France's Altice buys Portugal Telecom for 7.4 bn euros
France's Altice on Monday bought out Portugal Telecom -- which had been owned by Brazil's…
10 years ago
Business
ConocoPhillips cuts exploration spending
ConocoPhillips announced a sharp cutback in spending on exploration and spending Monday as global oil…
10 years ago
Nigerian banks face cash squeeze, interbank rate jumps to 70%
Nigeria's overnight lending rate more than doubled to a record high of 70 percent on…
10 years ago
Lafarge Africa to buy out minority shareholders in Ashaka Cement
Lafarge Africa will make an offer on Wednesday worth about $122 million to buy out…
10 years ago
Oil prices down after unimpressive Chinese trade data
Crude oil hit fresh five-year-lows Monday following another weak batch of trade data out of…
10 years ago
BIS warns of market fragility despite bullish mood
The Bank for International Settlements warned Sunday that global financial markets appeared to be increasingly…
10 years ago
Sri Lanka cuts energy prices ahead of polls
Sri Lanka slashed cooking gas prices on Sunday just one day after the cost of…
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New coins to help ease Zimbabwe cash crunch
Zimbabwe's central bank unveiled special coins on Friday to ease a shortage of low denomination…
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Oil price slump threatens $150bn investments
The continued fall of oil prices could lead to postponement of $150 billion worth of…
10 years ago
Brent crude oil price slips below $70, after Saudi price cut
Oil fell in Asia on Friday after major producer Saudi Arabia slashed the price of…
10 years ago