Tag: shares

Volkswagen shares surge as U.S. Dieselgate deal looms

Thu Apr 21, 2016/Reuters Volkswagen (VOWG_p.DE) shares jumped more than 6 percent early on Thursday on expectations that the carmaker was close to reaching a deal to buy back 500,000 diesel cars in the United States in a step toward resolving an emissions rigging scandal. Regulators and prosecutors around the […]

Global stocks hit the rocks after Asian markets slump

Tue Feb 9, 2016/Reuters By Alistair Smout A drop in bank shares kept European shares under pressure on Tuesday, after losses in Asian markets sent investors scurrying for safe havens. After a choppy morning, the pan-European FTSEurofirst 300 .FTEU3 flattened out, having touched its lowest levels since October 2014 in […]

FirstBank, MMIT Partners BlackBerry, Says Subscribers Can Shop Content on BBM with Firstmonie

By Yakubu LAAH InvestAdvocate Lagos (INVESTADVOCATE)-Tier one lender, First Bank of Nigeria Limited and Mobile Media Info Tech (MMIT) partners BlackBerry in Nigeria to enable BBM subscribers shop content with Firstmonie. “This collaboration will enable Nigerians access and pay for digital content available on BBM shop using their Firstmonie mobile […]