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Ahead AFCON Qualifiers: Ndidi, Iheanacho Hit Camp Today
The Super Eagles camp came alive last night with the arrival of Everton midfielder, Alex Iwobi, Napoli striker,…
Nigerian Fintech Startup, Blueloop, Gets YC Backing As It Plans Global Expansion
Nigerian fintech startup, Blueloop, has been accepted into the Winter 2021 batch of US-based accelerator, Y…
Amazon Was Supposed To kill Instacart. Instead Instacart Became A Mini-Amazon
When Amazon bought Whole Foods in 2017, the outlook appeared bleak for Instacart. Not only did the grocery…
California’s Senators Ask Biden To Ban Sale of Gas-Powered Cars
California's two Senators are pushing the Biden Administration to set a date after which automakers would no…
Twitter Boss Jack Dorsey’s First Tweet Sells For $2.9m
Each NFT has its own blockchain-based digital signature, which serves as a public ledger, allowing anyone to verify…
Mega Insurance Merger Derailed As Hartford Rejects Rival Chubb’s Offer
Property and casualty insurer Hartford rejected a $23.24 billion takeover offer from larger rival Chubb Ltd on…
In Southeast Asian Internet Battle, Sea’s Rise Sends Rivals Scrambling
In front of an open-air Jakarta restaurant, delivery drivers clad in the orange colours of Southeast Asia tech…
Apple Card, Underwriter Goldman Sachs Committed No Fair Lending Violations
New York’s Department of Financial Services on Tuesday said it concluded its investigation into Apple’s credit card…
Pfizer To Develop New Vaccines On Its Own Using MRNA Technology – WSJ
Pfizer Inc plans to tap the mRNA technology to make new vaccines for other viruses following the success of its…
GameStop Loses Second Senior Exec As Shakeup Deepens
GameStop Corp said on Tuesday its chief customer officer Frank Hamlin will resign from the company on March 31, the…
Futures Drop Ahead Of Powell, Yellen Testimonies
U.S. stock index futures slid on Tuesday as energy stocks dropped while investors awaited remarks from Fed Chair…
Brazil Central Bank Aims To Prevent 2021 Inflation From Infecting 2022
Brazil’s central bank stands ready to raise interest rates by another 75 basis points in May in order to bring…
EU Extends Temporary Catch Limits On Fish Stocks Shared With Britain
European Union ministers agreed on Tuesday to extend to the end of July the bloc’s catch limits for fish stocks…
Norway Blocks Rolls-Royce’s Plan To Sell Engine Maker To Russia
Norway will block Rolls-Royce from selling a Norwegian maritime engine maker to a Russian company on national…
At NATO, Blinken Warns Germany Over Nord Stream 2 Pipeline
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Tuesday the Nord Stream 2 pipeline being built from Russia to…
COVID-19: Federal Government Raises Alarm Over Racketeering Of Vaccines
The Federal Government on Monday in Abuja raised alarm over reported racketeering of the Oxford-AstraZeneca…
Abu Dhabi Funds Invest $150 Million In Messaging App Telegram
Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund Mubadala Investment Company and Abu Dhabi Catalyst Partners have invested a…
Microsoft In Talks To Acquire Discord For More Than $10 Billion
Microsoft Corp is in talks to buy messaging platform Discord Inc for more than $10 billion, Bloomberg News…
Politically Correct? Bond Market Steers Clear Of Judgment Calls
When Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi was killed in 2018, London-based hedge fund manager Dominic Armstrong bet…
Online Review Platform Trustpilot Gets $1.5 Billion Valuation In London IPO
Online reviews platform Trustpilot said on Tuesday it had priced its initial public offering in London at 265 pence…
UK Jobless Rate Unexpectedly Drops To 5.0%
Britain’s jobless rate unexpectedly fell to 5.0% in the three months to January, when the country entered a new…
England Slaps New 5,000 Pound Fine On Travel Abroad
Fines of 5,000 pounds ($6,900) will be introduced from next week for people from England who try to travel abroad…
AB Volvo Shares Fall 7% After Warning Chip Shortage To Hit Output
Shares in AB Volvo fell 7% on Tuesday after the Swedish truckmaker warned of a substantial hit on production in the…
Billionaire Leon Black Is Leaving Apollo Following Scrutiny Over Ties To Jeffrey…
Leon Black is completely stepping away from running private equity firm Apollo Global Management amid scrutiny…
Turkey’s Lira Plunges After Erdogan Fires Central Bank Head
urkey could be on the cusp of another currency crisis after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan abruptly fired the…
A Company Will Pay You $2,400 To Stay Away From Screens For 24Hours
Put the phone away for an hour. Or, better yet, make it 24 hours -- you might just get $2,400 out of it.…
China’s JD.com To Invest $800million In Dada Group
Chinese e-commerce firm JD.Com said on Monday it will invest $800 million in Dada Group, giving it a 51% stake in…
Samsung Gets 5G Equipment Contract From Japan’s NTT Docomo
Samsung Electronics Co said on Monday it has won a contract from Japanese mobile operator NTT Docomo Inc to supply…
S&P 500, Nasdaq Set For Higher Open On Tech Boost, Tesla Gains
The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq were headed for a higher opening on Monday as technology stocks looked set to…
Mondelez To Buy Majority Stake In UK Snack Bar Firm Grenade In Health Push
Cadbury chocolate-maker Mondelez International Inc said on Monday it would buy a majority stake in UK protein bar…