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Risk Plays Roar Back As Clinton’s Prospects Brighten

Stocks and the dollar posted their biggest gains in weeks on Monday after the FBI said it stood by an earlier recommendation that no criminal charges were warranted against Democrat Hillary Clinton. The news lifted a cloud over Clinton's presidential...

Chipmaker Broadcom To Buy Network Gear Maker Brocade For $5.5 Billion

Chipmaker Broadcom Ltd (AVGO.O) said on Wednesday it would buy network gear maker Brocade Communications Systems Inc (BRCD.O) for $5.5 billion in cash, to expand its fiber channel and data storage businesses. The $12.75 per share offer represents a premium...

Oil Extends Losses After Report Shows Surprise U.S. Stocks Build

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Crude oil prices fell for a fourth day on Wednesday as jittery investors awaited official U.S. stockpile figures later in the day after industry data showed a surprise build in inventories, underlining the market's supply overhang. The American Petroleum Institute...

New York’s Bitcoin Hub Dreams Fade With Licensing Backlog

New York's financial regulator had sights set on becoming a global hub for innovations like bitcoin when it adopted trailblazing virtual currency rules last year. But the state lost that momentum when the agency's chief left, putting a licensing...

GE To Merge Oil And Gas Business With Baker Hughes

General Electric Co (GE.N), banking on a recovery in oil prices, said on Monday it would merge its oil and gas business with No. 3 oilfield services provider Baker Hughes Inc (BHI.N). GE will own 62.5 percent of the new...

Alibaba Reshuffles Entertainment Units, To Raise 10 Billion Yuan Fund

Alibaba Holdings Group Ltd. (BABA.N) said on Monday it has reorganized its media and entertainment businesses to form one group headed by mobile business group head Yu Yongfu. The company also said it plans to raise more than 10 billion...

Investors Buy Yen, Shun Risk In Asia As Clinton Losing Edge In U.S. Polls

Investors in Asia bought the Japanese yen, sold South Korean stocks and stayed away from volatile assets on Monday, reacting to opinion polls showing Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton's lead over her Republican rival Donald Trump narrowing further in the...

Access Bank Declares N72bn Profit In Third Quarter

SAN FRANCISCO, October 28, (THEWILL) - Access Bank Plc on Friday declared a profit before tax of N72 billion for the nine months ended Sept. 30, 2016. This is contained in a statement issued by the bank’s Head, Media Relations,...

Naira Firms Against The Dollar

SAN FRANCISCO, October 28, (THEWILL) - The Naira on Friday appreciated against the dollar at the official interbank market. The Nigerian currency gained 50k to exchange at N304.50, from N305 posted on Thursday. At the Bureau De Change Segment of the...

Twitter Cuts Jobs With Eye On 2017 Profit; Vine Discontinued

Twitter Inc said Thursday it would cut 9 percent of its global workforce to keep costs down even as quarterly results eclipsed Wall Street's beaten-down expectations, lifting shares that had fallen after a failed effort to sell the company. More...