19 December 2018, Wednesday NewsLatest News On 19 December 2018, Wednesday High-flying investment bankers, reclusive billionaires, and 'The Wolf of Wall Street': a guide to the major players in Malaysia's 1MDB scandal12/19/2018 11:57 PM Here's what spooked the market about the Fed today12/19/2018 11:49 PM Moe Shalizi, Marshmello's Manager, Is Leaving Red Light To Start A New Company12/19/2018 11:30 PM Irish Ferries decision to halt Rosslare service believed to be due to market12/19/2018 11:28 PM 'Bond King' Jeff Gundlach says the bull market's over — Watch five strategists debate his call12/19/2018 11:11 PM Dow transports tumbles into bear-market territory for the first time in over 2 1/2 years12/19/2018 10:56 PM This major beauty subscription-box company is opening its own stores inside Walgreens. Here's what it's like to shop there.12/19/2018 10:54 PM Virgin Hyperloop’s new CEO has run subway systems and bike-sharing companies around the world — now he’s focused on making Elon Musk's dream a reality12/19/2018 10:47 PM Payments company Square to re-apply for a bank license12/19/2018 10:40 PM Stocks give up gains after Fed raises interest rates12/19/2018 10:35 PM Why The U.S. Remains The Most Expensive Market For 'Biologic' Drugs In The World12/19/2018 10:32 PM U.S. stocks turn lower as Fed lifts interest rates, signals 'some further gradual' increases needed12/19/2018 10:25 PM In Asia, nascent men's make-up market starts drawing big brands12/19/2018 10:24 PM Strange business expenses include a llama rental and buying a human skull12/19/2018 10:22 PM Here's how much you would have made investing $1,000 in Facebook, Amazon, Netflix and 19 other major companies back in the day12/19/2018 10:10 PM TV star Laura Whitmore's media company enjoys bumper year of profits12/19/2018 10:00 PM Best Countries For Business 2019: Behind The Numbers12/19/2018 9:54 PM FIC to investigate Mbalula’s trip - SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African current events. Africa's news leader.12/19/2018 9:48 PM Bustling Ugandan border town on high alert for Ebola - SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African current events. Africa's news leader.12/19/2018 9:47 PM Details emerge of Access Bank, Diamond Bank merger, to create Africa’s largest retail bank - Daily Post Nigeria12/19/2018 9:47 PM It is going to be easy to market Buhari but not Uzodinma - Okorocha - Vanguard News Nigeria12/19/2018 9:37 PM Buffett profits as venture into Canadian mortgage business ends12/19/2018 9:35 PM Elon Musk unveils his company’s first tunnel in Hawthorne, and it’s not a smooth ride12/19/2018 9:31 PM Payments company Square to re-apply for a bank license12/19/2018 9:24 PM Facebook's stock price falls after company reportedly shared your private messages with Spotify, Netflix12/19/2018 9:20 PM Treasury to terminate sanctions on Russian aluminum company Rusal12/19/2018 9:13 PM I.Coast calls on France to return 148 artworks - SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African current events. Africa's news leader.12/19/2018 9:07 PM UK to prioritise high-skilled migrants post-Brexit, business groups sceptical12/19/2018 9:02 PM Indoor Cycling App Zwift Secures $120m Investment To Aid Esports Expansion12/19/2018 9:01 PM Forget the Fed and trade war, the biggest threat to the stock market next year is a profit slowdown12/19/2018 8:57 PM Spiegel star reporter 'faked stories' for years - SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African current events. Africa's news leader.12/19/2018 8:54 PM Sudan eyes stronger growth, exports, lower deficit in 2019- budget - SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African current events. Africa's news leader.12/19/2018 8:53 PM Forget the stock market, you should really be worried about your job12/19/2018 8:49 PM Vigilante groups vows to continue evictions in Alexandra - SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African current events. Africa's news leader.12/19/2018 8:49 PM Nigeria's president presents 8.83 trln naira budget for 2019 - SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African current events. Africa's news leader.12/19/2018 8:49 PM Elon Musk’s first Boring Company tunnel opens, but the roller-coaster ride has just begun12/19/2018 8:46 PM Prasa former directors hit back at Letsoalo | IOL Business Report12/19/2018 8:43 PM ‘Consolidate, or get left behind’: Aleafia scoops up Emblem in first significant cannabis merger since legalization12/19/2018 8:32 PM Judgement on baby Daniel trial to be handed - SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African current events. Africa's news leader.12/19/2018 8:20 PM Beaten-down chipmaker Micron sinks on earnings as it hits 'air pocket'12/19/2018 8:16 PM Kudos to Trump for banning bump stocks. Can Congress dig up the courage to follow suit?12/19/2018 8:15 PM Omo-Agege raps PDP, Atiku over state of Delta Steel Company - Vanguard News Nigeria12/19/2018 8:13 PM In Asia, nascent men's make-up market starts drawing big brands12/19/2018 8:07 PM Here are the three big changes the stock market is hoping to see from the Fed12/19/2018 8:02 PM With an eye on China, Germany tightens foreign investment rules12/19/2018 8:00 PM The Best Countries For Business 2019: U.K. On Top, U.S. Down12/19/2018 8:00 PM Dow rises as market expects a ‘dovish hike’ from Powell’s Fed12/19/2018 8:00 PM Ken Langone: The stock market is a 'casino' now — but there's still a way for individuals to profit12/19/2018 7:59 PM Robinhood is giving $75 Amazon gift cards to some customers who say they lost money when its options business stopped work12/19/2018 7:54 PM Here's the No. 1 thing to do with your money when the market tanks12/19/2018 7:49 PM Pharmaceutical industry backs Motsoaledi's medicine price hike12/19/2018 7:47 PM Stocks and oil edge higher as investors eye US Fed meeting12/19/2018 7:45 PM Facebook let tons of companies get info about you, including Amazon, Netflix, and Microsoft12/19/2018 7:43 PM Zille to take Mkhwebane finding to court - SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African current events. Africa's news leader.12/19/2018 7:37 PM Ed Sheeran breaks musician earnings record12/19/2018 7:27 PM Fox Business panel demands Donald Trump fire Mueller, hire Bill Barr as Attorney General12/19/2018 7:20 PM Appetite for bitcoin grows in SA despite bitcoin prices | IOL Business Report12/19/2018 7:16 PM A failed deal with Boeing taught a $23 billion health system 5 key lessons about how to work with big companies to shake up healthcare12/19/2018 7:16 PM Congressional report: Drug companies, DEA failed to stop flow of millions of opioid pills12/19/2018 7:11 PM Consumers urged to be vigilant of theft, fraud this festive season - SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African current events. Africa's news leader.12/19/2018 7:07 PM Adelaide Strikers off to a winning start - SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African current events. Africa's news leader.12/19/2018 7:06 PM I am not here to discuss any kind of financial support: Lagarde - SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African current events. Africa's news leader.12/19/2018 7:05 PM MARKET WRAP: Pressure on the oil price helps fuel JSE’s broad-based gains12/19/2018 6:56 PM Our merger will not lead to job losses - Access Bank GMD – Daily Trust12/19/2018 6:50 PM Lebanon's finance minister to stay as cabinet edges closer - sources12/19/2018 6:47 PM Analysis | The Finance 202: Mnuchin won't comment on whether Trump's middle-class tax cut is real or imaginary12/19/2018 6:46 PM He reported his company for exploiting undocumented workers. So his boss paid to kill him, police say.12/19/2018 6:45 PM NNPC moves to acquire 30% market share in petrol retailing | The Guardian Nigeria Newspaper - Nigeria and World News12/19/2018 6:45 PM Facebook Allowed Some Tech Companies To Read And Delete Users’ Private Messages12/19/2018 6:40 PM Facebook says companies got access to data only after user permission12/19/2018 6:31 PM Investment Banker Exodus Hits Deutsche Bank in Hong Kong, Singapore12/19/2018 6:30 PM U.S. current account widens; companies bring home piles of cash12/19/2018 6:26 PM Media companies are launching new shows and services to cash in on the sports gambling boom12/19/2018 6:23 PM Will the Fed raise interest rates? The 'Trump Slump' stock market could fall even further12/19/2018 6:20 PM Daimler, BMW win green light for car-sharing merger - SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African current events. Africa's news leader.12/19/2018 6:19 PM Ramaphosa failing to build the nation: FF Plus - SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African current events. Africa's news leader.12/19/2018 6:19 PM Congo election campaigning stopped in Kinshasa - SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African current events. Africa's news leader.12/19/2018 6:18 PM W Cape Blood Services urges people to donate blood - SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African current events. Africa's news leader.12/19/2018 6:17 PM Spotlight On Fed: Market Still Expecting Hike Despite Recent Sell-Off12/19/2018 6:15 PM SEC Cracks Down On Ponzi Schemes Promising Safe Investment Returns12/19/2018 5:45 PM Greater Anglia train company ditches first class from 202012/19/2018 5:42 PM Stocks drift higher at the open as one of the most important Fed decisions looms12/19/2018 5:36 PM Russia says it won't let US see missile at heart of nuclear dispute - SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African current events. Africa's news leader.12/19/2018 5:30 PM FedEx shares plunge 7% as company cuts forecast, warning of economic slowdown12/19/2018 5:27 PM Drugmaker GSK to split in two and create $12.7B spin-off consumer health company with Pfizer12/19/2018 5:16 PM SADTU in F State readies for 2019 academic year - SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African current events. Africa's news leader.12/19/2018 5:09 PM Mkhwebane gives Ramaphosa 30 days to act against Mogajane - SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African current events. Africa's news leader.12/19/2018 5:04 PM A huge lawsuit accuses nearly 20 big drug companies, a billionaire and two brothers-in-law of cozying up to hike drug prices. Here's the inside story.12/19/2018 5:01 PM Unilever buys meat-free food company The Vegetarian Butcher12/19/2018 5:00 PM Waze sold to Google for $1 billion — but its CEO says the company owes more to Apple than anything12/19/2018 4:57 PM The man who helped make eating KFC at Christmas a Japanese tradition says the practice is built on a lie that he still regrets — but that saved his business12/19/2018 4:52 PM Lebanon finance, foreign ministers to stay in new cabinet - senior official12/19/2018 4:50 PM Transparency threatens Isle of Man insurers’ business model12/19/2018 4:49 PM The Loneliest Job in a Tight Labor Market12/19/2018 4:45 PM As FedEx shares tank 7%, CEO blames 'bad political choices' for company's woes12/19/2018 4:27 PM Unknown causes of elephant deaths in Kenya: Report - SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African current events. Africa's news leader.12/19/2018 4:24 PM International Oil Company Owes FG $1.6bn In Taxes – EFCC12/19/2018 4:19 PM Jefferies cuts iPhone sales expectations, but says services business still makes Apple a buy12/19/2018 4:05 PM Can you capture the sound of light? Yes, with a Huawei Mate20 Pro you can | IOL Business Report12/19/2018 4:03 PM SANEF lodges complaint against Malema - SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African current events. Africa's news leader.12/19/2018 4:02 PM Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: GIS, UAA, FDX, FB, JNJ & more12/19/2018 4:01 PM Ottawa's offer of financial aid for Alberta's oil industry falls flat - Macleans.ca12/19/2018 3:52 PM GE's stock surges after report of IPO plans for health-care business12/19/2018 3:49 PM Our oil industry’s saga reads like a best-selling thriller — but sorry, it’s not fiction12/19/2018 3:47 PM UN calls for violence free elections in DRC - SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African current events. Africa's news leader.12/19/2018 3:39 PM A rail-guided Tesla and flamethrowers: Inside Elon Musk's exclusive Boring Company tunnel launch party12/19/2018 3:39 PM Here are five solid dividend-paying stocks loved by top analysts amid the sell-off12/19/2018 3:36 PM We dumped social media stocks, it's 'time for them to pay' for harm done: Money manager12/19/2018 3:26 PM Allow taxis, private-hire drivers to use bus stops and lanes: Industry associations12/19/2018 3:22 PM Sears Bankruptcy Battle Tests Swaps Market12/19/2018 3:15 PM Grandmother killed by black market butt injection as death ruled a homicide12/19/2018 3:10 PM 2019: 100 Political Party’s Merger Can’t Stop PMB – APC Chieftain12/19/2018 3:05 PM Weekly mortgage applications drop 5.8% as stock market plunge unnerves potential buyers12/19/2018 3:01 PM Cannabis company Aleafia to buy Emblem for 27% premium, in a C$173.2 million deal12/19/2018 3:01 PM 'Super cult' wineries and virtual reality will disrupt fine wine industry in 2019, expert predicts12/19/2018 2:52 PM ‘I Thought I Was Done For’: Tight Job Market Opens Doors for Ex-Convicts12/19/2018 2:45 PM Lebanon finance minister set to retain post: senior official12/19/2018 2:40 PM International oil company owes FG $1.6bn in taxes – EFCC witness alleges - Vanguard News Nigeria12/19/2018 2:30 PM International oil company owes FG $1.6bn in taxes, EFCC witness alleges12/19/2018 2:29 PM Watch a Tesla rocket through Elon Musk's new neon-lit Boring Company tunnel12/19/2018 2:26 PM Foreign investment in Saudi Arabia more than doubled in 2018: minister12/19/2018 2:21 PM Watch Elon Musk unveil first high-speed 'Loop' tunnel by The Boring Company12/19/2018 2:20 PM L.A. Fashion District business owners sentenced to federal prison in money laundering scheme12/19/2018 2:05 PM How oil bunkerers caused Delta market inferno - Daily Post Nigeria12/19/2018 2:01 PM Department of Health launches campaign promoting condom use - SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African current events. Africa's news leader.12/19/2018 1:44 PM Motlanthe blames MDC for post election violence in Zim - SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African current events. Africa's news leader.12/19/2018 1:42 PM Facebook adds new camera modes for Messenger | IOL Business Report12/19/2018 1:39 PM LeBron James: Anthony Davis, Lakers acquisition would be 'amazing'12/19/2018 1:30 PM Premarket: After plunge, world stocks try to claw their way out of doldrums12/19/2018 1:25 PM Business watches political infighting 'in horror' with just 100 days to go until Brexit12/19/2018 1:24 PM Snub EU on £39BN Brexit bill and help business with no deal preparations – Raab12/19/2018 1:17 PM Madagascar ex-presidents compete in run-off election - SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African current events. Africa's news leader.12/19/2018 12:57 PM Settlements dept defends decision to cut housing grant - SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African current events. Africa's news leader.12/19/2018 12:39 PM Singapore’s rental market to soften on lower expat arrivals12/19/2018 12:30 PM Wall Street’s really bullish on the stock market in 2019, but don’t get too excited12/19/2018 12:12 PM 'Let EVERYONE in!' UK business owner has Brexit solution that will confuse Leave voters12/19/2018 12:12 PM Journalists become increasing 'targets' for killings: Watchdog - SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African current events. Africa's news leader.12/19/2018 12:00 PM Saudi Arabia's 2019 budget allocates 33 billion riyals to energy, industry, mining and logistics: oil minister12/19/2018 11:55 AM How ‘Game of Thrones’ and ‘Star Wars’ Merch Became (Really) Big Business12/19/2018 11:45 AM A family-run business in Michigan is giving $4 million in Christmas bonuses to its employees12/19/2018 11:40 AM City of Cape Town residents urged to be water-wise - SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African current events. Africa's news leader.12/19/2018 11:34 AM Hong Kong: Stocks end the day higher12/19/2018 11:28 AM Coalition cannot exclude emission reduction: Australian Industry Group | Sky News Australia12/19/2018 11:25 AM Markets edgy ahead of Fed rate decision and UK inflation data – business live12/19/2018 11:24 AM Trump bans 'bump stocks' used in mass Las Vegas shooting12/19/2018 11:22 AM Builders bruised by Dubai's real estate market woes12/19/2018 11:14 AM Post-Merger Access Bank Eyes $200m Additional Capital - THISDAYLIVE12/19/2018 11:02 AM Amid global market volatility, Japan may end up being one of the best bets in 201912/19/2018 10:56 AM Business mocks Donald Trump by naming a 'blind,' wormlike animal after him12/19/2018 10:45 AM Business 'watching in horror' as PM plans for no-deal Brexit12/19/2018 10:32 AM Blue Apron Is Now a Penny Stock and It’s a Cautionary Tale for Next Year’s IPO Market12/19/2018 10:27 AM Huan Hsin receives delisting notice, must provide exit offer; company to appeal12/19/2018 10:24 AM GlaxoSmithKline and Pfizer agree £10bn healthcare merger12/19/2018 10:23 AM 'Make business the CHAMPION of Brexit' - Raab urges May to show POSITIVE vision outside EU12/19/2018 10:21 AM SoftBank mobile unit in record IPO but flops on market debut12/19/2018 10:08 AM Shareholders protest acquisition of Diamond Bank – Daily Trust12/19/2018 10:05 AM 'Star Wars' George Lucas leads Forbes list of wealthiest US celebrities - SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African current events. Africa's news leader.12/19/2018 9:59 AM Marcus Lemonis: This is the biggest mistake small business owners make on 'The Profit'12/19/2018 9:59 AM Advertisers drop Tucker Carlson Fox News show after immigration remarks - SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African current events. Africa's news leader.12/19/2018 9:56 AM E Cape initiate death toll rises to 18 - SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African current events. Africa's news leader.12/19/2018 9:53 AM Interim coach would hold United back: Fletcher - SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African current events. Africa's news leader.12/19/2018 9:49 AM CemAir passengers take to social media to voice frustrations - SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African current events. Africa's news leader.12/19/2018 9:45 AM Niger to introduce skill acquisition to school curriculum – Daily Trust12/19/2018 9:42 AM Smokers suspected to have caused St Francis Bay fire - SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African current events. Africa's news leader.12/19/2018 9:41 AM Eldos woman stabbed by mother to be laid to rest - SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African current events. Africa's news leader.12/19/2018 9:35 AM EPF’s total investment income rises to 12.82pc to RM14.61b in Q3 | Malay Mail12/19/2018 9:31 AM Total investment income for EPF up 12.82% to RM14.61 billion in Q312/19/2018 9:25 AM Wednesday briefing: Business warns on no deal as troops standby12/19/2018 9:23 AM EPF's total investment up 12% to RM14.6 billion in Q3 | The Malaysian Insight12/19/2018 9:15 AM Llamas, hang gliders and human skulls: The most outrageous business travel expenses12/19/2018 9:10 AM EPF reports higher investment income of RM14.61b in Q312/19/2018 8:54 AM A ‘dirty’ rally is taking shape as the stock market is heavily oversold12/19/2018 8:49 AM Cuba decides to scrap same-sex marriage law in new constitution: official - SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African current events. Africa's news leader.12/19/2018 8:41 AM Trump bans 'bump stocks' used in Las Vegas mass shooting12/19/2018 8:34 AM Elon Musk’s first Boring Company tunnel opens, but the rollercoaster ride has just begun12/19/2018 8:32 AM These Innovative Technologies Are Making The Steel Industry More Efficient12/19/2018 8:30 AM Industry-wide bargaining ‘not working’: Albanese | Sky News Australia12/19/2018 8:22 AM Pharma industry returns on R&D investment hit nine-year low12/19/2018 8:20 AM Light at the end of the tunnel? Elon Musk's Boring Company sees solution to traffic congestion12/19/2018 8:20 AM Singapore stocks: STI resumes Wednesday afternoon at 3,057.13, up 0.4%12/19/2018 8:14 AM History could become a compulsory subject from 2023 - SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African current events. Africa's news leader.12/19/2018 8:11 AM Facebook denies it let other tech companies misuse personal data12/19/2018 8:10 AM World Of Warcraft Helped This Man Grow An 8-Figure Business12/19/2018 8:00 AM Banks' profits an important sign for property market too12/19/2018 7:38 AM Elon Musk unveils Boring Company tunnel, promising a new era in high-speed transportation12/19/2018 7:29 AM High stakes for friends and foes as DRC heads to polls - SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African current events. Africa's news leader.12/19/2018 7:20 AM Several incidents of corruption uncovered in North West - SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African current events. Africa's news leader.12/19/2018 7:17 AM Asian business confidence wallows near three-year low on trade worries: Thomson Reuters/INSEAD12/19/2018 7:10 AM Local firms' business confidence weakens for 2nd straight quarter12/19/2018 6:32 AM Here’s how the Fed may ‘feel the market’ — and it may not be to the president’s liking12/19/2018 6:32 AM US bans 'bump stocks' on semi-automatic weapons following mass shootings12/19/2018 6:30 AM Trump bans bump stocks after Las Vegas massacre12/19/2018 6:27 AM Pharma industry returns on R&D investment hit 9-year low12/19/2018 6:20 AM SoftBank’s downward debut damns Japan’s IPO market12/19/2018 6:19 AM Tinder fires employees who sued its parent companies12/19/2018 6:16 AM Pharma industry returns on R&D investment hit nine-year low12/19/2018 6:14 AM Elon Musk's Boring Company set to unveil its first Los Angeles-area tunnel12/19/2018 6:14 AM ‘A handout without addressing the root cause’: Oil industry recoils at Ottawa’s $1.6B loan, aid offering12/19/2018 6:09 AM Dan Fumano: Vancouver investigating climate cost-recovery from fossil fuel companies12/19/2018 6:07 AM Access, Diamond Banks’ Merger Get CBN’s Nod12/19/2018 6:03 AM