ZCCM HI agrees to sale a 2% stake in the Equinox Minerals Limited

TIME PUBLISHED - Sunday, June 5, 2011, 9:39 am 8 Comments 144 views Tweet Email  Print ZCCM IH , a listed investment company on the Lusaka Stock Exchange, has announced this week that t the company’s board accepted the offer from Barrick Gold Corporation, the Canadian company to buy its stake which will result in a cash realization in excess of USD 160 million. ZCCM IH owns a total 2.28% in Lumwana Copper Mines in Zambia and Jabal Sayid in Saudi Arabia Read more [...]

West Michigan real estate: What you can get for the money

Second in a seriesJulie Dykstra, a recently divorced mother of two, was ecstatic to get a deal on her new house in Grand Rapids since she lost big on the sale of her marital home.Dykstra, an attorney for Meijer, traded down from a 3,500-square-foot, five-bedroom home in the Grand Rapids area. She found a 1,914-square-foot house with four bedrooms and 2 1/2 bathrooms built late last year. She paid $219,900 for the house in December. It was first listed at $224,900.She just sold her larger home Read more [...]

Fethiye Environment Week starts today – Sunday 5th June 2011

Sunday, 05 June 2011 00:00 Environment Week will be marked in Fethiye over the next seven days with a variety of activities including a clean up campaign in Çalış; several give-aways of items made from recycled material; and exhibitions – even a fashion show. We are only highlighting the events that can equally be enjoyed by Turks and non-Turks. As well as the items on our list Read more [...]

Akira Laser Gun Replica Listed for Sale in California

The California-based prop maker Eddie Paul Industries is advertising a replica of a laser gun from Katsuhiro Otomo's anime film Akira on the online classifieds services Craigslist. The company is offering the non-firing replica gun for US$1,000. Last month, Eddie Paul Industries offered a replica of the motorcycle from Akira for sale. The motorcycle had been used in Kanye West's music video "Stronger," which included several scenes inspired by the anime film. However, the gun currently for sale Read more [...]

Manny Malhotra, Dan Hamhuis Listed As Game-Time Decisions For Game 2

Read More: Dan Hamhuis (D - VAN), Manny Malhotra (C - VAN), Boston Bruins, Vancouver Canucks Manny Malhotra skated on Saturday morning at Rogers Arena, and the Vancouver Canucks forward could play in his first game since mid-March when his team takes on the Boston Bruins in Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Finals. Malhotra is a faceoff machine and a penalty killing master and would be used accordingly, if he does indeed play. He would Read more [...]

MIDAS by JOANNE HART: Bonds that are safe as houses

By Joanne HartLast updated at 10:19 PM on 4th June 2011 Listed buildings: David Cowans, boss of Places for People, is seeking backers Housing associations have a mixed reputation. Critics say that they are about low-grade homes and badly behaved tenants. Others believe they are a force for good. Places for People puts itself in the latter category, being one of the biggest housing associations in Britain with nearly 50,000 properties. Established in 1965, it provides low-cost housing to Read more [...]

On the trail

June 4, 2011 7:05 p.m. |(0) Comments Wisconsin State Parks will offer activities around the state as it launches its Family Play Days program in 2011. The program is part of the ongoing "Get Outdoors! Wisconsin" promotion designed to provide a wide range of state park-based outdoor activities for families and individuals, all intended Read more [...]

Groupon IPO Raises Questions About Losses Listed in Filing

So Groupon filed its IPO prospectus Thursday and that's all well and good. But the numbers catching the attention of everyone isn't the projected $750 million they're expected to raise, but the losses Groupon has posted as it implemented the aggressive expansion plan that led financial analysts to breathlessly call it "the fastest growing company in history." (You can read the prospectus here.) What's been giving analysts the most cause for alarm is the losses Groupon has accrued. Posting a loss Read more [...]