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Markets, oil drop in Asia but bitcoin edges towards $50,000

byCT Report

12/02/2021

Asia markets slip as dealers take breath in holiday-thinned trade

11/02/2021

Asian markets push higher as traders focus on recovery outlook

10/02/2021

Asian markets track Wall St records on reopening hopes

09/02/2021

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Courteville sees 16% rise in top line to N1.29b in Q3

28/10/2015

WASHINGTON: Courteville Business Solutions Plc has announced a 16 per cent rise in its top line to N1.29 billion for...

Marijuana sales boom promises $1b in tax returns for State of Washington

27/10/2015

BRUSSELS: The government of the State of Washington is expecting a tax windfall as marijuana sales are booming, however, as...

Quarter approves 5-year sales tax to keep 30 state troopers patrolling residents of New Orleans

27/10/2015

PARIS: Quarter overwhelmingly approved a new five-year sales tax to keep more than 30 state troopers patrolling their historic district....

Ten Network revenue jumps by 4.6% to $629m

26/10/2015

NEW SOUTH WALES: Network Ten has revealed its full-year results with the business seeing its television revenue increase 4.6% from...

Customs duty on wheat import raising 25% from March

byghadia

NEW DELHI: As the sharp fall in global commodity prices triggered a rise in wheat imports, the government increased basic...

Intuitive Surgical revenue swells by 7% to $589.7m

CALIFORNIA: Robotic surgical equipment maker Intuitive Surgical reported a 7 percent rise in quarterly adjusted revenue, driven mainly by an...

US internet ad revenues jump 19% to $27.5bn in H1

NEW YORK: The second quarter of 2015 generated a record-setting $14.3 billion in online ad revenues in the US, up...

Intel set to invest $5.5b in China’s Dalian

CALIFORNIA: Intel Corp said it may invest up to US$5.5 billion in making semiconductors in China, lifting efforts to improve...

ESPN plans to cut 300 jobs

NEW YORK: Disney's ESPN is cutting about 300 jobs, or 4 percent of its staff, amid signs that the traditional...

North Sea tax receipts plunges into negative for first time in sector’s history

WASHINGTON: North Sea tax receipts have plunged into the red for the first time in the sector’s history after the...

Western Digital ready to acquire SanDisk in $19bil deal

byAmmad Ahmed

CALIFORNIA: Hard-disk drive maker Western Digital Corp agreed to buy SanDisk Corp in a US$19 billion deal that will increase...

Sands Corp posts 47% decline in net income

LAS VEGAS: Las Vegas Sands Corp reported third-quarter profit that beat expectations as the company, battling challenges in Macau, controlled...

Coca-Cola quarterly revenue falls 5% to $11.43bn

NEW YORK: Coca-Cola delivered quarterly earnings that came in above analysts' expectations on Wednesday. However, revenue came in lower than...

Baker Hughes revenue dips by 39% to $3.79bn in Q3

HOUSTON: Baker Hughes Inc. on Wednesday reported a 39% drop in revenue for its third quarter, as the oil-field services...

OPEC to keep oil output high: Traders

VIENNA: Saudi Arabia and the other big Middle East oil producers in OPEC will keep pumping hard to build market...

Caribbean goods exports fall 10.9% in H1 of 2015

KINGSTON: A new study conducted by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) says exports of Latin American and Caribbean goods fell...

Angola’s tax revenues from oil exports in sharp decline

LUANDA: The drop in Angolan tax revenues from oil exports worsened in September, falling 52.8 percent over the same month...

Georgia’s economy sees 3% growth in 2015

TBILISI: Georgia's economy is now seen growing by 3 percent in 2015, more than previously projected, helped by foreign direct...

Yahoo posts revenue of $1.23bn in 3Q

NEW YORK: Yahoo Inc. on Tuesday turned in another poor quarter and warned investors of a possible revenue hit in...

Verizon Communications posts revenue of $33.2bn in Q3