Capital Market

Activist investor buys stake in Yahoo, urges AOL merger

Fri Sep 26, 2014/Reuters Activist investor Starboard Value LP said on Friday it has acquired a “significant” stake in Yahoo Inc YHOO.O and urged the Internet company to explore a merger with AOL Inc AOL.N. Starboard, the second activist investor to target Yahoo in the last three years, also said […]

Proshare Unveils TheAnalyst 2.0 Live Financial Website

Press Release/September 24, 2014/TheAnalyst Proshare has been ramping up its online capital market news, research, and data service efforts of late, culminating in the launch of TheAnalyst in August 2013, with a growing list of active corporate and retail subscribers. Whilst TheAnalyst benefitted from the experience of the team members […]

Bears Maintain Hold on Nigerian Equities Market, Index Down 0.56% to Close Week

By Yakubu LAAH InvestAdvocate Lagos (INVESTADVOCATE)-Bears maintained its hold on the Nigerian equities market as all-share index (ASI) and market capitalisation went down 0.56 percent  week-on-week (W-o-W) to close the week at 40,819.72 and N13.478 trillion respectively. The NSE weekly stock market report says three (3) indices appreciated during the […]