Mortgage Refinancing Suddenly Surges, But Homebuyers Stall Due To Sticker Shock
Mortgage rates fell for the first time in nearly a month, and that lit a…
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Small-Stock Mania Calls For Big-Picture Thinking
The GameStop saga is high drama, but is it an invitation to regulation? Securities sheriffs…
METALS-Industrial Metals Rise On Risk Appetite, Firm Dollar Weighs
Most industrial metals rose on Friday as appetite for riskier assets returned following a fading…
Subsiding Layoffs Raise Cautious Optimism For U.S. Labor Market
The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits decreased further last week, suggesting…
Loan Charges Weigh On BNP Paribas Profits Amid COVID-19 Crisis
Charges linked to the COVID-19 pandemic ate into BNP Paribas’ net profit in the fourth…
China Shares Post Weekly Gains On Economic Recovery; Sino-U.S. Tensions Weigh
China stocks ended higher for the week on Friday, as investors found support from a…
StarHub, Nokia Support 5G Rollout
StarHub and Nokia are to deploy a cloud-native core network for standalone (SA) 5G services…
Financing Institutional Training Centre Insists On Agile Plans For Organisational Growth
Non-Agile organizations will face adverse consequences in today’s business environment where technology deployment and usage…
Nigeria: Survey Shows Strong Support for Finance Act 2020
A recent survey by PwC has shown 92 per cent public support for Nigeria’s Finance…
International Monetary Fund(IMF) Reviews Debt Sustainability Framework To Address COVID-19 Economic Impacts
New document to take effect in Q4 2021 Following concern over sovereign debts, the International…
Asia-Pacific Stocks Fall; Hyundai, Kia Shares Nudge Higher After Report Of Potential Apple Deal
SINGAPORE — Shares in major Asia-Pacific markets slipped on Thursday, with South Korea leading the…
Dollar Strengthens On U.S. Economic Outlook; Euro Dips Below $1.20
The dollar strengthened to two-month highs against the euro and yen, after data pointed to…
Gold, Silver Retreat As Dollar Gains Upper Hand
Gold and silver slipped on Thursday, as the dollar and U.S. Treasury yields gained and…
Deutsche’s Trim Investment Bank Is Model For Peers
In recent years, the mere mention of Deutsche Bank’s wholesale business has been enough to…
Investment Banking Boom Lands Deutsche Bank First Profit Since 2014
Deutsche Bank eked out a small annual profit in 2020, its first since 2014, saying…
Federal Government Of Nigeria To Announce Stand On Electricity, Pump Price Tariffs Feb 22
Nigerians may have to wait for another three weeks to get the decisions of the…
Federal Government Of Nigeria, World Bank Begin Process To Rebase Nigeria’s GDP
The Federal Government in collaboration with the World Bank have commenced the process to rebase…
Capital Market, Viable Funding Source For SMEs – Nigerian Stock Exchange
The Nigerian Stock Exchange has described the capital market as a viable source of funding…
China’s Big Tech Companies Are Now Fighting With Each Other
As China sharpens its antitrust crackdown on the country’s massive tech companies, two of the industry’s biggest…
Meet Andy Jassy, The Next CEO Of Amazon
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos will transition from CEO to executive chair and pass the reins…
Stocks Shed N20Bn As Insurance Firms Lead Losers
Investors lost N20bn on Wednesday as the nation’s stock market extended its decline to the…
Alibaba Revenues Soar But Ant Group Float Uncertain
The company founded by Jack Ma saw revenues up 37% against the same quarter of…
Weighing Economic Implications Of SIM Card Blockage
As revealed by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), the IT sector in Nigeria thrived…
Exclusive: Suspected Chinese Hackers Used SolarWinds Bug To Spy On U.S. Payroll Agency – Sources.
Suspected Chinese hackers exploited a flaw in software made by SolarWinds Corp to help break…
Canada To Partner Nigeria On Sustainable Energy Solutions
Canadian government and businesses have expressed willingness to partner with Nigeria in achieving clean and…
US Treasury’s Yellen To Meet Regulators About GameStop Volatility
United States Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is calling a meeting of top financial regulators this…
No Digital Economy Without Research’
The drive to enthrone a digital economy in Nigeria may not be impactful without adequate…
SpaceX’s Starship Test Flight Ends In Fiery Crash, Again
A prototype of a SpaceX rocket the company hopes will one day journey to the…
How To Get The Most Covid Financial Relief When Filing Your Taxes This Year
No one likes doing their taxes. But there is very good reason for everyone to…