Finance
Fifty years, five problems – and how Nigeria can work with China in future

Since establishing diplomatic relations on 10 February 1971, Nigeria’s relationship with China has developed into one of the most important bilateral relationships maintained by either country. Apart from the exchange of high level visits, Chinese companies and money have found their way into Nigeria, Africa’s largest economy. They are involved in a variety of major […]

Updated: Apr 13, 2021
Sonia writes to PM, says vaccination should be expanded

New Delhi [India], April 12 (ANI): Congress President Sonia Gandhi has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi saying that most of the states have been left with vaccine stock of just 3 to 5 days and called for substantially ramping up domestic production capacity and allowing emergency use authorization of all vaccine candidates that have […]

Updated: Apr 12, 2021
Saudi stock exchange opens short selling to all investors

JEDDAH: Saudi startups raised $76 million in the first quarter of 2021, a 137.5 percent increase on the previous quarter’s fundraising total of $32 million. Entrepreneurship platform Wamda said that $396 million was raised from 125 deals in the Middle East and North Africa in the first quarter of 2021.  The UAE was the biggest […]

Updated: Apr 11, 2021
How to Buy Cricut IPO (CRCT) Stock Right Now • Benzinga

Jump straight to Webull! Get real-time market data, analysis tools and $0 commissions. Symbol Company % Change Price Invest CRCT Cricut $20.00 Buy stock For the last several weeks, market analysts and journalists discussed the power of social media to spark real change. Specifically, the rise of meme stocks which bearish hedge funds targeted for […]

Updated: Apr 10, 2021
‘Only enough vaccines to last 3 days’: Shiv Sena MP

New Delhi [India], April 8 (ANI): Amid surging COVID-19 infections, Shiv Sena MP Rahul Ramesh Shewale on Thursday wrote to Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan requesting him to give instruction to concerned authorities to increase vaccine doses for Maharashtra. In the letter, Shewale said that the state has 14 lakh doses of Covishield and […]

Updated: Apr 8, 2021
AAL Issues Bullish Q1 Projection, UAL, DAL & LUV in Focus

in the past week, American Airlines’ AAL management provided an improved forecast for the March quarter of 2021. This rosier projection was owing to the subsidence in cases with new coronavirus infections and the rising incidence of vaccination drives, which in turn is helping air-travel demand pick up the pace. Expecting the sunnier scenario to […]

Updated: Apr 7, 2021
Happy tail: Maine lobstermen crack a good year despite virus | Coronavirus

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine’s lobster catch dipped slightly last year as fishermen dealt with the coronavirus pandemic, but the final totals were better than some feared. Fishermen caught more than 96 million pounds of lobsters in 2020, the Maine Department of Marine Resources said Wednesday. That total broke a string of nine consecutive years […]

Updated: Apr 4, 2021
The simple thing Trump doesn’t get about the stock market

“Stocks are owned by everybody,” Trump said during Tuesday’s town hall on ABC. “Look, we’re having a tremendous thing in the stock market, and that’s good for everybody, but people that aren’t rich own stock and they have 401(k)’s.” In truth, millions of Americans can’t feel the stock market boom. Just over half (52%) of […]

Updated: Apr 3, 2021
Upstart up 171% in three days, as momentum pours into fintech company

In a year of historically wild stock moves, often driven by chatter on Reddit boards, financial software vendor Upstart Holdings is the latest company to see its stock soar to inexplicable heights. Founded in 2012 by former Google executive David Girouard, Upstart went public in December and was valued at $2.1 billion after its market […]

Updated: Apr 2, 2021
US stocks start 2nd quarter with a gain

Wall Street stocks were higher early Thursday, opening the second quarter on a positive note as markets digested President Joe Biden’s proposed $2 trillion infrastructure and jobs plan. Biden’s plan would modernize America’s public works and make its energy system greener. But the proposal faces major hurdles in Congress amid criticism from Republicans and business […]

Updated: Apr 1, 2021