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Nigeria sees highest growth in 10 years — World Bank report

Nevertheless, poverty remains high and inflation is expected to remain over 20% through the year. The report comes amid a raft of reforms by President Bola Tinubu's government.

Deutsche Welle - World - 3 hours ago

SoftBank, OpenAI's $100B investment delayed due to tariffs: report

It’s been three months since SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son and OpenAI co-founder Sam Altman promised during a White House briefing to swiftly deploy $100 billion, and raise that figure to $500 billion...

New York Post - Top Stories - 11 hours ago

Silicon, steel and megawatts: Can America create the infrastructure needed to win the AI race?

In order to lead the world in artificial intelligence and maintain a technological dominance, America must aggressively invest in computing infrastructure.

Fox News - Technology - 22 hours ago

Australia's newest big four bank boss has his work cut out for him

ANZ’s new chief executive, Nuno Matos, is largely an unknown entity in local banking circles and has a hefty to-do list waiting for him.

Sydney Morning Herald - Business - 1 day ago

Time for the State to remove restrictions on bank pay

Removing restrictions is not about absolving them for their behaviour

Irish Times - Opinion - 1 day ago

Bank ABC announces Q1 2025 financial results Net profit attributable to the shareholders of the parent was US$76 million

Bank ABC (Arab Banking Corporation B.S.C.) - Bahrain Bourse Trading Code “ABC” - today announced its financial results for the first quarter of 2025.

Albawaba - Business - 1 day ago

Rite Aid files for bankruptcy: What's next for its stores

Rite Aid is shuttering more stores after filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection for a second time in two years. The traditional pharmacy model has been facing various challenges.

Fox News - Business - 3 days ago

REVIEW -- The Sexiest Man in Winnipeg documents a broadcaster-turned-bank robber. That doesn't make it interesting -- Jackson Weaver -- News -- - -- Entertainment

Prime's The Sexiest Man in Winnipeg follows the fall of Winnipeg sports broadcaster Steve Vogelsang. But even while documenting Vogelsang's criminal dealings, it fails to stay interesting.

CBC News - Entertainment - 3 days ago

Metro Bank faces backlash over £60m share bonanza for bosses

The proxy adviser ISS has urged investors in Metro Bank to oppose a new share award plan which could deliver up to £60m to senior executives over five years, Sky News learns.

Sky News - Business - 3 days ago

In crooked Bridgeport bank case, contractor who made $14M in embezzlement scheme gets 5½ years in prison

Boguslaw Kasprowicz used the money for cars, dental work and college tuition, all courtesy of an embezzlement scheme that sent Washington Federal Bank for Savings into collapse.

Chicago Sun-Times - Politics - 3 days ago

Tariffs not causing 'dramatic' shift in UK economy, Bank chief economist says

Huw Pill’s remarks come a day after the Bank cut interest rates to 4.25% and lowered its outlook for UK economic growth next year.

Evening Standard - Business - 3 days ago

Bank of mum and dad 'helps first-time buyers purchase homes two years earlier'

The growing reliance on family support risks deepening housing market inequality, according to UK Finance, which carried out the analysis.

Evening Standard - Business - 3 days ago

Bank of England tells CNBC uncertainty is here to stay

"A U.K.-U.S. trade agreement is very welcome... But the U.K. is a very open economy," Andrew Bailey told CNBC.

CNBC - Business - 3 days ago

UK must seek to 'rebuild' trade relationship with EU, says Bank governor

In an interview with the BBC, the Bank’s chief suggested that the UK-US trade deal secured on Thursday could set an example globally.

Independent UK - Business - 3 days ago

Bebe Rexha answers Azealia Banks' Met Gala diss with a painful confession: 'Maybe now you'll think twice'

Bebe Rexha met Azealia Banks' trademark toxicity with vulnerability, and a revelation about her health, after the rapper shaded her appearance at the 2025 Met Gala.

Los Angeles Times - Entertainment - 4 days ago

Bank of England cuts interest rates and welcomes word of US-UK trade deal

The Bank of England is widely expected to cut interest rates on Thursday as a result of the potential shock to growth emanating from the tariff policies of the Trump administration.

AP News - Business - 4 days ago

Bank of England cuts interest rates for second time this year

Following cuts in February and now May, the base rate is down from a high of 5.25 per cent to a level last seen two years ago in May 2023

Independent UK - Business - 4 days ago

Bank of England cites trade war hit for interest rate cut to 4.25%

The Bank of England has cut interest rates from 4.5% to 4.25%, citing Donald Trump’s trade war as one of the key reasons for the reduction in borrowing costs.

Sky News - Business - 4 days ago

WeightWatchers files for bankruptcy after weight-loss drugs capsized industry -- News -- - -- Business -- |

WW International, formerly known as WeightWatchers, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Tuesday in a bid to cut its debt after hugely popular obesity drugs upended its business model.

CBC News - Business - 5 days ago

Bank of England poised to cut interest rates as tariffs to weigh on growth

Most economists think UK interest rates will be reduced to 4.25% from their current level of 4.5% on Thursday.

Independent UK - Business - 5 days ago

Musk and major banks entangled with Chinese battery manufacturer under scrutiny from feds

The Trump administration is scrutinizing a Chinese battery manufacturer that Elon Musk's Tesla is currently negotiating more business with.

Washington Examiner - Top Stories - 5 days ago

Weight Watchers files for bankruptcy to help compete with Ozempic

Once boasting up to five million subscribers and backed by the likes of Oprah Winfrey, the company is now trying to shed debt and restructure

Independent UK - Business - 5 days ago

The Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Group Entities to Host the 13th Private Sector Forum in Algiers, Algeria (20-22 May 2025)

The Entities of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Group (www.IsDB.org), including the Islamic Corporation for the Insurance of Investment and Export C

Albawaba - Business - 5 days ago

Bank to delay rates announcement due to VE Day two-minute silence

Britain’s central bank said it will publish the decision at 12.02pm rather than the usual time of noon.

Independent UK - Business - 6 days ago

Siskin: Food Bank of Delaware needs us

The federal government has slashed funding for programs that feed Delawareans and has stopped truckloads of nonperishable items from coming to Delaware. These actions left thousands of our neighbors, already at risk of hunger, even more insecure about where their next meals will come from.

Bay to Bay News - Opinion - 7 days ago

China's 6 Biggest Banks Report $1 Billion Profit Drop

The loss of profit in the banking sector indicates an all-round economic slowdown, even a stall, an analyst said.

Epoch Times - Business - 7 days ago

Banksy's 'Broken Heart' painting defaced on a Brooklyn wall is up for sale

A slab of Brooklyn wall that the artist Banksy emblazoned with a bandaged, heart-shaped balloon is emerging after more than a decade in storage.

AP News - Weird - 11 days ago

UK user data must be protected during 23andMe bankruptcy, watchdog says

The Information Commissioner’s Office has said it will take action if it believe UK data protection law is not followed.

Evening Standard - Technology - 11 days ago

Lancaster County bankruptcies: April 27, 2025

Here is a list of Lancaster County bankruptcies recorded in U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Reading, April 15-21.

Lancaster Online - Business - 15 days ago

More rich Americans are opening Swiss bank accounts fearing U.S. risks

Swiss banks say they have seen a surge of interest and business from high-net-worth Americans opening investment accounts in recent months.

CNBC - World - 24 days ago

Congressmen sound alarm over data privacy following 23andMe bankruptcy

Three congressmen on the House Committee on Energy and Commerce sent a letter to the genetic testing company 23andMe on Thursday, asking the company questions about its data privacy policies.

Los Angeles Times - Technology - 25 days ago

Turkey's central bank surprises with 350-basis-point rate hike

Turkey's central bank surprised markets on Thursday when it raised its key interest rate, the one-week repurchase rate, from 42.5% to 46%.

CNBC - World - 25 days ago

'The Teacher' has painful lessons to offer -- Writer-director Farah Nabulsi's drama offers a Palestinian perspective on life in the West Bank.

Writer-director Farah Nabulsi’s drama offers a Palestinian perspective on life in the West Bank.

Boston Globe - Entertainment - 27 days ago

Sen. Jim Banks: Trump's Tariffs Protect U.S. Workers From China | Opinion

President Trump understands that communist China poses the greatest threat in the world today to our security and our prosperity.

Newsweek - Opinion - 1 month ago

Singapore biobank offers backup plan for pangolins -- Claire Turrell

SINGAPORE — A cloud of condensation rises as Shangari Sekar, the assistant laboratory manager for Mandai Wildlife Group, carefully lifts a ladle filled with vials from the center of a cryo tank. She moves slowly as the cargo is precious: within the vials are the genetic building blocks for pangolins, the most trafficked mammals on […]

Mongabay - Environment - 1 month ago

23andMe bankruptcy leaves control of genetic data from millions in limbo

Roughly 15 million 23andMe customers are worried about their valuable and private genetic information after the DNA testing company declared bankruptcy.

Los Angeles Times - Business - 1 month ago

Oscar-winning filmmaker Hamdan Bilal released after alleged assault and detention in West Bank

No Other Land co-creator Yuval Abraham posts on social media Palestinian filmmaking partner held in Israeli police station for hours, citing Bilal's attorney, before being eventually released

YNET News - Entertainment - 1 month ago

DNA testing site 23andMe files for bankruptcy protection

The company said that it will now attempt to sell itself under the supervision of a court.

BBC News - Health - 1 month ago

IN FOCUS: Would you put your life savings in a digital bank?

Nearly two years on, digital banks in Singapore remain unprofitable. What will it take for them to succeed?

Channel NewsAsia - Business - 3 months ago

Hamas expects another war with Israel - this time in the West Bank

What has Hamas achieved after 15 months of war with Israel? With the assassination of two of its most senior leaders and the devastating human toll in Gaza, the future of Hamas appears uncertain. But the scenes of its militia re-emerging hours after the ceasefire sent a message of defiance. These scenes outraged the Israeli public, who were told that victory would only come after the complete destruction of Hamas.

Middle East Eye - Top Stories - 3 months ago

Revolut is finally a bank – now it has to start acting like one

Nik Storonsky must prove his company can act as a mature institution that can be trusted with large deposits

Telegraph UK - Technology - 9 months ago

A Second Young Bank of America Employee Has Suddenly Died This Month

The two deaths are prompting renewed scrutiny of the long grueling hours young finance employees are expected to work.

New York Magazine - Business - 11 months ago