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M&A talk in the pharmaceutical sector lifted European shares on Tuesday, but failed to support the euro, which held at a two week low against the dollar on rising expectations of further policy easing by the European Central Bank. China's...

Nokia said on Monday it expects the sale of its handset business to Microsoft to be finalized on April 25, as it had received all the required regulatory approvals. The closure of the 5.4 billion euro ($7.5 billion) deal, which...

Domestic and offshore investors in Nigeria’s bond market may choose to hold on to cash rather than invest in bonds, as a result of apprehentions about the political environment in election year 2015, analysts say. Recently, Standard and Poor’s (S&P)...

General Electric, along with some Nigerian companies in the power and gas sector, is devising a solution that could improve power supply by stepping up gas deliveries to generating plants in the country. Explaining the process, Lazarus Angbazo, president and...

Apple Inc and Google Inc are wooing game developers to ensure that top game titles arrive first on devices powered by their respective operating system, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the matter. Both the companies are...

U.S. pharmaceutical giant Pfizer (PFE.N) has approached British rival AstraZeneca (AZN.L) to propose a 60 billion pound ($101 billion) takeover, Britain's Sunday Times reported. The paper cited senior investment bankers and industry sources saying that informal conversations about a deal...

...As Diezani Declares Operation Zero Fuel Queue BEVERLY HILLS, CA, April 20, (THEWILL) – The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, said on Sunday that there is no rift between the Petroleum Resources Minister and Chairman of NNPC Board, Mrs. Diezani...

Germany's BMW (BMWG.DE) is getting closer to deciding whether it will build a new factory, its board member Ian Robertson said on Sunday, as the luxury carmaker expands capacity to meet demand in key markets. "We are in the final...

South Korea's Hyundai Motor (005380.KS) on Sunday unveiled its small sport utility vehicle (SUV) concept targeted at the Chinese market, planning to join a flurry of rivals in tapping the growing segment in the world's biggest market. Hyundai said it...

Toyota Motor Corp (7203.T) plans to make and sell hybrid versions of its Corolla and Levin sedans in China next year, fitting them with locally-made components, in its first bid to entirely manufacture gas-electric hybrids outside Japan. The backdrop to...