LAGOS (Reuters) - A 35 percent rise in Nigeria's stock market last year was partly driven by more domestic investor demand, stock exchange data showed on Thursday, a sign the local confidence needed to sustain current gains is returning to equit... [Full Article]
Here's a familiar promise from the mysterious Apple whisperers: The company is working on a lower-end iPhone that will cost less and arrive by the end of this year, sources tell The Wall Street Journal's Jessica E. Lessin. It will look like... [Full Article]
CAIRO (AP) - A leading Muslim Brotherhood member and adviser to Islamist President Mohammed Morsi created a stir in Egypt when he called on Egyptian Jews in Israel to return home because Egypt is now a democracy and because the Jewish state won'... [Full Article]
NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks opened modestly higher on Wall Street Wednesday as traders returned from the Christmas holiday. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks edged higher on Wednesday as President Barack Obama cut short his vacation and readied to return to Washington a day ahead of last-minute talks to avert a series of tax increases and government spending cuts set to be... [Full Article]
TOKYO (AP) - Japan's parliament elected Shinzo Abe as the nation's prime minister on Wednesday, ending three years of rule by liberal administrations and bringing back to power the conservative, pro-big business party that has run Japan for... [Full Article]
LONDON (Reuters) - Scottish football club Rangers raised around £22.2 million on its return to the stock market on Wednesday, funds which the club hopes will help to support a recovery after being demoted to the fourth tier in Scotland. Rangers, Scot... [Full Article]
Japan's conservative Liberal Democratic Party returned to power in a landslide election victory Sunday after three years in opposition, according to early returns, signaling a rightward shift in the government that could further heighten tension... [Full Article]
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan voted on Sunday in an election expected to return the conservative Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) to power after a three-year hiatus, giving ex-Prime Minister Shinzo Abe a chance to push his hawkish security agenda and radical... [Full Article]