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AMCON redeems N867b worth of bonds

Nigeria's state-backed 'bad bank' AMCON repaid 867 billion naira ($5.

N143bn lost in Lagos as profit takers drag down stocks

Stocks failed to rally at the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) Friday, as market indicators ended…

US stocks soar on back of Japanese stimulus

US stocks soared into record territory Friday following the Bank of Japan's surprise stimulus, which…

ExxonMobil earnings increase in Q3

US energy giant ExxonMobil reported slightly higher third-quarter earnings on Friday as better results in…

Lawmaker wants Russia ban gay Apple boss

An outspoken Russian lawmaker behind a controversial anti-gay law on Friday called for Apple boss…

RBS follows Barclays, sets aside £400 million for forex probe

Britain's state-owned Royal Bank of Scotland has set aside £400 million ($639 million, 509 million…

Sony's loss balloons to $1bn half year

Sony said today its net loss for the April-September period ballooned to nearly $1.

ANZ returns record profit

The Australia and New Zealand Banking Group (ANZ) on Friday posted record annual net profit…

Bank of Japan expands monetary easing as US winds down its own

The Bank of Japan ramped up its vast monetary easing programme Friday -- sending the…

Russia agrees gas supplies to Ukraine

Russia agreed to resume gas deliveries to war-torn Ukraine through the winter in an EU-brokered,…