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PRESIDENT GOODLUCK JONATHAN (L) IN A HANDSHAKE WITH THE CEO OF SHELL PETROLEUM INTERNATIONAL - MR BEN VAN BEURDEN, DURING A MEETING IN AMSTERDAM NETHERLANDS BEVERLY HILLS, CA, March 23, (THEWILL) –  President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan said on Sunday at...

Apple Inc shares could rise by 20 percent over the next year, fueled by sales of a new version of its iPhone smartphone that is expected to have a bigger screen, according to an article in the March 24...

The prevailing trend in U.S. stocks could be higher this week if investor anxiety eases over the crisis in Ukraine and signs of weakness in the U.S. economy. Investors will watch for further signs that poor weather may have played...

Dutch bank Rabobank, which was fined roughly $1 billion in the Libor benchmark rate fixing scandal, appointed Wiebe Draijer as chairman of its executive board, the company said on Sunday. Draijer, 48, will join Rabobank, the third largest Dutch bank,...

Orange ORA.PA boss Stephane Richard has said he should be given a second term as chief executive of the state-backed telecom group despite an ongoing investigation of his role as a government aide in a 2008 arbitration case in...

Carmakers will need to ensure their vehicles can connect to mobile devices and the internet if they are to survive, Daimler chief executive Dieter Zetsche said on Monday. His comments came after Daimler’s Mercedes-Benz said it would make cars compatible...

The endless struggle by international oil compa¬nies (IOCs) operating in Nigeria to have their onshore and shallow-water licences renewed by the federal government since 2008 has contin¬ued to put a damper on new invest¬ment in onshore and shallow-water assets...

Seppro Energy, a US based firm, in partnership with the Akwa Ibom State Government has concluded plans to establish a fertiliser plant in the state at a cost of $100 million. The partnership would result in reducing the amount of...

SAN FRANCISCO, March 21, (THEWILL) – The House of Representatives Thursday slammed the Coordinating Minister for the Economy and Minister of Finance,Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, saying she was misleading the nation on the alleged missing N24 billion Police Pension Fund. Chairman...

Asian markets found their footing on Friday after Wall Street shook off concerns about Federal Reserve policy, while a spike in U.S. bond yields kept the dollar underpinned near three-week highs. After falling sharply on Thursday, regional stocks battled to...