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“Given that the policy focus from governments and central banks has been to support the corporate sector, we like…
Oil Plunges Below $10 With Traders Fleeing Expiring Contract
U.S. benchmark falls the most since trading began in New York. WTI May contract drops as much as 56% before Tuesday…
Bahrain Follows Saudi Arabia, Oman With Budget Cuts Amid Crisis
Bahrain became the latest nation in the oil-rich Gulf to announce drastic spending cuts, an effort to stretch…
JPMorgan Asset Seeks Collateral Protection in Private Lending
JPMorgan Asset Management is prioritizing lending to companies with high-quality assets as more cash-hungry…
U.S. Restaurants On Track To Lose $240 Billion By End of 2020: Survey
U.S. restaurants are on track to lose $50 billion in April, with losses mounting to an estimated $240 billion by…
United Airlines Expects $2.1 Billion Loss, Seeks Government Aid
United Airlines (UAL.O) said on Monday it expects to report a pre-tax loss of about $2.1 billion for the first…
A Tsunami Of Bankruptcies Are About To Wash Away America’s Retail Sector
As the coronavirus pandemic keeps America’s retail stores closed, Michael McGrail is gearing up for what is shaping…
Stocks Sink As Oil Drops To More Than 21-year Low
The May contract for U.S. West Texas intermediate crude oil which expires on Tuesday, dropped 39.74% to $11.07 per…
Aston Martin To Focus On Production Of SUVs
Aston Martin’s (AML.L) immediate priorities will be restarting manufacturing and launching production of its…
Coronavirus: Branson Believes Virgin Atlantic Will Collapse Without Government…
Virgin Atlantic will only survive the coronavirus outbreak if it gets financial support from the British…
Volkswagen Settles Emission Class Actions With Three-Quarters Of Claimants
Volkswagen has reached settlements with 200,000 of the 260,000 claimants participating in a class action lawsuit…
US Rapper, The Game Loses Record Label And Profits From Latest Album To Sexual…
The record label of American rapper, The Game and all profits from the sale of his last album “Born 2 Rap” has been…
Nigeria: Lagos State Governor, Sanwo-Olu Orders Mass Production Of Local Masks
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has ordered mass production of locally made masks in a bid to halt spread…
Coronavirus: Europe Needs €1 Trillion To Recover
Pandemic wracked Europe will need at least another 500 billion euros from European Union institutions to finance…
AfDB Denies Funding Pipeline Project
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has described as inaccurate news article stating it plans to provide financial…
IMF Urges African Countries To Remain Committed To AfCFTA
The Managing Director, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Mrs. Kristalina Georgieva has advised Africa not…
The Nigerian Stock Exchange Extends Financial Statements Filling Deadline For…
The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) has extended the due date for the submission of the audited financial…
Nigeria’s Economy Beyond COVID-19
The Nigerian economy is currently in dire straits with major economic indicators looking grim amidst…
Nigeria Report: Investment-led Strategy Critical for Economic Recovery –…
The Managing Director, Financial Derivatives Company Limited and a member of President Muhammadu Buhari’s Economic…
Sanofi Partners GSK on Vaccine against COVID-19
GlaxoSmithKline and Sanofi will join forces to speed up production of a vaccine. Sanofi's flu vaccine will be added…
Consumer Spending Will Drop After The Great Stockpiling: Capital Economics
Consumer spending across the world is expected to take a hit in the second quarter of 2020 as sheltering in place…
U.S Stocks Post Gain For Second Straight Week
US stocks soared on Friday, giving markets their second week of gains in a row. This hasn’t happened since the…
Nigeria: How To Access N50bn COVID-19 Intervention Fund – CBN
The Central Bank of Nigeria says interested stakeholders must meet its set criteria to access its N50bn…
Nigeria’s Central Bank N50bn COVID-19 Fund: NIRSAL MFB Waives Business Plans
The NIRSAL Microfinance Bank (NMFB) has waived Business Plans as a mandatory requirement for loan applications from…
Investors Fired Up By Signs Experimental Drug Can Treat Coronavirus
Investors around the world are fired up by signs that an experimental drug made by Gilead Sciences is helping some…
UK Not Thinking Of Easing Virus Lockdown Measures Yet, Minister Says
Britain is not considering lifting the lockdown enacted almost four weeks ago to control the coronavirus outbreak…
Canada-U.S Border Restrictions Extended For Another 30 Days
Canada and the United States have agreed to extend border restrictions for another 30 days to help control the…
U.S. Banks Seek Term Changes As Fed Finalizes Main Street Lending Program
U.S. banks are pushing the Federal Reserve to change the terms of a $600 billion lending program for small and…
Coronavirus: Queen Elizabeth Cancels Birthday Plans
Britain’s Queen Elizabeth will not celebrate her 94th birthday in any special way and has asked that there be no…
Nigerian Customs Seize Smuggled Goods, Including Rice Worth N1.77bn
The Ogun Area 1 Command of the Nigeria Customs Service has intercepted 14,951 bags of foreign rice smuggled into…