Analysis: As Fed Tiptoes Around Tapering, Investors Look To Jackson Hole Meeting For Clarity
Investors looking for clear guidelines on when the Federal Reserve will begin tapering its massive bond purchases were left waiting…
Month: July 2021
Comcast’s Quarterly Revenue Tops Estimates, Lifted By Cable Growth
Comcast Corp’s (CMCSA.O) second-quarter revenue beat Wall Street estimates on Thursday, benefiting from higher advertising sales, theme parks reopening, and record broadband…
From Facebook To Twitter, Big Tech Sees Social Commerce Driving Sales Growth
Led by Facebook, social media platforms from Alphabet’s YouTube to Snap Inc (SNAP.N) and Twitter (TWTR.N) are investing heavily in shopping features to drive…
Merck Revenue Beats Estimates On Keytruda Demand
Merck & Co Inc (MRK.N) reported quarterly revenue on Thursday ahead of analysts’ estimates, as a recovery in demand for its cancer…
S&P 500, Dow Set To Rise As Economic Growth Heats Up
The S&P 500 and the Dow indexes were set to rise on Thursday as a slate of strong corporate earnings…
China Buyers Re-emerge, Patient Fed Saps Dollar
World share markets were back on the climb on Thursday as the U.S. Federal Reserve signalled it was in no…
U.S. Economy Contracted 19.2% During COVID-19 Pandemic Recession
The U.S. economy contracted at a record average annualized rate of 19.2% from its peak in the fourth quarter of…
Mastercard Profit Beats Estimates On Overall Spending Boost
Mastercard Inc (MA.N) reported a 36% rise in second-quarter profit on Thursday that comfortably beat estimates, underpinned by a recovery in global…
Carlyle’s Second-Quarter Earnings Double On Asset Sales
U.S. buyout firm Carlyle Group Inc (CG.O) said on Thursday its second-quarter distributable earnings nearly doubled following a sharp rise in asset…
NCC Introduces Devices To Tackle SIM-Related Crimes
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has instituted a Device Management System (DMS) to tackle SIM boxing and call masking, two…
Unique NIN Enrolments Hit 59.8m With Average Of Three SIMs
The total number of unique National Identity Number (NIN) that has been verified across networks in Nigeria has reached 59.8…
Google Parent Alphabet Profit Soars As Ads Surge
“There was a rising tide of online activity in many parts of the world, and we’re proud that our services…
TIME Announces Flutterwave On 2021 Influential Lists
Nigerian based Fintech Company; Flutterwave has been listed as one of the 2021 TIME100 Most Influential companies in the world.…
Oil Prices Slip But Remain Near $75 After Large Inventory Drawdown
Oil prices slipped but remained near $75 per barrel on Thursday as crude stockpiles in the United States, the world’s top oil consumer,…
Canadian Pipeline Operator TC Energy To Switch To Green Power To Run North American Energy Pipelines
Canadian pipeline operator TC Energy Corp (TRP.TO) could spend billions of dollars on its plans to lower emissions by…
‘How Nigeria Can Leverage Nanotechnology For Development’
The Minister of Science and Technology, Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu and the Chairman of Oilserv, Emeka Okwuosa have said there was…
Shoprite Out, Pick ‘N Pay in – The Nigeria Strategy For S.A’s 2nd Largest Retailer
At the beginning of the month, the Shoprite Group announced the completion of their exit from Nigeria after a few…
What Would It Take For Nigeria, Others To Manufacture Vaccines?
The rising concerns about global vaccine inequality have raised a critical question about the ability of many countries to protect…
Power Grid Collapses Again Amid Lack Of Backup Capacity
The national power grid has suffered another system collapse, worsening the blackout being experienced by households and businesses in parts…
Investors Lose N5.80bn As 24 Firms Suffer Decline
Investors in the Nigerian Exchange Limited lost N5.80bn as 24 firms saw their share prices decline at the close of…
Samsung Electronics Sees Strong Chip Demand, Mobile Recovery As Q2 Profit Jumps
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd (005930.KS) on Thursday forecast strong demand for memory chips in the second half and a recovery…
Sydney Posts Record Daily Rise In COVID-19 Cases, Seeks Military Help
Australia’s biggest city Sydney posted a record one-day rise in local COVID-19 cases on Thursday and warned the outbreak would…
Naira Now Exchange At 522/$1 As Central Bank Of Nigeria Discontinued The Sale Of Foreign Exchange To Bureaux De Change
The naira has dropped to N522 to a dollar at the parallel market as the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)…
AMCON Takes Over NICON
The Asset Management Company of Nigeria, AMCON, has effectively taken over National Insurance Corporation of Nigeria, NICON Insurance was privatised…
Nigeria Coronavirus Infections Jump To Highest Level Since March
(Bloomberg) — Coronavirus infections in Nigeria surged to the highest level in almost five months as a third wave of…
TECH Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao Says He’s Willing To Step Down As World’s Biggest Crypto Exchange Welcomes Regulation
The boss of cryptocurrency exchange Binance says he’s willing to step down from his role as the company seeks to…
Facebook Will Restrict Ad Targeting Of Under-18s
Facebook Inc (FB.O) will stop allowing advertisers to target people under 18 on its platforms based on their interests or…
IMF Retains 2.5% Economic Growth Projection For Nigeria
The International Monetary und, IMF, has retained its 2.5 per cent projection for Nigeria’s economic growth in 2021. IMF however…
‘Private Sector Aids 60% Illicit Financial Flows From Africa’
The Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Prof. Bolaji Owasanoye, has said that the private…
Experts Blame COVID-19 As States’ IGRs Shrink By 22% In Two Years
The aggregate internally generated revenue of the 36 states in the country and the Federal Capital Territory Administration fell by…