £4.3bn London listing

Aston Martin has priced its initial public offering at £19 per share in the middle of its stated range

Internet speeds of up to 10 gigabits per second can be reached at South Africa’s universities and research institutions.

Dodgy mine mogul’s new Zim play

Andrew Groves, with his history of suspect African mining deals, is back on the block, boasting of his links with the new president

Anglo American nickel output cut until 2016

Design problems at its largest nickel plant will see Anglo American unable to reach full output capacity for the next three years.

Reuters shareholders back takeover by Thomson

Shareholders of British media group Reuters voted in favour of a takeover by Canadian peer Thomson Corporation, the London-based company said in a statement on Wednesday.…

Naspers makes offer for UK internet trader

South African media group Naspers and Tradus — formerly QXL Ricardo — have reached agreement on the terms of a recommended cash offer to be made by Naspers’s subsidiary Myriad…

Natwest Three plead guilty to $7,3m fraud

A trio of British bankers dubbed the ”Natwest Three” face 37 months in prison after pleading guilty to stealing ,3-million tied to the collapse of Enron. The men, who worked for…

NatWest Three may plea bargain over Enron charges

Three British bankers whose extradition to the United States caused a political storm last year are on the brink of a plea agreement that could involve an admission of wrongdoing…

Wave of petrodollars sets stock markets alight

The jostling for dominance among the world’s leading stock market operators has seen many alliances and feuds, but it has rarely had a day as dramatic as last week, when some of…