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Price war drives Mercedes into the red
DON ROBERTSON
THE local operation of Germany's luxury car manufacturer,
Mercedes-Benz, is likely to post a loss of about R120-million for its
1996 financial year - a R300-million turnaround from the previous
year.
Mercedes Benz has thus become the latest victim of the continuing,
profit-sapping motor industry price war.
It follows the shock announcement last month by Automakers,
holding company of Nissan, that it had plunged to a R91-million loss
in the six months to December, after chalking up a disappointing
attributable profit of R127.8-million in the year to June.
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What the banks don't want you to know
LEIGH ROBERTS
WHAT'S the biggest financial blunder you can ever make? Not
paying an extra 5% to 10% into your bond each month - without a
doubt.
That's the view of Karl Posel, mathematics professor and author of
five personal finance books. Posel says more than eight million South Africans have bonds, but too
few realise the banks are milking them dry.
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BT HEALTH
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BT INTERACTIVE
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BT Health appears for the first time this week. In a new weekly column, PAT SIDLEY will be looking at policy changes, their pros and cons and how they will affect you. She will also look at many other aspects of the industry such as insurance, medical aids, hospitals and pharmaceuticals.
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Bill Gates, Chairman/CEO of Microsoft
Corporation, visited South Africa from 3-7
March 1997. Business Times had a
one-on-one interview with Mr Gates.
Browsers were invited to submit questions
to Mr Gates which Business Times incorporated in its interview with him. You can now read the transcript of the Bill Gates interview online or listen to the audio.
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