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• Group 5 warns of earnings slide
  Construction firm Group 5 says it expects first-half diluted headline earnings per share to decline by up to 36%.
• US growth quickens, but speed bumps ahead
  The US economy expanded 2.8% in the fourth quarter, but businesses' strong rebuilding of stocks and weak spend on capital goods hinted at slower growth in early 2012.
• Task team to advise on SA mine closures
  David Msiza, the chief inspector of mines, says a team will look at trying to minimise the amount of production lost due to inspections.
• Arabs to Davos: Invest in, don’t fear us
  Leaders of the Arab Spring have asked the global elite gathered in Davos for economic help, saying the rise of political Islam is not a threat to democracy.
• Petrol price to spike next week
  The price of petrol will go up by more than 30c a litre, bringing the cost of fuel close to R11/litre in inland areas.

• JSE outperforms most markets in 2011
  Comparing year-end values, South Africa's stock exchange showed little movement overall in 2011, but held firm – and in doing so was one of the better performers in a turbulent year for equities …
• Household finances improving
  The decline in the number of civil judgments for debt shows household balance sheets are on the mend in South Africa, an Investec economist said on Friday. However, a substantial slowing in economic a …
• Building confidence increased in 4Q2011
  The FNB/BER building confidence index increased from 23 in 3Q2011 to 29 in 4Q2011, providing more evidence that the building sector is slowly beginning to recover, says Cees Bruggemans, chief economis …
• SA economy grows 1.4%
  South Africa's economy slightly expanded to a growth rate of 1.4% in the third quarter of 2011, Statistics SA said on Tuesday. This was up from 1.3% in the previous quarter, said Gerhardt Bouwer, …
• SA banking system stable
  Ratings agency Moody's has kept the outlook for South Africa's banking system stable, citing the continuation of benign macroeconomic conditions and solid capital buffers.