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Wall St. Drops As China Hits Commodities, Greece Crisis Drags

U.S. stocks fell more than 1 percent on Tuesday, with the S&P 500 index trading below a key technical mark, as concerns of a slowdown in China weighed on commodity prices and investors fretted over aid talks for Greece...

Samsung Electronics Profit Guidance Suggests Costly S6 Miss

South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics Co Ltd (005930.KS) on Tuesday guided for weaker-than-expected second-quarter earnings, as a supply shortage plagued its latest smartphone launch and tepid demand from key markets likely undercut sales. The guidance suggests that Samsung, while...

Nigeria: Naira Falls To All Time Low At Parallel Market

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BEVERLY HILLS, July 06, (THEWILL) -  The naira Monday hit an all time low against the United States dollar trading at N235 - $1 at the parallel market, currency dealers said. The naira traded at N230 - $1 on Friday. Traders...

Honda Begins Production Of Accord Cars In Nigeria

BEVERLY HILLS, July 06, (THEWILL) – Honda Motor Corporation says it has started building cars in Nigeria by retooling part of its factory that previously made motorcycles. The firm’s new chief executive, Takahiro Hachigo, disclosed this on Monday in Tokyo...

Economic Crisis: Help Diversify Economy, Dangote Challenges Local Investors

BEVERLY HILLS, July 06, (THEWILL) – As the nation's economy comes under pressure due to the paucity of funds occasioned by the fall in the price of crude oil in the international market, President of Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko...

Stocks, Euro Fall But No Rout After Greek ‘No’

Shares fell, the euro stumbled and yields on weaker euro zone economies' bonds rose after Greece overwhelmingly voted against conditions for a rescue package, but there was no rout and contagion was limited. Investors sought low-risk assets including Bunds, but...

Oil Falls More Than 3 Percent After Greek ‘No’

Oil prices fell more than 3 percent on Monday after Greece rejected debt bailout terms and China rolled out emergency measures to support its stock markets, adding to concerns about demand at a time of global oversupply. The result of...

New Honda CEO Says No Plans To Help Air Bag Firm Takata Fund Global Recalls

Honda Motor Co's (7267.T) new chief executive said the Japanese automaker has no plans for now to provide financial aid to Takata Corp (7312.T), the air bag supplier at the center of a costly global safety recall that has...

Exclusive: UK Targets Sale Of Half Its RBS Stake In Two Years – Sources

Britain is planning to sell half its stake in Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS.L), worth 16 billion pounds ($25 billion), within two years of a possible first sale in September, according to people with knowledge of government thinking. Finance Minister...

China Brokerages Pledge To Buy $19.3 Billion In Shares To Steady Plunging Market

China's top securities brokerages said on Saturday that they would collectively buy at least 120 billion yuan ($19.3 billion of shares in a bid to stabilize the country's stock markets after a slump of nearly 30 percent since mid-June. The pledge...