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- 12 Oct 2021
IHS Towers Set to Become Largest African Firm on Wall Street
IHS Towers, African operator of mobile phone masts, might become the largest Africa-focused company on Wall Street if its New York listing goes ahead this week. The company, which is 29 per cent…
- 22 Nov 2020
Ericsson Named One of World’s Most Sustainable Companies in Latest WSJ Ranking
A new ranking by the Wall Street Journal, places Ericsson in the top percentile for its ability to create long-term shareholder value through sustainable business practices. Sustainability is central…
- 19 Oct 2020
Our Youth and the Protests, Looking Beyond End SARS
By Austin Okere The youth are not our enemies; let us remember this before we do anything rash such as using brute force to quell their protests. They are our children that have come of age. Their…
- 5 May 2017
FXTM Analysis: Sterling, Euro and Dollar In Focus
FXTM Research Analyst Lukman Otunuga comments on Sterling, Euro and Dollar. Asian stocks retreated on Thursday following the mixed cues from Wall Street overnight, after the Federal Reserve signaled…
- 14 Feb 2017
Economy: Trump Effect” Encourages Investors to Seek Riskier Assets
FXTM Research Analyst Lukman Otunuga comments on Wall Street may be poised to trade higher if the bullish momentum from Asia and Europe coupled with the “Trump effect” encourages investors to seek…
- 30 Apr 2026
Meta Shares Crash 10% on AI Spending Fears as Google Soars 6%
Shares of Meta Platforms plunged nearly 10 per cent at Wall Street's opening on Thursday, April 30, contrasting sharply with a more than six per cent surge in Google-parent Alphabet's stock. Meta The…
- 19 May 2015
History as Apple Buys Nigerian Business for $1Bn
Apple has bought Chinedu Echeruo’s HopStop.com, The Wall Street Journal ’s publication, AllThingsDigital reports. Founded in 2005, HopStop.com makes mobile applications for both iOS and Android that…
- 7 Sept 2009
Yes! Islamic Banking
The need to reassess the opportunities provided by the Islamic finance system in combating the current financial crisis is a welcome development. The collapse of leading Wall Street institutions,…
- 3 Nov 2016
Facebook Warns of Slow Growth in 3Q this Year
Facebook, the world's largest online social media network warned that revenue growth would slow this quarter, offsetting strong earnings that handily beat Wall Street estimates. The slip reflected…
- 22 Apr 2014
Apple, Google Battle over Mobile Game Exclusivity
Apple and Google are wooing game developers to ensure that top game titles arrive first on devices powered by their respective operating system, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people…
- 7 Jun 2017
FXTM: Politics Retake Centre Stage in Capital Markets
FXTM Chief Market Strategist Hussein Sayed comments on the markets in light of political tensions in the Middle East and the impending UK general election. Asian stocks followed Wall Street lower on…
- 27 Dec 2015
Google to Launch Messaging App
Google, part of Alphabet, is building a new mobile messaging application to better compete with rival services such as those offered by Facebook, The Wall Street Journal reported. The new service…
- 29 Nov 2017
Stocks drop, currencies range bound & bitcoin eyes $10,000
By Hussein Sayed Most Asian indices edged lower on Tuesday, following a mixed session on Wall Street yesterday. China is becoming a key market to watch, as it is leading the direction for other…
- 9 Jul 2020
Record US COVID-19 Cases Can’t Halt the Equity Rally
By Hussein Sayed, Chief Market Strategist at FXTM Equity markets have pushed higher in Asia following an impressive last hour rally on Wall Street yesterday. The record daily increase in US COVID-19…
- 20 Nov 2014
Intel Gives Upbeat Outlook for 2015 Revenue
Intel, helped by a stabilizing personal computer market, gave a revenue outlook for 2015 that was above Wall Street's expectations and also raised its dividend, sending its shares higher. In a press…
- 7 Jun 2018
eCommerce and the Nigerian Amazon
For long muted on Wall Street, the signal is now clear. Amazon, global e-commerce giant, is on the verge of not only overtaking Apple as the world’s most valuable company but the first company…
- 11 May 2020
Stocks Resume Rally Despite Miserable Data
By Hussein Sayed, Chief Market Strategist at FXTM, Investors in Asia kicked off the week in an upbeat mood, with most major equity indices trading in positive territory. The upside momentum seems to…
- 7 Dec 2017
Global Stocks Under Pressure, Bitcoin Hits Another Record
By Lukman Otunuga, Research Analyst at FXTM, comments on the global stocks being under pressure as Bitcoin hits another record. Global equity bulls were nowhere to be found during Tuesday’s trading…
- 12 Jan 2018
Bitcoin Tumbles, Global Shares Steady
Lukman Otunuga, Research Analyst at FXTM, comments on Bitcoin and Global shares. Bitcoin collapsed like a house of cards on Thursday with prices dipping below $13000, after South Korea announced its…
- 14 Oct 2015
US Considers Visa Ban, Financial Sanctions on Alison-Madueke, Others
United States government is reportedly considering imposing a visa ban or financial sanctions against Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, ex-petroleum minister, and a dozen of her associates, government…
- 3 Aug 2019
Investors Stampede for Safety as Trump Strikes Again
By Lukman Otunuga, Senior Research Analyst at FXTM, A wave of risk aversion is sweeping across financial markets this morning after US President Donald Trump announced a new round of tariff hikes on…
- 13 Jul 2016
Hit Series ‘Suits’ Returns For Sixth Season On DStv
Avid fans have been waiting patiently since season five’s shocking finale: the one that saw Mike Ross sacrificing everything he’s loved and worked for to save his friends by accepting a plea deal and…
- 22 Apr 2021
Pfizer Confirms Fake Vaccine Shots on Sale in Some Markets
Fake doses of the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine were being sold in Mexico and Poland for as much as $2,500 a shot, the US drugmaker and an official confirmed. At a clinic in Mexico some 80 people…
- 18 Feb 2013
Cyber Attacks Against Media on the Rise
Cyber attacks against journalists and media organizations around the world have increased over the past few years as criminal hackers provide a cheap and easy way of censoring the press, a media…
- 6 Oct 2015
Google To Conclude $650m Symphony Funding This Week
Google has participated in a new round of funding for Symphony Communication Services, valuing the company at $650 million, reports Dow Jones. The deal is expected to close this week. Launched last…
- 9 Nov 2025
Preventive, Silicon Valley Firm May Birth Genetically Engineered Babies
Preventive, a Silicon Valley startup backed by OpenAI’s Sam Altman and Coinbase’s Brian Armstrong is pursuing research that some fear could lead to the birth of a genetically engineered baby — a step…
- 20 Mar 2015
Elections Coverage: Foreign Journalists Claim FG Reluctant to Issue Visas
Nigeria’s general elections will be held next week, but scores of foreign journalists have yet to receive their entry visas to cover the March 28 contest that will determine who rules the West…
- 31 Oct 2018
Why Only Truly Indigenous E-Commerce Companies Are Champions
By Dr. Ajit Sigh, international trade lawyer spoke in Lagos on a short visit to Nigeria By midday on Tuesday September 4th 2018, a remarkable development,whose reverberations are still felt today,…
- 18 Aug 2016
5,500 Jobs Cut to Cost Cisco $700m
Cisco Systems Inc. is cutting 5,500 employees, 7% of its workforce, in the networking company’s latest reaction to market shifts, including customers favouring software over hardware, and will incur…
- 8 May 2013
GBOT, First Exchange in Africa, to Successfully CFDs
Global Board of Trade, the first international multi-asset bourse from Mauritius has successfully launched Contracts for Difference (CFDs). The launch of CFDs on GBOT makes it the 1st exchange in…