Tag: United States

Nigeria, 18 others barred from US visa lottery

Nigeria and some other countries will no longer be eligible to participate in the America Diversity Visa lottery programme. Information from the United States Department of State sighted on Sunday said Nigerians and citizens from few other countries were not eligible for DV-2015 The department said Nigeria was excluded since […]

U.S. new home sales fall sharply; house prices rise

Sales of new single-family homes in the United States fell sharply in July to their lowest level in nine months, casting a shadow over the country’s housing recovery. Sales dropped 13.4 percent to an annual rate of 394,000 units, the Commerce Department said on Friday. While government housing data is […]

SEC nominee White promises “unrelenting” enforcement

Mary Jo White, the nominee to head the Securities and Exchange Commission, plans to tell lawmakers on Tuesday that she will bring a “bold and unrelenting” enforcement program to the agency if she is confirmed by the Senate. “Investors and all market participants need to know that the playing field […]