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Dansa Foods, Sani Dangote’s Company Assures Stakeholders After Court Freezes Bank Accounts

SAN FRANCISCO, September 07, (THEWILL) – The Management of Dansa Foods Limited and Bulk Pack Services Limited, companies owned by Alhaji Sani Dangote, over the weekend, assured customers and other vendors of stability in its operations despite last week’s court...

Plosser, Fed’s Lone Dissenter, Warns Again On Risks Of Waiting To Hike U.S. Rates

Philadelphia Federal Reserve Bank President Charles Plosser, the loan dissenter at the Fed's July policy meeting, on Saturday continued his push for the U.S. central bank to change its language on monetary policy to reflect an improving economy and...

Alibaba Seeks To Raise Record $24.3B In IPO Record

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China's Alibaba Group is seeking to raise up to $24.3 billion in its upcoming IPO, an amount that would be the most ever raised by a company heading into its stock market debut. The e-commerce company is hoping to sell...

Sprint Expands Rural Roaming Program, Adding 15 New Carriers

Sprint Corp said on Friday it was adding 15 new rural and regional wireless providers to its U.S. roaming program, a move bolstering the company's efforts to cheaply expand its footprint as it fights to stay competitive as a...

Family Dollar Spurns Dollar General Again

Family Dollar Stores Inc rejected Dollar General Corp's sweetened takeover bid, saying the offer still did not address antitrust concerns, raising the prospect that the No. 1 U.S. deep discount chain will go "hostile" with its offer. Dollar General raised...

Wall St. Flat Following Weak Payrolls Report

After a recent flurry of economic data pointed to a strengthening economy, nonfarm payrolls for August were well below expectations, throwing cold water on the possibility that the Fed might speed up plans to hike interests at its next...

Ford Recalls 191,770 Focus Sedans In China On Fuel Leak Risk

Ford Motor Co will recall 191,770 cars in China from Friday to replace some parts after a quality watchdog found a fuel leak risk in the Ford Focus, the country's best-selling compact sedan. Ford's Chinese venture Changan Ford Automobile Co...

Nigeria’s Access Bank Meeting Investors Over Possible Share Sale

Nigeria's Access Bank has been meeting with domestic investors over the past week to gauge interest in a possible rights issue of 60-70 billion naira ($369-$431 million) by the fourth quarter, a fund manager and a banking source with...

Stolen JPMorgan Data Rerouted To Russia: Bloomberg

Investigators working on the cyber attack at JPMorgan Chase & Co have found clues that a global network of computers available for hire was used to send the stolen data to a Russian city, Bloomberg reported, citing people familiar...

Parmalat Ordered To Pay Citibank $431 million: Lawyers

An Italian court upheld a ruling by a U.S. court for dairy group Parmalat (PLT.MI) to pay Citibank (C.N) $431 million in damages in a case relating to the Italian company's 2003 bankruptcy, lawyers for the U.S. bank said...