Goldman Sachs Group Inc could pay about $1.1 billion to settle claims from the U.S. housing finance regulator that it sold bad mortgage-backed securities (MBS), the Financial Times reported. Negotiations between Goldman and the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) could be concluded as early as next week, the business daily […]

Family Dollar Stores Inc (FDO.N) rejected a $9 billion buyout offer from Dollar General Corp (DG.N) and issued a sharp rebuke to accusations its CEO favors a smaller bid from Dollar Tree Inc (DLTR.O) because it would allow him to keep his job. Family Dollar, the second-largest dollar store in […]

By Yakubu LAAH InvestAdvocate Lagos (INVESTADVOCATE)-Etisalat Nigeria on Thursday said it will sell 2,136 of its towers to Nigeria’s telecom service providers HIS Plc and lease them back as part of plans to expand its coverage in the country which  will leave IHS owning and managing over 6,540 towers in […]