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BBB Ep 26 - Equities take a breather; Oil slips below $100; Coal booms, Thungela profits rocket; China's facing a foreign debt crisis

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After going gangbusters in July, share markets in the US (and SA) took a breather yesterday easing back a few points. On the local market, a trading update from coal producer Thungela Resources revealed a 20x jump in its profits for the six months to end June, supporting a surge from R80 to almost R300 in its share price this year. Also in this episode of the BizNews Breakfast Briefing, China is moving back onto centre stage as its Belt and Road initiative hits major obstacles with some recipients of Beijing's loans needing to expand them just to meet interest commitments. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2 Aug 2022 12AM English South Africa Investing · Business News

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