DUBAI/SINGAPORE – Thailand’s Nok Airlines is close to placing an order for Boeing 737 jets (BA.N), several people familiar with the matter said, sidestepping domestic political...
LONDON – Crude oil traded broadly higher Thursday, having largely avoided the jitters that have gripped other global markets in recent weeks. March Brent crude on...
ACCRA – Ghana’s central bank said it is ready to intervene to defend the cedi, which has weakened 3.1 percent against the dollar this year, should...
STOCKHOLM – World No.2 truck maker Volvo (VOLVb.ST) will increase its job cuts to 4,400, more than double its original plan, after currency effects and the...
ABUJA – Former Deputy President General of the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria, TUC, Dr. Brown Ogbeifun, has said the Petroleum Industry Bill, PIB, remains the...
LONDON – World stocks edged up from this week’s four-month lows in cautious trade ahead of a euro zone monetary policy decision later on Thursday, supported...
ABUJA – The House of Representatives has commended the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency for being able to save N409bn subsidy claims in 2012. The Chairman,...
TOKYO – Sony Corp stepped up efforts to turn around its unprofitable electronics operations, quitting the personal computers business and splitting its TV division into a...
LAGOS – Unilever Nigeria Plc, under a new Ghanaian CEO, Yaw Nsarkoh has set a target of N300 million daily business turnover for its trade partners...
WASHINGTON – After more than three years of high-stakes negotiations, Google Inc.GOOG +1.09% has finally made peace with European Union antitrust regulators over concerns about its...
