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Brazil authorities launch raids targeting organised crime in fuel sector

Brazil’s federal police and tax revenue service on Thursday launched operations targeting money laundering and fraud schemes linked to organised crime in the fuel sector, they said in separate statements

Musk’s lawyers try to stop OpenAI obtaining bid documents from Meta

Lawyers for Elon Musk have asked a United States (US) Judge to block ChatGPT-owner OpenAI from obtaining documents from Meta Platforms related to a previous $97.4 billion bid for OpenAI’s assets, a court filing showed.

SA’s 2025 maize harvest seen 23% higher than last year

South African (SA) farmers are expected to harvest 23% more maize in the 2024/2025 season compared with the previous one, the government’s Crop Estimates Committee (CEC) said on Wednesday

Rand weakens as Dollar firms

The South African (SA) Rand slipped on Wednesday, as the Dollar made a tentative rebound, while concerns lingered over the independence of the United States (US) Federal Reserve.

Oil steady as investors eye Ukraine war, US tariffs on India

Oil prices steadied on Wednesday, after falling in the previous session, as investors watched for fresh developments in the Ukraine war and weighed hefty new United States (US) tariffs on India, the world’s third biggest crude consumer.

German labour costs higher than in other industrialised countries: Study

Unit labour costs in German industry were 22% higher last year than the average of 27 industrialized countries examined by the Germany Economic Institute IW in a report seen by Reuters on Wednesday