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Forbes Says Mastercard Among World’s Most Innovative Companies

August 24, 2016/MasterCards Jennifer Stalzer Mastercard has been named to the Forbes’ World’s Most Innovative Companies list, an annual ranking based on a company’s innovation premium or Innovator’s DNA. This year Mastercard moved up six spots to number 30. From its annual employee two-day Take Initiative global hackathon, to its products, services and […]

Nigerian Equities Rise, ASI Gains 0.25%

By Yakubu LAAH InvestAdvocate Lagos (INVESTADVOCATE)-The Nigerian equities market on Wednesday rebounded driven by banking, consumer goods, oil & gas and industrial stocks which were highly sought after , gaining 0.25 percent to close at 27,880.46. “Today’s proceedings trimmed the Month-to-Date and Year-to-Date losses to 0.46 percent and 2.66 percent […]

Wall Street hit as defensive stocks drop ahead of Fed

August 23, 2016/Reuters By Yashaswini Swamynathan Wall Street was lower on Wednesday, led by declines in technology and defensive stocks as investors weighed up the possibility of a rate hike in the coming months. The market is squarely focused on Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen’s speech at Jackson Hole, Wyoming […]