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Applications for US jobless aid inch up to a 10-month high

YoopyaMar 5, 2015June 15, 20230

WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of people seeking unemployment benefits rose last week to the highest level since May, though the pace of applications remains

Nigeria: Marketers deploy 495 trucks to end fuel scarcity

YoopyaMar 5, 2015July 9, 20230

…as FG agrees to pay N30bn Indications that the current fuel scarcity in major cities across the country may end before the weekend emerged yesterday

Near Fed majority backs June liftoff Yellen hasn’t yet endorsed

YoopyaMar 2, 2015July 3, 20230

(Reuters) – Janet Yellen’s premium on consensus may lead to a Federal Reserve decision the chair hasn’t yet endorsed, as a near majority aligns in

South Africa raises income taxes for first time since 1995

YoopyaFeb 25, 2015July 8, 20230

CAPE TOWN (Reuters) – South Africa will raise income taxes for the first time in twenty years, Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene said in a gloomy

Fed’s Janet Yellen, in Testimony, Counsels Patience on Interest Rate Increase

YoopyaFeb 25, 2015July 8, 20230

WASHINGTON — Janet L. Yellen, the Federal Reserve chairwoman, told Congress on Tuesday that the central bank is pleased with recent economic growth but convinced

Markets hold breath before crucial Greek debt talks

YoopyaFeb 16, 2015July 9, 20230

(Reuters) – Global shares hit their highest since September on Monday and the euro firmed, with investors cautiously optimistic euro zone finance ministers would reach

German Growth Surprise Driven by Domestic Demand

YoopyaFeb 14, 2015July 9, 20230

(Bloomberg) — German economic growth accelerated at the end of last year while France’s slowed, signaling that the euro-area recovery remained uneven as the European

Brian Williams, Retreading Memories From a Perch Too Public

YoopyaFeb 9, 2015July 3, 20230

For some time now, there have been two versions of Brian Williams. One is an Emmy-winning, sober, talented anchor on the “NBC Nightly News” and

Dollar, bond yields jump on robust U.S. jobs data

YoopyaFeb 7, 2015July 8, 20230

(Reuters) – The dollar and U.S. government debt yields jumped on Friday as a strong American labor market report raised expectations that the Federal Reserve

Alibaba’s Jack Ma dethroned as China’s richest by solar magnate: report

YoopyaFeb 3, 2015July 3, 20230

(Reuters) – Alibaba Group Holding Ltd’s Jack Ma is no longer China’s richest man, according to a report on Tuesday, with the top spot snatched