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World Stocks Ride To Record High, Dollar Retreats
World stocks hit an all time high on Thursday as the latest round of robust global data matched hopes that major...
US Inflation Hits Fastest Pace In 4 Years
US consumer prices in January rose at their fastest pace in nearly four years, a fresh sign that a pickup in inflation...
US Stocks Extend Records Ahead of Yellen Testimony
Wall Street stocks rose early Monday, extending last week's records on continued positive momentum ahead of...
Two High-Powered Lawyers Vie For Role In Overseeing Prince Estate
The likely heirs of pop star Prince's estate are split between two lawyers who vied in court on Thursday to represent...
Nutella Maker Fights Back On Palm Oil After Cancer Risk Study
The $44 billion palm oil industry, under pressure in Europe after authorities listed the edible oil as a cancer risk,...
Retailers Set To Ring Up Sales In 2017
Cooling inflation, positive consumer sentiment and an expected rebound for the economy should underpin a strong...
U.S Online Sales Jumps On Black Friday
U. S. online sales surged on Black Friday, with Amazon.com Inc offering the steepest discounts among e-commerce sites...
Strong U.S. Retail Sales Reinforce December Interest Rate Hike
U. S. retail sales rose more than expected in October as households bought motor vehicles and a range of other goods,...
Singles’ Day Sales Hit 10 Bln Yuan In 7 Minutes
An electronic screen shows sales on Alibaba’s retail platforms hit 10 billion yuan (US$1.5 billion) at a gala staged...
Kalyppo Craze Boosts Sales
The social media craze for Kalyppo fruit juice has led to an increase in retail sales of the product in the capital....
China Business Confidence Rises Again
Confidence among Chinese entrepreneurs has picked up for the second quarter running, according to the country's central...
Why Relative Size Doesn’t Matter To Nigeria’s Economy
Nigeria is used to making big headlines—it has Africa’s biggest population, Africa’s biggest film industry, and...
182-Day Treasury Rate Drops Marginally
The 182-day treasury security rate decreased by two basis points to settle at 24.69 per cent. All other treasury...
Producer Price Inflation Inches Up To 10.3%
The Producer Price Inflation (PPI) rose to 10.3 per cent year-on-year in July 2016 from the 7.6 per cent recorded in...
Ghana Ranks 34th in Slavery with over 103,300 People Enslaved in the Country
Ghana has been ranked the 34th country with the most modern slaves out of 167 countries in the world, with survey...