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Ghost Bites:

African Media Entertainment welcomes advertisers back to the radio industry
RFG Holdings is just peachy thanks to a failed crop in the past year in Greece
Prosus is the ultimate cash furnace - and eve n Takealot (inside Naspers) still can't make a profit!
Telkom releases ugly results for the six months to September

As I've warned about before, the world of venture capital is coming under serious pressure. Even Prosus is talking about cutting costs and scaling back, which is big news when you consider that this company is basically a structure that takes cash from Tencent and spends it on all kinds of risky trades in the tech industry.

For these insights and many more, read Ghost Bites this morning>>>

Burberry and blue birds

In Ghost Global this week, we decided to tackle iconic British luxury fash ion group Burberry and the social media platform that everyone is talking about: Twitter. If you're interested in the latest on Elon Musk's turnaround strategy at the tech company, then read Ghost Global here>>>

Get ready for a rate hike today

Ahead of an expected rate hike of 75 basis points today, the rand spent yesterday at its best levels against the dollar since the end of August. It broke below the R17.10 handle late afternoon, with emerging market currencies across the board trading stronger. Another argument is that punters might be expecting more than a 75 basis points hike after inflation came out higher than expected.

Brent Crude lost 3% to trade at $85 per barrel and metals had a mixed day. Copper fell below $8,000 as recession bells were ringing in the market.

For a more detailed overview of the current environment heading into the MPC decision, Andre Botha of TreasuryONE sets the scene in this article>>>

Podcasts

If you haven't made time for them yet, be sure to listen to this week's edition of Ghost Wrap and Episode 102 of Magic Markets, in whi ch we talked through some of the most important trends emerging from the recent Big Tech earnings season in the US.

Good luck out there today!

Ghost Bites (African Media Entertainment | RFG | Prosus / Naspers | Telkom

African Media Entertainment welcomes back advertisers. RFG Holdings is just peachy. Prosus: the ultimate cash furnace. Telkom releases ugly results.

Ghost Global (Burberry | Twitter)

Burberry banks on British and it's working, with revenue and profits higher. At Twitter, Elon Musk isn't scared to flip the bird.

MPC to hike by 75 basis points?

Ahead of the MPC meeting later today and an expected rate hike, Andre Botha of TreasuryONE sets the scene.

Ghost Wrap #2 (Premier listing | Tiger Brands | Purple Group | eMedia | Vodacom | Transaction Capital | Spar | Woolworths | Shoprite)

Ghost Wrap is fast, fun and informative. Welcome to your weekly wrap of the most important and interesting stories on the JSE.

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Magic Markets Ep102: Themes in Big Tech

Having recently covered Meta, Amazon and Apple in Magic Markets Premium, we decided to look back on the key themes emerging from these companies and their peers.

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