There was a fresh trouble for the PDP as a powerful and prominent former governor dumped the party, citing a disturbing reason for his political decision.
Food prices in Nigeria, including rice and beans, fell significantly in November 2025, reflecting President Tinubu's policies easing household financial pressures.
Two of Mexico's top low-budget airlines said Thursday they had agreed to merge, setting up a deal that could create one of the country's largest domestic carriers. The deal, expected to close in 2026, is subject to regulatory approval in Mexico and could draw opposition from the budget airlines' main competitor, Aeromexico.
For a reading of Wall Street's shifting mood on the artificial intelligence investment boom, take a look at the daily fluctuations of Oracle stock, analysts say. Analysts bullish on the stock have emphasized its huge growth potential with the AI boom.
The Bank of Japan hiked interest rates to a 30-year high of 0.75 percent on Friday, the first increase since January, as it said the economy had shown signs of improvement. However, with worries about the global outlook and US tariffs growing, it paused at the start of 2025, with the last increase in January taking rates to their highest level in 17 years.
Asian markets rose Friday as a below-forecast read on US inflation boosted hopes for another interest rate cut next month, while blockbuster earnings from chip firm Micron helped soothe nerves over a tech bubble.
TikTok boasts over a billion users worldwide, including more than 170 million in the United States, it says -- nearly half the country's population. The platform has faced scrutiny from governments worldwide, particularly in the United States, over data privacy and potential ties to the Chinese government, including accusations of spying and propaganda.
President Donald Trump signed a sweeping defense policy bill into law Thursday that signaled strong bipartisan support for Europe and defied the US leader's increasingly hostile posture toward NATO and America's closest allies.
TikTok said Thursday it had signed a joint venture deal with investors that would allow the company to maintain operations in the United States and avoid a ban threat over its Chinese ownership, US media reported.
Nike reported a drop in quarterly profits Thursday, citing a drag from higher US tariffs and continued weakness in China in results that sent shares sharply lower. But tariffs remained a drag.
Thousands of Argentines demonstrated on Thursday against President Javier Milei's plans to drastically overhaul the country's labor laws to make work more flexible, restrict the right to strike and make it cheaper to fire workers. Milei's government maintains that Argentine's current labor laws are too restrictive and dissuade employers from on-the-books hiring.
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