Stocks Climb With Economy Reopening Amid Unrest
U.S. stocks rose as investors focused on signs of economic recovery amid further tension with China, lackluster virus drug-test results…
Year: 2020
SpaceX Crew Dragon Delivers Two NASA Astronauts To International Space Station
Nearly 24 hours after launching from Florida, SpaceX’s Crew Dragon capsule delivered NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley to…
Nigeria: Nationwide Curfew Now 10pm To 4am, Banks To Fully Open
The FG also relaxes restrictions on both Churches and Mosques
BET founder Robert Johnson Calls For $14 Trillion Of Reparations For Slavery
Robert Johnson, founder of Black Entertainment Television, told CNBC on Monday the U.S. government should provide $14 trillion of reparations…
Chevron To Lay Off Up To 6,750 Global Employees In Major Downsizing Move
On Wednesday, May 27, Chevron Corp. broke the news of plans to lay off between 10 to 15% of its…
Aircraft Makers Go Digital To Fight Coronavirus Delivery Logjam
Helicopter and jet makers are turning to digital technology so customers can inspect their big-ticket purchases remotely before taking delivery,…
Goldman Sachs Bets Against The Dollar As Economies Reopen
Goldman Sachs has begun to establish short positions on the dollar as the reopening of economies is expected to lure investors…
Singapore Hopes To Reopen 80% Of Its Economy In June, As Countries Looks To
Singapore expects to have most, if not all, of its economy back on track by June, trade minister Chan Chun…
Fires Burn Near White House In Violent U.S. Protests
Fires burned near the White House, stores were looted in New York City and Southern California, and a tanker truck…
Europe’s Factories Starting To Recover, Asia’s Pain Worsens
European manufacturers may be over the worst of a coronavirus-driven downturn, but Asia’s pain deepened in May due to a…
Bad Ass Chess Moves: What Nigeria Should Do To The US Over AfDB’
Chess. In 1979, something happened that took the global oil industry by storm. A strike by 37,000 workers at Iran’s…
Adesina: Guilty as charged
The African Development Bank’s helmsman, Nigerian-born and America-trained Akinwumi Adesina has been in the news recently. Strangely, this time, there are unpleasant…
Sanwo-Olu Flags Off Construction Of Lekki Regional Road
Governor of Lagos state, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has flagged off the construction of the Lekki regional road, the long-awaited road, which…
A New TikTok Clone, Zynn Hit The Top Of The App Store By Paying Users To Watch Videos
TikTok has a new competitor: Zynn, a nearly button-for-button clone of TikTok that differentiates itself with one key twist —…
The World’s ‘Largest All Electric Commercial Aircraft’ Completes Its First Flight
The planet’s “largest all electric commercial aircraft” has completed its maiden flight, the latest example of a zero-emission form of…
Trump Postpones G7 Summit, Seeks To Add Countries To Invitation List
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday he would postpone a Group of Seven summit he had hoped to hold…
Tom Brady Is Selling His Custom Cadillac Escalade For $300,000
Newly minted Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady putting his stretched Becker Cadillac Escalade ESV for sale for six figures.…
US Supreme Court Rejects Church’s Challenge To California’s Coronavirus Rules
The Supreme Court has rejected a California church’s attempt to overturn the state’s coronavirus restrictions on in-person religious services. In…
NASA And SpaceX Launch First Astronauts To Orbit From U.S. Since 2011
NASA astronauts are heading to space from U.S. soil for the first time in nine years, aboard SpaceX’s Dragon capsule,…
Hong Kong Officials Say Trump ‘Completely Wrong’ To End City’s Special Status
Hong Kong officials lashed out on Saturday at moves by U.S. President Donald Trump to strip the city of its…
Nigeria: Naira Gains N10 Against $1 At Parallel Market, As Forex Turnover Increases By 592%
The naira gained for the third day in a row at the parallel market otherwise known as the black market,…
Zoom’s Market Valuation Hits $50 billion Mark, Thanks To Increased Demand During Lockdown
Zoom Video Communications’ shares surged to record highs on Friday, as bullish runs in the last hours of trading helped…
Nigeria: President Muhammadu Buhari Reshuffles NNPC’s Board Of Directors
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the reconstitution of the board of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) after the expiration…
Nike Releases ‘Don’t Do It’ Ad Addressing Racism In America
Nike released an ad Friday night imploring viewers not to “pretend there’s not a problem in America” while protests occurred…
Rolls-Royce Announces 9000 Job Cuts. That Isn’t New For The Carmaker
Rolls-Royce has announced 9,000 job cuts – mainly in its civil aerospace wing – as a direct consequence of the…
Why the US Is targeting Nigerian Banker, Akinwunmi Adesina
The US and the African Development Bank have fallen out over allegations of corruption against the bank’s Nigerian head, writes…
Joe Biden Sees Rise In Health-Care Industry Fundraising As Trump Is Seen To Mishandled The Pandemic
Joe Biden has seen a surge in support from health-care professionals as President Donald Trump struggles to bring in cash…
SpaceX, NASA To Try Again For Landmark Launch Of Two Astronauts From Florida
Elon Musk’s private rocket company SpaceX was set for a repeat attempt at launching two Americans into orbit on Saturday…
Nigeria: CBN Forecasts slower growth, reduces lending rate to 12.5%
The Monetary Policy Committee on Thursday said the lower growth recorded in the economy in first quarter of 2020 was…
Zoom Plans To Roll Out Strong Encryption For Paying Customers
Video conferencing provider Zoom (ZM.O) plans to strengthen encryption of video calls hosted by paying clients and institutions such as…