Local Euro Breaks Through $1.20 As Dollar Sell-Off Gathers Pace byEkeminiSeptember 1, 2020 The euro broke through the $1.20 mark for the first time since 2018 on Tuesday… Read More
World Virgin Atlantic, Eyeing Approval Of Rescue Deal, Restarts More Routes byEkeminiSeptember 1, 2020 Virgin Atlantic will resume flying to Delhi, Tel Aviv, Atlanta, Mumbai and Lagos from London… Read More
Business The Oil Price And Production Paradox byEkeminiSeptember 1, 2020 Nigeria’s public finances work well when oil prices are above US$50.00/bbl (better still, above US$60.00/bbl).… Read More
BusinessLocal Nigeria Naira Firms 9.7% On Black Market On Plans To Sell FX To Currency Operators byEkeminiSeptember 1, 2020 The Nigerian currency firmed sharply on the black market on Tuesday, gaining 9.65% to 435… Read More
Investing Here are Tuesday’s biggest analyst calls of the day: Apple, Zoom, Chipotle, Penn National & more byEkeminiSeptember 1, 2020 Here are the biggest calls on Wall Street on Tuesday: BTIG upgraded Zoom to buy… Read More
Investing Tech Investor Who Got In Early On The Cloud Software Boom Discusses What Happens Next byEkeminiSeptember 1, 2020 A View from the Top is a Q&A series exclusively available on CNBC Pro. CNBC… Read More
Investing Analyst Raves Over Penn Gaming-Barstool, Sees 46% Upside: ‘Don’t Bet Against Portnoy’ byEkeminiSeptember 1, 2020 Penn National Gaming’s investment in David Portnoy’s Barstool Sports is nothing short of brilliant, pairing… Read More
Technology Samsung’s New $1,999 Folding Phone Launches On Sept. 18 byEkeminiSeptember 1, 2020 Samsung on Tuesday announced that its new folding phone launches on Sept. 18 for $1,999.… Read More
World Expect Trump To Talk Less And Less About The Pandemic The Closer He Gets To The Election, Political Strategists byEkeminiSeptember 1, 2020 At a daily press briefing originally designed to update the public on the coronavirus outbreak… Read More
Business 52 Former Franchisees Sue McDonald’s For Racial Discrimination byEkeminiSeptember 1, 2020 More than 50 former McDonald’s franchisees are suing the fast-food giant for racial discrimination, alleging… Read More
World Coronavirus Cases Are On The Rise Again Across More Than Half Of The U.S. byEkeminiSeptember 1, 2020 Coronavirus cases are rising across more than half of the nation even as the outbreak… Read More
BreakingLocal Nigeria: Adesina Sworn-In For Another Term As AfDB President byEkeminiSeptember 1, 2020 Dr Akinwunmi Adesina has been sworn as President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), to… Read More
Business Delta, American Drop Domestic Change Fees, Following Move By United byEkeminiSeptember 1, 2020 Delta Air Lines and American Airlines said Monday they are dropping domestic change fees, mirroring… Read More
World House Panel Opens Probe Of White House Trade Advisor Navarro After Abrupt Cancellation Of Ventilator Contract byEkeminiSeptember 1, 2020 A House Oversight subcommittee has opened a probe of all federal contracts negotiated by White… Read More
Business Trump Heads To Politically Crucial Wisconsin Amid Violence, Racial Unrest byEkeminiSeptember 1, 2020September 1, 2020 Despite entreaties to stay away, President Donald Trump heads to Kenosha, Wisconsin on Tuesday to… Read More
Investing JPMorgan’s Tusa Gets More Negative On GE: ‘We See Little Equity Value Here’ byEkeminiSeptember 1, 2020 General Electric has a bumpy road ahead and won’t be seeing a “V-shaped” recovery, JPMorgan… Read More
World Portland Mayor Urges Restraint, Renunciation Of Violence After Fatal Shooting byEkeminiAugust 31, 2020 Officials in Portland, Oregon, said on Sunday they were braced for an escalation of protest-related… Read More
World Canada To Purchase 76 Million Doses Of Novavax Coronavirus Vaccine byEkeminiAugust 31, 2020August 31, 2020 American vaccine developer Novavax announced Monday that it’s reached an agreement in principle with Canada… Read More
BusinessLocal Businesses May Not Normalise Till August 2021 byEkeminiAugust 31, 2020 Businesses and brands, hoping to return to ‘winning ways’ soon, after the devastating effects of… Read More
World Coronavirus Cases Climb In The Midwest As More States Report Growing Outbreaks byEkeminiAugust 31, 2020 Coronavirus cases in the Midwest are beginning to increase following warnings from top U.S. health… Read More
Business External Reserves Reverse Negative Trend, Rises To $35.7bn byEkeminiAugust 31, 2020 The nation’s external reserves, last week, rose (though slightly) for the first time in 12… Read More
Business Stocks Making The Biggest Moves Midday: Apple, Tesla, Beyond Meat, Amazon & More byEkeminiAugust 31, 2020 Apple — Shares rallied 3.5% as its long-awaited 4-for-1 stock split took effect. That gain… Read More
Business Not A Single Foreigner Invested In Nigerian Bonds In Q2 byEkeminiAugust 31, 2020 Not a single foreigner invested in Nigerian bonds in the second quarter of 2020. For… Read More
Business Banks’ Credit to Private Sector Rises to N30.189tn byEkeminiAugust 31, 2020 Banking sector’s credit to the private sector rose by N757 billion or 2.57 per cent… Read More
Business Speculators Lose As Naira Sells At N460 On Black Market byEkeminiAugust 31, 2020August 31, 2020 Currency speculators are losing as much as N20 with the dollar trading at N460 as… Read More
World Scientists See Downsides To Top COVID-19 Vaccines From Russia, China byEkeminiAugust 31, 2020 High-profile COVID-19 vaccines developed in Russia and China share a potential shortcoming: They are based… Read More
Business McDonald’s Slams Ex-CEO As ‘Morally Bankrupt’ After He Asks For Dismissal Of Chain’s Lawsuit Against Him byEkeminiAugust 31, 2020 McDonald’s slammed former CEO Steve Easterbrook in a new legal filing on Monday, arguing that… Read More
Business In Panic, Forex Speculators Prepare To Dump Dollars byEkeminiAugust 31, 2020 For most speculators who bought forex at less than N400/$1, they are pondering whether to… Read More
BusinessTechnology History Of Apple Stock Splits Says Investors Shouldn’t Rush In To Buy Lower-Priced Shares byEkeminiAugust 31, 2020 Apple is having a great year, and its 4-for-1 stock split on Monday is expected… Read More
Investing Carlyle’s David Rubenstein: ‘Still A Little Nervous’ But Market Rally Has ‘Somewhere More To Go’ byEkeminiAugust 31, 2020 Carlyle Group co-founder David Rubenstein told CNBC on Monday he is “still a little nervous”… Read More