Investing Dow Falls More Than 30 Points, But Nasdaq Ekes Out Fifth Straight Gain Jun 18, 2020 0 The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell for a second straight day on Thursday as investors weighed…
World In New Book, Bolton Says Trump Is Unfit To Be President Jun 18, 2020 0 President Donald Trump came under attack from both sides of the American political spectrum on Thursday as liberal…
World Nigeria: FG Suspends Resumption Of Local Flights On June 21 Jun 18, 2020 0 The Federal Government has announced that the June 21 resumption of domestic flights in Nigeria is not feasible.…
Local Nigeria: CBN To Integrate Non-Interest Window In Its Loans To SMEs, Households Jun 18, 2020 0 The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) announced today that it has unveiled a framework that will integrate a…
World UK To Replace Virus-Tracing App With Apple-Google Model Jun 18, 2020 0 n a major U-turn, the UK is ditching the way its current coronavirus-tracing app works and shifting to a model…
Technology Spotify Signs DC Superheroes For Podcasts Jun 18, 2020 0 Spotify has announced a deal that will see superheroes and villains from DC Comics and Warner Bros star in…
World Trump Renews Threat To Cut Ties With China Jun 18, 2020 0 President Donald Trump on Thursday renewed his threat to cut ties with China, a day after U.S. Trade Representative…
Technology Turning Off Political Ads On Facebook Could Have Unpredictable Consequences Jun 18, 2020 0 It seems hard to believe now, but there was a time when political advertising was relatively uncontroversial. Sure,…
Business McDonald’s To Hire 260,000 Workers As It Reopens U.S. Dining Rooms Jun 18, 2020 0 McDonald's said Thursday that it would hire 260,000 workers in the United States this summer.…
World Trump Says Some Americans Wear Coronavirus Masks ‘To Signal Disapproval Of… Jun 18, 2020 0 President Donald Trump said some Americans might wear face masks not as a way to prevent the spread of coronavirus…
Business Wirecard Shares Slump Over Missing €1.9bn Jun 18, 2020 0 Shares in German payments company Wirecard have fallen more than 60% after the firm said its auditor had raised…
World IMF Says Deeper-Than-Expected Contraction In U.S. Economy Likely In Second Quarter Jun 18, 2020 0 A defacto lockdown in the United States has lasted longer than expected despite a rollback in some restrictions on…
Business Hertz Seeks Bankruptcy Loan After Suspending Stock Sale Jun 18, 2020 0 Hertz Global Holdings Inc is in talks for a bankruptcy loan of up to $1 billion to fund its business reorganization…
World Supreme Court Rules Against Trump’s Bid To End Program Shielding… Jun 18, 2020 0 The Supreme Court ruled against President Donald Trump on Thursday in a set of cases over his effort to end the…
World Facebook Takes Down Trump Ads Over ‘Organized Hate’ Policy Jun 18, 2020 0 Facebook Inc (FB.O) said on Thursday it took down posts and ads run by the re-election campaign of U.S. President…
Local Nigeria: Stock Market Ends Four-Day Decline, Gains N22bn Jun 18, 2020 0 The gains recorded by Nestle Nigeria Plc, Cadbury Nigeria Plc and eight other quoted companies helped the nation’s…
Local Nigeria: Naira Slumps To 452/$ As Speculations, Debt Weaken Market Jun 18, 2020 0 The dollar exchanged for N452 at the parallel market on Wednesday over speculations by operators in the market and…
World Coronavirus: Bank Of England Adds Another £100 Billion To Bond-Buying Program Jun 18, 2020 0 The Bank of England on Thursday added another £100 billion to its quantitative easing program in a bid to shore up…
Technology Amazon Plans To Show Premier League Matches For Free On Prime And Twitch Jun 18, 2020 0 Amazon has announced that it is making all of its Premier League soccer matches free to watch on Amazon Prime and…
World U.S. Weekly Jobless Claims Remain High, Second Wave Of Layoffs Blamed Jun 18, 2020 0 A second wave of layoffs amid weak demand and fractured supply chains is likely keeping new U.S. applications for…
Local Nigeria: Inflation Hits 25-Month High At 12.40% In May Jun 17, 2020 0 Nigeria’s rate of inflation, which is measured by the country’s Consumer Price Index, rose to 12.40 per cent in the…
Local Nigeria: FG, States, LGs Share N547bn For May Jun 17, 2020 0 The Federation Accounts Allocation Committee on Wednesday at its virtual meeting shared to the three tiers of…
Investing Stock Futures Flat In Overnight Trading Jun 17, 2020 0 Stock futures were flat in overnight trading on Wednesday as investors continued to monitor an uptick in new…
Banking Several U.S. Banks To Close Branches, Offices Early For Juneteenth Jun 17, 2020 0 Several U.S. banks are closing branches and offices early on Friday to observe the Juneteenth holiday, which…
Technology Facebook And Instagram Will Let Users ‘Turn Off’ All Political Ads For The 2020… Jun 17, 2020 0 Critics say Facebook is actively enabling the spread of political misinformation online, but the social network has…
World Steroid Should Be Kept For Serious Coronavirus Cases, WHO Says Jun 17, 2020 0 A cheap steroid that can help save the lives of patients with severe COVID-19 should be reserved for serious cases…
Technology Volkswagen Electric SUV Leaked Months Ahead Of Release Jun 17, 2020 0 Volkswagen’s first all-electric SUV, the ID 4, has broken cover thanks to leaked images from China’s Ministry of…
Technology Lyft Says ‘100 Percent’ Of Its Vehicles Will Be Electric By 2030 Jun 17, 2020 0 Lyft announced a plan on Wednesday to transition to “100 percent” electric or zero-emission vehicles by 2030. By…
World US Says A UK Trade Deal ‘Unlikely’ Before November Jun 17, 2020 0 America's top trade negotiator has said a deal with the UK is unlikely before the US presidential election in…
World House To Vote To Make Washington D.C. The 51st State In The U.S Jun 17, 2020 0 Democrats controlling the House have slated a vote next week to make the District of Columbia the 51st state, an…