Pound At Five-Month High As Central Bank Strikes A Less Gloomy Note
Sterling strengthened to a new five-month high against the dollar and headed for the $1.32 mark after the Bank of…
ISIS, Al Qaeda Penetrating Northwest, Aiming To Expand Into South, US Warns…
United States has warned that ISIS and al-Qaida are penetrating Northwest and looking to expand further south into…
Africa’s Skies Are Badly Polluted
GORéE ISLAND, a former slave-trading hub, is so close to Dakar, Senegal’s capital, that hundreds of amateurs swim…
OPEC Braces For Dwindling Demand
The coronavirus crisis may have triggered the long-anticipated tipping point in oil demand and it is focusing minds…
Gold Barrels Past $2,000 With Stage Set To Rally Further
Gold advanced to a fresh record beyond $2,000 an ounce as investors assessed increased geopolitical risks and the…
U.S. SEC fines World Acceptance Corp $21.7 million for Mexican bribes
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission announced Thursday that it had fined World Acceptance Corp, a consumer…
Trump’s Lender Deutsche Bank Subpoenaed By NYC Prosecutors, Hands Over Documents
Prosecutors in New York have subpoenaed President Donald Trump’s financial records from his longtime lender…
Bank Of England Governor Says Negative Rates Are ‘In The Toolbox,’ But There Are…
Andrew Bailey, governor of the Bank of England, poses for a photograph on his first day in the post at the central…
The Ballooning Money Supply May Be The Key To Unlocking Inflation In The U.S.
With the Federal Reserve and Congress pushing stimulus efforts to new heights, some investors are keeping a close…
Trump To Sign Executive Order Requiring U.S. To Buy ‘Essential’ Drugs From…
President Donald Trump will sign an executive order requiring the U.S. government to buy “essential” drugs from…
Oil Prices Struggle To Hold Five-Month High Amid Pandemic Worries
Oil prices were unchanged on Thursday, struggling to hold onto five-month highs reached in the previous session, as…
Facebook And Twitter Punish Trump Over Video Where He Says Children ‘Almost…
Facebook on Wednesday removed a a video interview posted on the account of President Donald Trump in which he said…
Older Investors Go For Gold, Younger Ones Bitcoin
The behavior of retail investors during the pandemic varies significantly across age groups, according to JPMorgan…
Facebook Rejects Request To Release Myanmar Officials’ Data For Genocide Case
Facebook has objected to a request from Gambia, which has accused Myanmar at the World Court of genocide against…
McConnell And Pelosi Think There Will Be A Coronavirus Relief Deal – But…
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi believe Congress will strike a coronavirus…
Popeyes Parent’s Revenue Falls 25% Despite Chicken Chain’s Soaring Same-Store…
Restaurant Brands International on Thursday reported that its quarterly revenue plunged 25% as the coronavirus…
U.S. Weekly Jobless Claims Fall, Labor Market Struggling As COVID-19 Epidemic…
The number of Americans seeking jobless benefits fell last week, but a staggering 31.3 million people were…
Manhattan Apartment Deals Plunge 57%, Suburban Real Estate Surges
Apartment contracts in Manhattan fell by more than half in July, while deals in many New York suburbs more than…
The Airport Of The Future Will Have No Check-In Or Security Lines
Navigating the Roman circus of obstacles known as an international airport is likely the one thing travelers…
Nigeria:Total Loans To Businesses Hit N18.9 Trillion In One Year
Total gross credit for various transactions in Nigeria rose by N3.33 trillion from N15.56 trillion at end-May 2019…
Stranded Nigerian Chess Player Returns Home After Four Months
Nigeria's number one chess player, Oladapo Adu, is back to his home country after being stuck in Ivory Coast for…
Democrats Report Coronavirus Relief Progress McConnell Says He Is Prepared To…
Democrats reported progress toward a coronavirus deal on Tuesday after a meeting with Trump administration…
Biden Will Beat Trump, Says Historian Who Predicted Every Presidential Race Since…
Historian Allan Lichtman has announced his pick for 2020: Presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden.Lichtman’s…
European Stocks Close Higher After Major Earnings; Commerzbank Up 5%
The pan-European Stoxx 600 closed up by 0.5%, paring earlier gains after July’s final euro zone PMI (purchasing…
Coronavirus Vaccine At $32 to $37 Per Dose For Some Customers
Moderna is charging between $32 to $37 per dose for its coronavirus vaccine for some customers, under cheaper…
Exchange Rate Falls Across Forex Markets As Dollar Liquidity Remains Low
Nigeria's exchange rate at the NAFEX window depreciated to N389 during intraday trading on Tuesday, August 4, 2020.…
Sterling Climbs Above $1.31 Amid Impasse On U.S. Relief Package
Sterling edged 0.6% higher on Wednesday against a broadly weaker dollar as the U.S. coronavirus relief package…
Nigeria: FG To Boost External Reserves By Curbing Illegal Gold Sales
The Federal Government plans to stem illegal gold export worth hundreds of millions of dollars a year to boost the…
Nigeria’s Free Fall Into China’s Debt Trap!
This is it –the inexplicable paradox of an oil-rich country, Nigeria getting caught, deep into the marshy quagmire…
Weakening Demand, Rising Supply Weigh Crude Futures
Weakening demand due to anticipated second wave of the coronavirus pandemic and rising supply have continued to…