Leading the charge in the equity realm is Tesla, whose market cap has now hit $834bn, making Elon Musk the world’s richest man (on paper)
Bezos’s delivery vans are doing a job that would make old Saint Nick proud
Nampak’s results were clobbered by the lockdowns across all its geographies, with reduced economic activity coming on top of an already shaky economic climate
Purple’s EasyEquities business grew its funded retail investment accounts 86%
Spar’s switch to higher-margin grocery and fresh categories boosted profits
Airbnb is now sitting on more forward bookings than it had at this time last year
The company is scrambling to save money wherever it can, but there is no prospect of a meaningful recovery until governments move away from lockdowns
Despite all the difficulties thrown up by operating with the rapidly changing constraints of the pandemic, the group has had a strong interim period
Despite, or possibly because of an eccentric product mix, Clicks is a remarkable competitor
Despite the operational difficulties caused by lockdowns and travel restrictions, the company was able to grow subscriber numbers by 13% year on year to just ...
The company is in a strong financial position that should lead to further growth
Ellies is looking into opportunities thrown up by more consumers being home based
What Sasol needed was a bit of breathing space; instead it got Hurricane Laura
Its ruby mines have been unable to hold their usual June auction, and have therefore generated zero revenue in the period
It has become SA’s No 2 shopping app, with about 620,000 downloads
The company is hoping that business will start to pick up now that interprovincial leisure travel is allowed, with lockdown moving to level 2
Despite the impact of mine and production stoppages due to the lockdown, it has cruised to record-shattering performances across the board
Standard Bank’s results may not look pretty, but it is the result of what the company describes as “the worst economic shock in living memory”
Covid-19 and low oil and chemical prices saw splashes of red on the income statement