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USA
P2P student fee lender secures $240m for US push
Prodigy obtains debt and equity funding as it targets foreign postgraduate students
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Thailandia
SET up 1.56 points at opening
Thai stocks opened up 0.10% at the start of trade this morning.
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Thailandia
Airbnb holds out for state support to gain foothold
Airbnb, an online service that lets property owners rent out their residences directly to others, is calling for legal support from the Thai government, saying its business model can help strengthen the local economy and generate more income for communities.
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Israele
Teva shares fall after U.S. House Democrats launch probe of MS drug prices
Business in Brief | Israel Electric posts massive loss of 382 million shekels in quarter ■ Golan Telecom surprises market with strong second-quarter profit ■ Tel Aviv shares end lower, despite last-minute energy rally
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Portogallo
Vira o Disco e Toca o Mesmo
A economia vai crescendo e as pessoas vão tendo na carteira o suficiente para não sentirem na pele o efeito dos defeitos estruturais de Portugal, que no entanto lá estão, prontos a fazer das suas mal as coisas descambem.
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USA
The Moral Voice of Corporate America
C.E.O.s are speaking out on social and political issues in sometimes startling ways, recasting the role business plays in the national debate.
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Nigeria
Graduate defrauds business partners, lavishes proceeds on car, travels
Samson Folarin A graduate, Gladys Assah-Assor, is under investigation by operatives of the Lagos State Police Command for allegedly defrauding her business partners of over N5m. The suspect, who has been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department, Yaba, was alleged to have opened a catering shop, bought ...
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Nigeria
Forex: 700 BDCs under threat over low patronage
No fewer than 700 Bureau De Change operators have come under threat as purported uncompetitive exchange rate continues to hit their bottom line. The President, Association of Bureaux De Change Operators of Nigeria, Alhaji Aminu Gwadabe, said the development had rendered the BDCs inactive at the Central Bank of Nigeria ...
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Nigeria
Promoting Peaceful Coexistence Through Songs : Jeremiah Gyang Storm Kaduna In Live Musical Concert
BY ISAIAH BENJAMIN As part of efforts towards the promotion of peaceful coexistence among Nigerians, Jos based Nigerian musical artist is set to storm the city of Kaduna In Kaduna State in a live musical concert tagged the ‘Jeremiah Gyang experience ‘. Gyang who is a singer, song writer, multi ...
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Malta
Veteran comedian Jerry Lewis dead at 91
Jerry Lewis, the high prince of low-brow comedy on stage and in movies as well as a fund-raising powerhouse with his annual Labour Day telethon, diedtoday of "natural causes" at the age of 91, his family said. "Famed comedian, actor and legendary entertainer Jerry Lewis passed away peacefully today of natural ...