Business

Brent crude oil rose to around $61 a barrel on Friday as fighting in Libya and Iraq stoked output worries, while traders kept a close eye on Iran nuclear talks that could eventually bring more supply to world markets. Fighting...

Apple Inc (AAPL.O) has allowed some companies to test their apps on its yet-to-be-launched Apple Watch and adjust the tools to the watch's design, Bloomberg reported. Facebook Inc (FB.O), United Continental Holdings Inc (UAL.N), BMW AG (BMWG.DE) and others have...

Business software maker SAP SE (SAPG.DE) will cut about 2,250 posts, or around 3 percent of its global workforce, while creating a similar number in expanding parts of the company, as it accelerates a push to sell its products...

British oil company BP (BP.L) expects to invest around $12 billion with its partners as part of a finalised West Nile Delta concession deal to develop 5 trillion cubic feet of gas resources and 55 million barrels of condensates. The...

SAN FRANCISCO, March 04, (THEWILL) – In its quest to contribute to the development of education in the country, the Dangote Foundation Wednesday made a scholarship donation of N20 million to James Hope College Agbor, Delta State. The scholarship is...

The euro zone economy is sprouting more green shoots than anticipated just as the European Central Bank fires up a money printing program worth more than 1 trillion euros. An analysis of Reuters polls shows more than half the most...

Global business activity picked up last month just as many central banks around the world loosen monetary policy further to try and drive up stubbornly low inflation and revive moribund economies. Growth in China's service industry accelerated and India's expanded...

BEVERLY HILLS, March 03, (THEWILL) – The fuel scarcity currently being experienced by several states in Nigeria has been blamed on the devaluation of the naira by the central bank, the Executive Secretary of Petroleum Product Pricing and Regulatory...

Bill Gates has been declared the richest man in the world for the 16th time by Forbes magazine's annual ranking of global billionaires. The Microsoft founder once again beat Mexican businessman Carlos Slim to the top spot. Mr Gates' net worth...

Barclays has been providing information to an investigation into precious metals by the U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ), the bank said in its 2014 annual report on Tuesday, a week after a similar statement by HSBC. The DoJ and the...