Elon Musk’s SpaceX Raises $1.9 Billion In Funding
Billionaire Elon Musk's SpaceX has raised $1.9 billion in new funding, according to a regulatory filing …
No New U.S.-China Trade Talks Scheduled: White House Chief Of Staff
No new high-level trade talks have been scheduled between the United States and China but the two sides remain in…
Nigeria: Corruption – ‘Magu Boys’ Caught On Tape Demanding N75m Bribe
A businessman has played a tape recording before the Justice Ayo Salami-led presidential probe panel on how some…
Fed Faces A ‘Major Challenge’ In Making Its New Inflation Strategy Official
The U.S. central bank will be faced with a delicate balancing act if it opts to embrace a more relaxed view on…
Target CEO Credits Canceled Vacations, Not Stimulus Checks, For Blowout Quarter
Target CEO Brian Cornell said he’d like to see Congress strike a stimulus deal, but he credited closed movie…
GM Says Over 40% Of New China Launches In Next Five Years Will Be EVs
General Motors Co (GM.N) is planning an electric car offensive in China with more than 40% of its new launches in…
Exclusive: FANCL Asia Owner Launches Sale That Could Fetch $1 Billion
U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy is set to announce later on Tuesday that he will suspend all operational…
COVID-19: States Demand Release Of N67.2bn Grant
Following the continued dwindling of their economic fortunes as a result of COVID-19 pandemic, states have urged…
Jeff Bezos Ends Day With An All-Time High Net Worth Of $197.8 Billion
Jeff Bezos, founder and CEO of Amazon, ended Tuesday with a record net worth of $197.8 billion, the highest fortune…
Why Oracle’s Bid For TikTok Might Not Be As Crazy As It Sounds
Oracle’s bid to acquire TikTok’s U.S. business might not be as bizarre as it initially sounds, analysts told CNBC…
Currency Markets Warn of Turbulence Ahead
The U.S. dollar is driving a wedge between volatility expectations for global currencies and U.S. stocks.
The…
Nigeria: Foreign Reserves Fall By $544.94m In Six Weeks
The country’s foreign reserves fell by $544.94m from $36.17bn on July 1 to $35.62bn on August 13, the latest…
Nigeria: Over 60 Nigerians Return From Lebanon As Migrant Worker Conditions Worsen
On Sunday (16 August), 68 Nigerian women stranded in Lebanon returned home safely on a charter flight organized by…
A Dow Buy Signal Says Warren Buffett’s Gold Stake Came Too Late For The Precious…
Gold had its best day since April on Monday, but market history says it may be time to bet against the precious…
Trump Makes Another Attempt To Blame Amazon For Post Office Problems
President Donald Trump on Monday repeated his belief that Amazon is to blame for the U.S. Postal Service’s demise.…
Walmart Posts Biggest Growth In Online Sales
Walmart Inc (WMT.N) posted its biggest-ever growth in online sales on Tuesday as shoppers placed orders for…
U.S. Treasury Yields Edge Lower As Investors Await Economic Data, Auctions
U.S. government debt prices were higher on Tuesday morning, as investors monitored a fresh batch of economic data…
India’s Gold Market Plunged In The First Half. Here’s How The Second Half Looks
Recovery in India’s gold market remains uncertain in the second half of the year, dampened by factors including…
Kohl’s Posts Smaller-Than-Expected Loss, Shares Rise
Kohl’s Corp (KSS.N) posted a smaller-than-expected quarterly loss on Tuesday, as the department-store chain…
Walmart Beats On Profit, Posts Record Online Sales On Pandemic Boost
Walmart Inc (WMT.N) posted its biggest-ever growth in online sales on Tuesday as shoppers cashed in stimulus checks…
Nigeria: Unilag Soyombo Resumes As Acting VC Amid Tight Security
Security at the University of Lagos (UNILAG) senate building and council office was heightened on Monday after…
Nigeria: Bayelsa And Other Stories
“You know I used to think that this COVID-19 thing is a kind of scientific joke, but now I am beginning to take it…
U.S. States Seek $2.2 Trillion From OxyContin Maker Purdue Pharma: Filings
U.S. states claimed they are owed $2.2 trillion to address harm from OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma LP’s alleged…
Coronavirus Pandemic Now Driven By Younger Adults: WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday it was concerned that the novel coronavirus spread was being…
Robinhood Snags Third Mega-Investment Of The Year, Boosting Valuation To $11.2…
Venture capital investors are betting big on Robinhood during this pandemic-plagued year as people stuck at home,…
Treasury Secretary Mnuchin says Democrats are unwilling to strike a ‘reasonable’…
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Tuesday criticized top Democrats for what he categorized as stubborn tactics…
Walmart Second-Quarter Results Crush Estimates, As E-Commerce Sales Jump 97%
Walmart posted its biggest earnings surprise in 31 years Tuesday as shoppers rushed in to spend their stimulus…
Tech-Fuelled ‘Everything’s Awesome’ Rally Looks Unstoppable
Today’s $72 trillion question for investors: To buy or not to buy into the global equities rally? Notwithstanding…
$300 Unemployment Boost May Last For Only For 3 Weeks
A $300-a-week federal boost to unemployment benefits may end shortly after it starts.
In some states, recipients…
Detached From Reality? Why U.S. Stocks Just Hit A New High
Has Wall Street missed the news that we are in a pandemic?
The U.S. economy remains battered by the coronavirus…