Business

Despite Sharp Selloff, Too Early To Worry About A Correction

Wall Street's worst week in two years was enough to get investors worried about whether a long-overdue correction is coming, but analysts are still leaning bullish. The S&P 500 ended the week down 2.7 percent, its biggest weekly loss since...

Microsoft Sues Samsung In U.S. Over Patent Royalties

Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O) sued Samsung Electronics Co Ltd (005930.KS) on Friday, claiming the South Korean smartphone maker refused to make a royalty payment last fall on patent licenses after Microsoft announced its intention to acquire Nokia's (NOK1V.HE) handset business. The...

BREAKING: Jonathan Appoints New GMD For NNPC, MD For NPDC

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SAN FRANCISCO, August 01, (THEWILL) – President Goodluck Jonathan Friday approved a new Group Managing Director (GMD) for the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and a new Managing Director for Nigerian Petroleum Development Company (NPDC). A release by Reuben Abati, the...

President Jonathan Hails Dangote’s $1bn Boost For Rice Production

SAN FRANCISCO, August 01, (THEWILL) – President Goodluck Jonathan Friday commended the Chairman, Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, for investing $1billion in rice production in the country. The President made the commendation during the signing of the $1 billion Rice Investment...

Britain’s RBS Places Restrictions On Lending In Russia

Part-nationalised British lender Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS.L) said on Friday it had placed restrictions on its lending in Russia following developments in Ukraine. The European Union cut off financing for five major Russian banks on Thursday over Moscow's support...

China’s Factories Spring To Life As Global Trade Reawakens

Activity in China's vast factory sector expanded at the fastest pace in 27 months in July, while industry surveys across Asia showed a pick up in export orders that hinted at a long-awaited revival in global trade. China's official manufacturing...

U.S. Says India Refusal On WTO Deal A Wrong Signal

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry told Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday that India's refusal to sign a global trade deal sent the wrong signal, and he urged New Delhi to work to resolve the row as soon...

MasterCard Profit Rises 10 Percent As Card Usage Grows

MasterCard Inc, the world's second-largest debit and credit card company, posted a better-than-expected 10 percent rise in quarterly profit, as more customers used its cards to make purchases. MasterCard shares were up 2.8 percent at $78 in trading before the...

Weak Demand For Video Services Weighs On Time Warner Cable

Time Warner Cable Inc, the second-largest U.S. cable operator, lost more video subscribers in the second quarter compared with the previous quarter. Most cable companies have been shedding video subscribers over the past few years, losing them to satellite and...

Soccer World Cup Helps DirecTV Net More Subscribers

DirecTV (DTV.O), the No.1 U.S. satellite TV provider, reported quarterly revenue above analysts' estimates as the soccer World Cup helped it add subscribers in Latin America and prices increased in the United States. The company added 543,000 subscribers in Latin...