European Markets Fall But Still Closes The Month 3% Higher
The pan-European Stoxx 600 provisionally closed down by 1.6%, but the index was still up over 3% since the start of…
Federer Tops Lists Of Highest-Paid Athletes In The World
Roger Federer topped the 2020 Forbes magazine list of highest-paid global athletes announced Friday, leading the…
NBA To Resume Season On July 31
The National Basketball Association has targeted July 31 as its date to resume games, a league source has confirmed…
Monkeys Steal Coronavirus Blood Samples In India
A troop of monkeys in India attacked a medical official and snatched away blood samples of patients who had tested…
Trump Says The U.S. Will Cut Ties With World Health Organization
President Donald Trump announced Friday that the United States will cut ties with the World Health Organization.…
Kylie Jenner Is No Longer A Billionaire – Forbes
Earlier this year, Kylie Jenner sold half of her cosmetics company in one of the greatest celebrity cash outs of…
New York City Expected To Reopen On June 8
New York City is “on track” to enter phase one of reopening on June 8, New York Governor Cuomo said on Friday as he…
SpaceX Prototype Starship Rocket Explodes After Test In Texas
A fourth prototype of SpaceX's next-generation Starship rocket exploded Friday after a test at the company's…
US Unemployment Claims Fall For Eighth Week Straight
The number of Americans seeking jobless benefits fell for an eighth straight week last week, likely as some people…
MTN Nigeria Opens Offer Of N100b Commercial Paper Issuance
MTN Nigeria Communications Plc has started its Commercial Paper (CP) Issuance, series 1 & 2 of N50 billion…
Is This The End Of Hong Kong As Global Financial Centre
The United States could be close to terminating its special economic and trading relationship with Hong Kong.…
South Africa’s Credit Growth Slows To 7.37% Year On Year In April
Growth in private sector credit in South Africa in April slowed to 7.37% year on year from a revised 7.75% in…
Nigeria: Oil Revenue May Drop Further To 25% Of Budget’
With Nigeria’s revenue from oil and gas dropping by N425.52billion in the first quarter (Q1) of 2020 to…
Vanishing Jobs For The Young Could Create A ‘Lock-Down Generation’
Bashar Ali Naim used to work in a perfume and accessories store in Baghdad, earning $480 per week on average. About…
Another 2.1 Million Americans File Jobless Claims
First-time claims for unemployment benefits totaled 2.1 million last week, the lowest total since the…
U.S. Major Airlines Roll Out More Options To Avoid Staff Layoffs
The top three U.S. airlines, hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic, are rolling out fresh programs to induce tens of…
Donald Trump Signs Executive Order Targeting Social Media Companies
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday targeting tech companies like Facebook, Twitter, and…
Coronavirus: Nordstrom Quarterly Sales Fall Nearly 40%
Upscale department store chain Nordstrom Inc (JWN.N) on Thursday reported a nearly 40% slump in quarterly sales, as…
Elon Musk Earns first Performance-Based Payout From Tesla, Worth More Than $700…
Tesla confirmed that CEO Elon Musk earned the first tranche of his massive incentive payout, in a document filed…
Nigeria: Only Four Or Five Airports May Be Opened For Domestic Flights Ncaa
Director-General, Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, Captain Musa Nuhu yesterday said only four or five…
Cuomo Will Let New York Businesses Deny Customers Without Masks
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said in a Thursday press conference that he will sign an executive order allowing…
Zuckerberg Bashes Twitter, Says Facebook Won’t Be An ‘Arbiter Of…
Two years after admitting under political pressure that Facebook must do more to prevent disinformation campaigns…
Renault Set To Announce 15,000 Layoffs Worldwide
French carmaker Renault is poised to announce 15,000 layoffs worldwide on Friday as it unveils a plan to boost its…
Dubai To Lift Restrictions On Gyms, Movie Theaters And Other Non-Essential…
The Dubai government announced new measures to lift restrictions on businesses, allowing gyms, movie theaters,…
Google Search Results Will Take ‘Page Experience’ Into Account Next Year
Google will change how its algorithms rank websites in search results, the company announced today. Starting…
Boeing Resumes Production Of Its Troubled 737 Max Airplane
Boeing said it would resume manufacturing the troubled 737 Max airplane after a nearly five-month hiatus. The…
Premier League To Restart On June 17 With Manchester City V Arsenal
The Premier League season is set to restart on 17 June with Aston Villa v Sheffield United and Manchester City v…
Abercrombie & Fitch Sales Fall 34%, As Stores Were Forced Shut During…
Abercrombie & Fitch said Thursday its sales tanked 34% during the first quarter because of store closings…
Uber Sends Thousands Of Electric Bikes And Scooters To The Scrapheap After Lime…
Uber is scrapping thousands of electric bikes and scooters worth millions of dollars after selling its Jump unit to…
Nigeria: Buhari Writes Reps, Seeks Another $5.513bn Loan
President Muhammadu Buhari is seeking approval to borrow another $5.513bn.
The letter was read on the floor of the…