Twitter, Digital Platforms To Pay Tax As FIRS Targets N10.1trn Revenue In 2022
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has set a revenue target of N10.1 trillion for 2022. Mohammed Nami, executive chairman…
Month: August 2021
Dow Futures Drop 200 Points, Commodities Retreat On Concern About The Fed’s Move To Remove Stimulus
Stock futures were sharply lower on Thursday as concern grew that the Federal Reserve’s move to remove stimulus this year…
Chinese Firm Behind The Purchase Of The United Kingdom’s Largest Chip Plant Warns Deal Is At Risk
The Chinese firm behind the purchase of Britain’s largest chip manufacturing facility earlier this summer has admitted that the acquisition…
Treasury Yields Fall Despite Fed Taper Talk
U.S. Treasury yields fell on Thursday morning, despite the Federal Reserve’s latest policy meeting minutes showing that the central bank…
Solar Could Be 40% Of U.S. Power By 2035 -Biden Administration
Solar could supply more than 40% of the nation’s electricity by 2035 – up from 3% today – if Congress…
Fifty Shades Of Green: EU Sustainable Fund Rules Muddy The Waters
If you want to invest in a fund branded as sustainable under new European Union rules, you’re spoilt for choice.…
Apple Appeals Against Security Research Firm While Touting Researchers
Apple Inc (AAPL.O) on Tuesday appealed a copyright case it lost against security startup Corellium, which helps researchers examine programs like Apple’s…
Tencent Says More Regulations Set To Come As Quarterly Profit Jumps
China’s Tencent Holdings (0700.HK) said on Wednesday that the internet industry should brace for more regulations and uncertainty, but it believed Beijing…
Nvidia Forecast Beats Expectations, But Talks On $40 Bln Arm Deal Take Longer Than Expected
Nvidia Corp (NVDA.O) on Wednesday said talks with regulators to clear its $40 billion proposed acquisition of British semiconductor technology firm Arm…
Analysis: White-Collar Staff Calling Shots As Job Markets Recover
Having hunkered down at home and clung on to his job through the 2020 lockdowns, Dutch IT worker Benito Castillion…
Soaring Demand For The World’s Least-Liked Commodity Sees Thermal Coal Prices Jump 106% This Year
Soaring electricity demand, infrastructure woes and a surge in global gas prices have triggered an extraordinary rally for the world’s…
Stocks, Oil Sink On Growth Worries; Dollar Gains: Markets Wrap
Asian stocks fell to the lowest this year, crude oil sank and the dollar rallied on a weakening global growth…
Nigerian City Bans Beggars And Hawkers
The Lagos state government in Nigeria has banned street begging and has formed a special team to stop the “menace”,…
Facebook Is Ready To Launch Digital Wallet
Facebook is prepared to launch the Novi digital wallet tied to Diem blockchain-based payment system, said the head of the…
Market Bull Sees New Highs Ahead, Says Don’t Bet Against United State Consumers
John Stoltzfus encouraged investors to remain optimistic despite this week’s wild market swings. The Wall Street bull, who serves as…
Biden Administration’s Booster Shot Guidance ‘Prudent Thing To Do To Stay Ahead Of This Virus,’ Says United State Surgeon General
U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy told CNBC that the Biden administration is recommending Covid booster shots for most vaccinated…
Hard Lesson For United State Investors: Chinese Companies Don’t Make The Rules In China
American investors’ shock at an ongoing regulatory crackdown in China points to a fundamental difference between the two countries that…
Crude Sinks To Three-Month Low As Fuel Demand Wanes
Crude in New York dropped to the lowest since May after a surprise increase in U.S. gasoline inventories signaled fuel…
Exchange Rate Used For Purchasing Stocks Via Fintech Apps Falls To N522/$1
The exchange rate for converting naira to dollar using FinTech apps nosedived to N522/$1 according to data collated from the…
Seized Cash Worth $4.7 Billion Fuels Nigerian Political Fight
Nigeria’s state governors sued the federal government for allegedly failing to share billions of dollars in confiscated funds with their…
Canadian Inflation Jumps To 3.7%, Creating Trouble For Trudeau
Canadian inflation accelerated to match its highest reading in almost two decades, threatening to become a political headache for Prime…
Fed Govt Offers N150b Long-Term Bonds
The Federal Government will today auction medium-to long-term bonds valued at N150 billion as part of government’s efforts to access…
UK Inflation Slows More Sharply Than Expected To 2.0% In July – ONS
British inflation fell to the Bank of England’s 2% target last monthin an unexpectedly sharp slowdown that economists said was…
Sterling Hovers Near Recent Lows, Unmoved By Inflation Slowdown
Sterling hovered near a 3-1/2-week low on Wednesday after UK inflation data showed a sharper slowdown than expected. The pound…
Nigeria’s Economy May Grow To 2.5% In 2021, 2.6% In 2022, IMF Predicts
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has maintained an unchanged economic growth rate of 2.5 per cent for 2021 and 2.6…
Forex – Labour Advocates Improved Monetary, Fiscal Policies
The leadership of Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria (ASCSN) has called on federal government to take necessary measures…
Nigeria’s Foreign Reserves To Surpass $40bn By September –Experts
Against the backdrop of a $3.35 billion direct allocations approved by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), financial experts have observed that…
U.S. SEC Says It Charges Former Netflix Staffers For Insider Trading
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Wednesday said it has charged three former engineers at Netflix (NFLX.O) for trading on…
Aurora Releases Tool To Gauge Safety Of Self-Driving Systems
Aurora, the Silicon Valley self-driving startup founded by former Tesla, Uber and Google executives, has released what it says is…
S&P 500, Dow Edge Lower Ahead Of Fed Minutes
The S&P 500 and the Dow inched lower in choppy trading on Wednesday as investors refrained from making big bets…