Will Bill Gates Go Back To Shaking Hands? Hear His Thoughts
As more and more Americans receive the Covid-19 vaccine, CNN’s Anderson Cooper asks Bill Gates if, one year from now, he would…
Year: 2021
As 500,000th Covid Death Looms, US Reaches Pivotal Moment
The United States will within hours record its unfathomable 500,000th death from Covid-19 paradoxically at a moment of rare hope…
Tiger Woods Is Hopeful But Uncertain He’ll Be Fit For This Year’s Masters After Undergoing Back Surgery
Tiger Woods says he still hopes to compete at this year’s Masters after undergoing the fifth back operation of his career. The…
Engine Debris Rained Over A Mile Across A Denver Suburb. Now Boeing Recommends Suspending Its 777s With That Engine
Kieran Cain was playing basketball with his kids Saturday afternoon at an elementary school in greater Denver when he heard…
British Airways Owner IAG Says Pensions Deal, Loan Help Boosts Liquidity
British Airways-owner IAG said on Monday it had raised total liquidity by 2.45 billion pounds ($3.4 billion) by deferring pension…
Saudi Defence Firm SAMI Targets $5 Billion Annual Revenue By 2030
State-owned Saudi Arabian Military Industries (SAMI) aims to generate annual revenue of $5 billion by 2030, its chief executive said…
Texas Utilities Can’t Stick Customers With Huge Bills After Storm: Abbott
Texas utility regulators will temporarily ban power companies from billing customers or disconnecting them for non-payment, after the deadly winter…
World Shares Sink As Bond Yields, Commodities Surge
World shares sank on Monday as expectations for faster economic growth and inflation battered bonds and boosted commodities, while rising…
India To Clear 45 Investments From China, Likely To Include Great Wall, SAIC
India is set to clear 45 investment proposals from China, which are likely to include those from Great Wall Motor…
Shares Turn Cautious As Bond Yields, Commodities Surge
Asian shares turned mixed on Monday as expectations for faster economic growth and inflation globally battered bonds and boosted commodities,…
Stock Market Extends Losing Streak, Sheds N130Bn
The market capitalisation of equities listed on the nation’s stock market declined by N130bn last week as negative sentiments persisted…
Philippines Approves Sinovac Vaccine But Not For All Health Workers
The Philippines has approved Sinovac Biotech’s COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use, but will not give it to healthcare workers at…
Nigerian Stock Exchange Upgrades Africa Prudential To Medium Price Stock
T he Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) has upgraded Africa Prudential (APR) Plc from low-priced stock to medium-priced stock following recent…
EU To Decide On Extending Suspension Of Stability Pact In Coming Weeks: Official Tells Paper
Europe will decide whether to extend the suspension of its rules limiting budget deficits and debt, known as the Stability…
India’s Top Court Bars Final Tribunal Ruling On Future’s $3.4 Billion Deal
India’s Supreme Court barred on Monday a final ruling by a tribunal reviewing Future Group’s $3.4 billion sale of retail…
Rio Tinto Executives Say Goodbye To 2020 With Chunky Payouts
Three Rio Tinto executives forced to leave the company after the destruction of sacred rock shelters at Juukan Gorge in…
Korean Air To Follow Relevant Authorities’ Directives On Boeing 777
Korean Air Lines Co Ltd said it will follow the relevant authorities’ directives on any measures for its Boeing 777…
OPEC, U.S. Oil Firms Expect Subdued Shale Rebound Even As Crude Prices Rise
OPEC and U.S. oil companies see a limited rebound in shale oil supply this year as top U.S. producers freeze…
Tesla Has Made About $1 Billion In Profit On Its Bitcoin Investment, Analyst Estimates
Tesla has made roughly $1 billion in paper profits from its investment into bitcoin, according to Daniel Ives, analyst at Wedbush Securities.…
Oil Gains As U.S. Production Slowly Returns After Freeze
Oil prices rose on Monday as the slow return of U.S. crude output that was cut by frigid conditions raised…
Nigeria Has $5.83bn Undisbursed Foreign Loans
Nigeria has more than $5.83bn foreign loans that have been approved but not yet disbursed, the Debt Management Office has…
Banks Incur N80.75bn E-Banking Expenses As Digital Transactions Hit N111.29tr
As COVID-19 triggered exponential increase in electronic-payment adoption, five Nigerian banks have incurred N80.75 billion expenses in fees and commission…
Optimism On Economy’s Recovery
Many Nigerians underestimated the resilience of the economy until last Friday when National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) rolled out its…
China’s Yield Appeal Catapults Yuan To Global FX Big League
In London — the world’s center of foreign exchange — there’s more yuan changing hands than ever before. Options on the Chinese…
Bitcoin Price Must Now Hold Above These Levels To Break $60K
Bitcoin’s (BTC) price has been consistently rallying in the past few weeks, reaching its latest new high of around $57,500…
COVID Infections Dropped 95.8% After Both Pfizer Shots – Israeli Health Ministry
The rate of COVID-19 infections dropped 95.8% among people who received both shots of Pfizer’s vaccine, Israel’s Health Ministry said…
Bitcoin, Either Hit Fresh Highs
Bitcoin hit a fresh high on Saturday, extending a two-month rally that took its market capitalization above $1 trillion on…
Local Health Officials Tell Congress U.S. Needs More Covid Vaccine Doses And It Needs To Be Easier To Get The Shots
Scientists and health officials told Congress Friday the federal government needs to ramp up its supply of Covid-19 vaccine doses…
NIN Registration: Telcos See Biggest Subscriber Loss Since 2017
The decision by the Federal Government to limit the services of telecoms’ operators in order to achieve the National Identification…
The Tech Industry Is Looking To Replace The Smartphone — And Everybody Is Waiting To See What Apple Comes Up With
In 2007, Apple unveiled the iPhone. Apple didn’t invent the smartphone — companies like Palm and Blackberry had been selling them for…