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Twitter Inc is partnering with Bloomberg Media for a round-the-clock streaming television news service on the social networking platform, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday. The channel, which is yet to be named and is expected to begin operations...

BEVERLY HILLS, April 25, (THEWILL) - The equities market of the Nigeria Stock Exchange (NSE) extended its gaining streak on Tuesday as the market capitalization grew by N26 billion, which is 0.29 per cent, to close at N8.934 trillion. The...

McDonald's Corp (MCD.N) reported a better-than-expected rise in quarterly profit and U.S. same-restaurant sales on lower costs, all-day breakfast, $1 drinks and promotions on its popular Big Macs, signaling the company's plan to keep customers coming back to its...

Toshiba Corp (6502.T) has decided to drop its auditor PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Aarata, which declined to approve the company's full-year financial statement, the Nikkei financial daily reported. The Japanese tech company is in the middle of a conflict with PwC Aarata...

Coca-Cola Co (KO.N) said on Tuesday it would cut about 1,200 jobs as the beverage maker expands its savings target amid falling demand for fizzy drinks globally. Shares of the Dow component were up marginally at $43.39. Coca-Cola and rival PepsiCo...

JetBlue Airways Corp (JBLU.O) said it is postponing delivery of 13 aircraft scheduled for 2019 and 2020, and has swapped its 2018 Airbus order of A321neos to 11 A321ceos, which have an earlier engine design. In its first quarter earnings...

U.S. President Donald Trump tried to press Democrats on Monday to include funds for his controversial border wall with Mexico in spending legislation as lawmakers worked to avoid a looming shutdown of the federal government. The battle offers the Republican...

Halliburton Co (HAL.N) said on Monday that oil producers are completing nearly as many wells as they are drilling, a major reversal from when companies left wells unfinished in anticipation of higher oil prices. Increased demand for Halliburton's pressure pumping...

General Motors Co's (GM.N) bid to block hundreds of lawsuits, potentially worth billions of dollars, over a deadly ignition-switch defect broke down on Monday when the U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear its appeal claiming the suits were barred...

U.S. stocks surged on Monday, tracking a relief rally that swept through European and Asian stock markets, after Centrist candidate Emmanuel Macron won the first round of the French presidential election. Polls showed pro-EU Macron is expected to beat right-wing...