US stocks Tuesday finished higher as biotechnology companies and other high-tech equities steadied following a two-day skid. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 91.19 (0.56 percent) to 16,367.88. The broad-based S&P 500 rose 8.18 (0.44 percent)…
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Record-breaking Bayern Munich were confirmed German league champions on Tuesday with a 3-1 win at Hertha Berlin as Pep Guardiola’s side secured the title with seven games to spare. In his debut season, Guardiola has now won three titles in nine months…
Brazil must convince markets that it can grow its economy while also slash spending and curtail inflation, analysts said after the country’s credit rating sunk to near junk status. The Central Bank said Brazil would respond “robustly” to global economic…
Bayern Munich were crowned German champions for the 24th time on Tuesday with the man who helped build them into a European powerhouse waiting to go behind bars. Uli Hoeness, 62, resigned as Bayern’s president two weeks ago after being convicted of…
Pep Guardiola won his first Bundesliga title on Tuesday as record-breaking Bayern Munich were confirmed German champions with seven games to spare, bettering predecessor Jupp Heynckes’ record of six. Having won 14 out of 19 titles in four years with…
The United States on Tuesday urged Egypt not to execute 529 supporters of deposed Islamist president Mohamed Morsi who were given the death penalty in a mass sentencing which has triggered an international outcry. Deputy State Department spokeswoman…
Fugitive former intelligence contractor Edward Snowden said Tuesday he sees a “turning point” in the surveillance reform plans unveiled by the White House and Congress. Snowden, the former National Security Agency contractor who leaked documents which…
Nigeria needs to improve the way it does business if it is to fulfil its potential to become one of the world’s top economies, a leading economist said on Tuesday. Jim O’Neill, who has predicted that Nigeria could become one of the next global economic…
Nigeria is facing a possible food supply crisis this farming season, traders say, as the agricultural sector grapples with a predicted shorter rainy season, sectarian violence and greater demand from Niger. Food experts have raised the alarm after the…
Teen adventure “Divergent” emerged as the North American box office champion at the weekend, leaving also just-released “Muppets Most Wanted” trailing in a distant second place, industry figures showed Monday. Taking an estimated $54.6 million, “Divergent…