NEW YORK – U.S. consumer sentiment dropped in October to its lowest level since the end of last year as consumers worried congressional dysfunction and the...
NAIROBI -The Ethiopian government has banned its citizens from travelling overseas for employment. According to the state owned Ethiopian Radio and Television Agency, the order took...
TOKYO – The euro on Friday slipped from two-year highs against the dollar as slowing eurozone business activity weighed on the unit, while the dollar held...
JOHANNESBURG – South Africa plans to fine employers who replace workers to take advantage of a tax break that’s meant to encourage hiring, in a bid...
BEIJING – World markets were mostly higher Thursday, buoyed by an improvement in China’s manufacturing, but Chinese shares fell amid jitters over tighter credit in the...
ABUJA – The Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) yesterday said that it had spent about N609.4 billion on labour liabilities in privatized public enterprises in the...
… Amid Effort to Add Jobs MADRID – Spain emerged from a two-year recession in the third quarter, strengthening Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy’s efforts to repair the...
NEW YORK – U.S. stock index futures fell on Wednesday, following four days of record highs on the S&P 500, amid concern over tightening financial conditions...
ABUJA – The minister of finance, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, and coordinating minister for the economy (CME), on Monday lamented the high incidence of multiple taxation as well as...
TOKYO – Recent market volatility over expected U.S. monetary tightening has made Asia keenly aware of its reliance on the dollar, boosting efforts to use local...
