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GENEVA: Swiss competition authorities said Monday they were investigating UBS, HSBC, Deutsche Bank and four other major banks for suspected price fixing in the trade of precious metals like gold and silver.

JOHANNESBURG: As mining companies in resource-rich Africa bleed jobs due to plunging commodity prices, the ripple effect of redundancies has raised concern about social unrest amid declining economic growth.

JOHANNESBURG: The world's top platinum producers are teaming up to try to increase the metal's standing as an investment asset and not just a primary material, the group's representative told AFP Wednesday.