U.S. stock index futures jumped on Friday following a batch of solid earnings reports and on hopes the Federal Reserve might slow the wind-down of its stimulus in light of recent weakness in global demand.
The S&P 500 .SPX and...
Morgan Stanley (MS.N) reported an 87 percent rise in third-quarter earnings on Friday as the Wall Street bank's trading, investment banking and wealth management businesses benefited from increased client activity and a hot equity market.
Morgan Stanley's shares rose 4...
Google Inc's revenue fell short of Wall Street's expectations as growth in Internet advertising slowed in the most-recent quarter, offsetting a modest improvement in ad pricing, sending its shares down about 3 percent.
The total number of ads, or paid...
Apple Inc's (AAPL.O) faster, slimmer iPads come with modest improvements, such as a fingerprint sensor, but some analysts say it offers few other features to wow consumers ahead of a holiday shopping season expected to be swamped by mobile...
SAN FRANCISCO, October 17, (THEWILL) – Minister of Health, Professor Onyebuchi Chukwu, has warned that though the battle against the deadly Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) may have been won in the country, the war is not yet over.
The Minister...
SAN FRANCISCO, October 17, (THEWILL) – The newly-inaugurated government in Ekiti State has accused the state House of Assembly of trying to frustrate the Governor Ayo Fayose’s administration by deciding to go on a month’s recess.
Making the allegation in...
SAN FRANCISCO, October 16, (THEWILL) – Two bills that seek to prohibit all forms of violence being perpetrated against persons of diverse strata in Nigeria scaled the crucial second reading in the Senate on Thursday.
Leader of the Senate, Senator...
Last week a powerful delegation of Igbo leaders made up of secretary to federal government, Chief Anyim Pius Anyim, Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, Deputy Speaker of House of Representatives, Emeka Ihedioha, Senator Hope Uzodinma, Minister of Labour &...
In 2010 when other Presidential candidates were declaring their presidential interest with Six Points Agenda, Four Points Agenda even Seven Points Agenda, President Good Luck Ebele Jonathan declared his own with “Transformation Agenda”.
With Transformation Agenda being a novel idea...
SEN. DAVID MARK
....As Governor Seeks APC Consensus Candidate
SAN FRANCISCO, October 16, (THEWILL) – President of the Senate, Senator David Mark, Thursday bluntly told the Kano State Governor and All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential aspirant, Engr. Rabiu Kwakwanso, that he...