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Twitter U.K. office. Image Source: Twitter  While there’s still some hope that Twitter‘s (NYSE:TWTR) Moments feature will help with user engagement, it’s reportedly been a flop with advertisers. That’s important news for the social site and its investors, especially since it had high hopes for Moments — a section devoted to highlighting trending topics — […]Read More

Image source: NVIDIA.  Graphics specialist NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) formally announced the GeForce GTX 1060, the company’s mid-range graphics processor based on its new Pascal architecture, on July 7. According to the company’s disclosures, the GTX 1060 would only come in variants with 6 gigabytes of memory, contrary to rumors that there would also be a lower-cost […]Read More

Image source: International Business Machines Investors will get another update on the transformation efforts of International Business Machines (NYSE:IBM) when the company reports its second quarter results after the market close on July 18. IBM has reported 16 straight quarters of year-over-year revenue declines, and barring a major surprise, that number will likely rise to […]

Image Source: Getty.  It’s been a tough year for retailers. Apparel sales have tumbled and department stores have slumped under continued pressure from Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) and fast-fashion chains.  Though retailers are probably not the first place a dividend investor would look, a number of them pay solid yields, offering 4% or more. As the sector has come under […]Read More

Image source: Amazon.com. When you’re Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) and you want more Black Fridays, you celebrate Cyber Monday. And when you’re Amazon and you want more Cyber Mondays… you create your own holiday. If this sounds like a potential flop, think again. Amazon’s “Prime Day” on Monday was Amazon’s biggest day ever.  Here are the impressive […]Read More

Image source: Apple. Over the last 10 years, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) has consistently increased its share of the PC market with its line of Macs. In fact, Apple has gained market share in 39 of the last 40 quarters. That trend may be coming to an end, however, as IDC estimates the global PC market didn’t […]

Image source: CSX. The railroad industry has been hit hard by the weakness in commodity markets in recent years, and the decline in energy prices has proved especially difficult for CSX (NASDAQ:CSX). The railroad giant has historically been more reliant on shipping coal than many of its peers, and coming into Wednesday’s second-quarter financial report, […]

Image from House of Cards. Image source: Netflix. It’s raining naysayers when it comes to Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) these days, and the latest boobird — a Wall Street pro who is actually still bullish on the stock but lowered his price target for the shares on Tuesday — fears that the Olympics will slow the leading streaming service’s popularity […]Read More

The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, PENGASSAN, in the early hours of Wednesday, July 13, 2016, suspended its 6-day strike after holding talks with the federal government and employers in the oil sector. The oil workers’ union called on its members nationwide to resume work with “immediate effect” after its national […]

Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State has replied Aisha Buhari, the wife of Nigeria’s president over the scandal that erupted when he reminded Nigerians that her name was mentioned in the bribery scandal involving disgraced United States’ lawmaker, William Jefferson. Through his counsel, Mike Ozekhome, a senior advocate of Nigeria, Governor Fayose said that he […]

Member of the United Kingdom’s parliament, Theresa May has been appointed as Britain’s second woman prime minister succeeding David Cameron, who announced his resignation on Monday, July 11, 2016. Theresa May, 59, was invited to form a government by Queen Elizabeth II in a private audience at Buckingham Palace in London. She becomes the 12th prime minister to […]Read More

efore going into this topic: Insecurity & Underdevelopment In Nigeria, it is important we understand the standard meaning of the word: security. Security is defined differently by various academic and social disciplines according to their uses, understandings and perceptions. But commonly, security means: safety; freedom from risk or danger; freedom from doubt, anxiety, fear or […]