The Euro’s Strength Against The Dollar Might Become Contagious
The euro is becoming the go-to currency for safety and liquidity as we approach the U.S. presidential elections and investors…
Year: 2020
Nigeria: Ondo Receives Outline Business Case On Deep Seaport
The Ondo State Government has taken a major step towards actualising the dream of establishing a seaport in the state…
Over 400% Surcharge Increase By Shipping Firms Hurts Nigerian Economy’
The Federal Government has taken a bold step to protest indiscriminate charges by multinational shipping firms, who have continued to…
Foreign Investors Shun South-South As Oil ‘Runs Dry’
Its rich oil and gas resources notwithstanding, foreign direct investment in the South-South has been at a low ebb, for…
Int’l Flight Resumption – Nigeria To Apply Principle Of Reciprocity
As Nigeria prepares to resume international flights, the Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika has revealed that the country will apply…
U.S. Existing Home Sales Shoot To Near 14-Year high In July
U.S. home sales rose at a record pace for a second straight month in July and home prices hit a…
Movie Theaters Reopen This Weekend, But It’s Unclear If Audiences Will Return
On Friday, AMC, Regal, Cinemark and Marcus Corp and other major theater chains reopened their doors to the public after…
Struggling Retailers Rush To File For Bankruptcy As Fears Of A Second Wave Of Coronavirus Linger
Over a two-week span in early July, seven retailers, including The Paper Store, Brooks Brothers and Lucky Brand, filed for…
China Tesla Rival Nio Is Up 240% This Year And The Company Is Revamping Plans To Go Global
BEIJING — Once on the brink of bankruptcy, one of China’s largest electric car makers is pressing ahead with plans…
5 Things To Know Before The Stock Market Opens Friday
1. Wall Street under pressure heading into Friday trading U.S. stock futures dropped Friday morning, one day after Wall Street…
As Airbnb Files To Go Public, Traders Break Down Where Expedia, Booking Are Headed
Airbnb has made it official. The company announced this week it has filed to go public after submitting a draft…
U.S. Business Activity Surges To Early 2019 Levels: Markit Flash PMI
U.S. business activity snapped back to the highest since early 2019 this month as companies in both the manufacturing and…
Want To Travel Overseas? This Website Shows Where You’re Allowed To Go During The Pandemic
Travel planning has changed — and not in a good way. In addition to booking a flight and hotel, travelers…
Iron Ore Prices Have Hit Multi-Year Highs As Demand Soars On Infrastructure Investment
Iron ore prices have soared to multi-year highs this week as Chinese government stimulus spurs infrastructure building, boosting prices of…
Nigeria: LASRERA Seeks Synergy With LASAA, CID YABA
The Lagos State Real Estate Regulatory Authority (LASRERA) has solicited for a seamless working relationship with the Lagos State Signage…
There Are A Lot More Losing Than Winning Stocks In The S&P 500, Jim Cramer Says
The stock market does not appear as strong as the headline numbers in the benchmark index may portray after taking…
Uber’s Former Security Chief Charged For Allegedly Concealing Data Breach
Uber’s former chief security officer has been charged with trying to conceal from federal investigators a 2016 data breach that…
Massachusetts Requires Most Students To Get Flu Vaccine To Ease Burden On Health System During Pandemic
Massachusetts will require most students who are six months or older to get the flu vaccine this year as the…
Treasury Yields Retreat After Jobless Claims Disappoint
Treasury yields fell on Thursday after the government’s latest report on the U.S. unemployment situation showed that the number of…
Citibank Sent A Hedge Fund $175 Million By Mistake. Now It’s Struggling To Get The Money Back
Citibank has a big problem: It mistakenly wired roughly $175 million to Brigade Capital Management, and the hedge fund hasn’t…
Raging Fires, A Heat Wave And Coronavirus: California Battles Several Crises
Major wildfires continue to spread across Northern California on Thursday as thousands more residents are forced to evacuate their homes…
UK Kicks Against Death Sentence Over Blasphemy
The United Kingdom has joined the call for observation of human rights in Kano on Wednesday as it opposes the…
This Lender Wants To Close The Racial Wealth Gap And ‘Put Poverty Out Of Business’
When the coronavirus pandemic left Michele Hamed furloughed from her waitressing job, she panicked. The 45-year-old single mother from Jacksonville,…
Lord & Taylor Is Closing Two Dozen Stores. Here’s A Map Of Where They Are
Department store chain Lord & Taylor is closing two dozen stores for good as it continues to search for a…
Delta Will Keep Blocking Some Aircraft Seats Through Early January To Calm Travelers Nervous About Virus
Delta Air Lines will continue to limit the number of passengers it allows on each flight through early January in…
White House Coronavirus Advisor Dr. Anthony Fauci Recovering From Vocal Cord Surgery
White House coronavirus advisor Dr. Anthony Fauci, one of the leading health experts during the country’s fight against the coronavirus,…
A Troubling Tale Of A Black Man Trying To Refinance His Mortgage
This Black borrower has an outrageous story about his mortgage refinance. When the coronavirus struck the U.S. in early spring,…
Judge Throws Out Trump Challenge To Manhattan DA Subpoena For Tax Records
President Donald Trump’s effort to fight a prosecutor’s subpoena for his tax records was rejected Thursday by a federal judge,…
Johnson & Johnson To Start Late-Stage Coronavirus Vaccine Trial In September With Up To 60,000 People
Johnson & Johnson plans to begin what would be the largest, late-stage trial testing a potential coronavirus vaccine in September,…
American Airlines Halting Service To 15 Small Cities After Federal Aid Runs Out In October
American Airlines said Thursday it plans to cut service to 15 small U.S. cities with low demand in October after…