Shopify Will Partner With TikTok To Woo More Merchants
Canadian e-commerce company Shopify said on Tuesday it will partner with TikTok to help its one million-plus merchants more easily…
Year: 2020
Pfizer’s Late-Stage Coronavirus Vaccine Trial Is Near Complete Enrollment With 42,000 Volunteers
Pfizer’s late-stage coronavirus vaccine trial has enrolled more than 42,000 volunteers, the company announced Tuesday when it released a mixed…
SpaceX’s Starlink Satellite Internet Service Is Priced At $99 Per Month, According To E-mail
SpaceX is expanding the beta test of its Starlink satellite internet service, reaching out via email on Monday to people…
Coronavirus Antibodies Decline After Infection, Study Finds, Raising Questions About Herd Immunity
LONDON — Antibodies against the coronavirus fall as people recover from the disease, according to the findings of a major…
Looks Like A ‘Double Top’ In The S&P 500, Investor Mark Mobius Warns
The S&P 500 is forming a “double top” going into the U.S. election, which is a worrying sign for investors,…
Trump Must Remain The Defendant In Rape Defamation Claim Case Filed By E. Jean Carroll, Judge Rules
A federal judge on Tuesday ruled that President Donald Trump must remain a defendant in a lawsuit where he is…
Millions Poised To Lose Unemployment Benefits In ‘Enormous Cliff’ At Year’s End
Millions of jobless Americans are poised to lose their unemployment benefits at the end of the year without action from…
Merck Raises Annual Profit Outlook As Keytruda Drives Profit Beat
Merck posted a quarterly profit that beat estimates on Tuesday and raised its adjusted earnings forecast for the full year,…
AMD To Buy Chip Peer Xilinx For $35 Billion In Data Center Push
Semiconductor designer Advanced Micro Devices on Tuesday said it has agreed to buy Xilinx in a $35 billion all-stock deal…
Amazon Is Hiring 100,000 Seasonal Staff For The Holidays
Amazon said Tuesday it’s hiring 100,000 seasonal employees to assist with increased demand over the holiday season. The employees will…
Here Are The New Income Tax Brackets For 2021
We still have two months left in 2020, but the IRS has already released a breakdown of next year’s marginal…
Home Prices In August See Biggest Gains In More Than Two Years, S&P Case Shiller Says
Strong demand and very limited supply of homes have caused home price gains to accelerate dramatically. Prices beat expectations, rising…
Stocks Making The Biggest Moves In The Premarket: Xilinx, Merck, Caterpillar, 3M & More
Xilinx (XLNX) – The chipmaker agreed to be bought by Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) for $35 billion in stock, a…
A Lack Of Common Travel Protocols Could Cost The World Trillions Of Dollars, Dubai Airports CEO Says
Countries have not yet come to a consensus on how to safely restart travel amid the coronavirus crisis, and this…
‘Perfect Storm’: How Nigeria’s Peaceful Police Protests Turned Violent
Tears fill Ephraim Osinboyejo’s eyes as he recalls the idealism that drove thousands of Nigerians like him into the streets…
PMI’s, Oil & Naira In Focus
The outlook for Nigeria’s economy has been clouded by uncertainty following weeks of youth protests across the country. Although Residents…
‘Oil Industry Still Suffering Significant Damage from Covid-19’
Nigeria’s wholly indigenous oil company, Oando Energy Resources, has said the oil industry will continue to suffer the fallout of…
‘Petrol Subsidy Removal Can Save Nigeria $1bn Yearly’
The United Kingdom (UK)-backed Facility for Oil Sector Transformation (FOSTER) has estimated that Nigeria could earn up to $1 billion…
Nigerian Citizens Justify Massive Looting of Covid-19 Palliative form Government Storages
ABUJA, NIGERIA – Amid tensions in Nigeria last week over police brutality, mobs of citizens are overrunning several government-owned facilities…
Police Arrest Seven After British Special Forces Board Tanker
Seven men have been arrested on suspicion of seizing control of a ship, British police said on Monday after special…
Remittances To Sub-Saharan Africa Totaled $48 Billion In 2019
The New Normal – Digital Transfers and Remittance in Nigeria There is a boom for Africa-focused money transfer companies, as…
Digital Payments Make Access To Loan Possible – Mastercard Boss
The Senior Vice President, Product Management Digital Payments & Labs, Middle East and Africa at Mastercard¸ Gaurang Shah, speaks with…
Lagos Banks Witness Low Customers’ Turnout
Commercial banks in Lagos State on Monday witnessed the gradual return of business after the 24-hour curfew imposed on residents…
Inquiry Probes Shooting of Lagos Protesters, Police Abuses
Abuja, Nigeria – A judicial panel investigating police brutality in Nigeria and the recent shooting of unarmed protesters in the…
Nigeria Considers Supplying Electricity To Chad
The Federal Government is considering supplying electricity to the Republic of Chad following a recent request by the neighbouring country.…
Nigeria’s Wheat Production Output Suffers Setback
The ability of farmers to meet the expected output of wheat produced locally has suffered a setback due to inadequate…
Goldman is calling a bull market for commodities in 2021 on dollar moves and inflation risk
Gold bullion bars are pictured after being inspected and polished at the ABC Refinery in Sydney on August 5, 2020.…
Libya Reopens Last Major Oil Field in Another Blow to OPEC+
Libya is set to restart the last of its major oil fields following a ceasefire in its civil war, a…
Exports Of Used Cars Are A Pollution Problem, U.N. Warns
Rich countries are sending millions of older, dirtier vehicles abroad, in a trade that’s largely unregulated, even as they mandate…
Looting Continues Nationwide
Buckling under the resurgence of the coronavirus in Europe, the Spanish government on Sunday declared a national state of emergency…