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Barloworld Ltd. shareholders should accept a takeover offer for the Caterpillar-equipment distribution business in Africa because it’s a good deal, according to recommendations by two proxy advisory companies. Author of the article: Bloomberg News Loni Prinsloo Published Feb 12, 2025  •  2 minute read Caterpillar Inc. machinery. Photo by Angus Mordant /Bloomberg (Bloomberg) — Barloworld

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday, approved about N10.3 billion for the procurement of antiretroviral drugs for HIV treatment, diabetes diagnostic kits, and other essential health commodities. Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Dr Ali Pate, who briefed State House correspondents on the approvals, noted that the move is aimed at enhancing the accessibility

Financial technology startup Ramp is letting some employees and early investors cash out in a new deal that values the company at $13 billion.  The New York company announced the $150 million deal Monday. Khosla Ventures, Thrive Capital and General Catalyst were among the entities that bought shares in the round. The financing marks a

China stocks are starting to feel the benefits of AI, but Goldman Sachs says there are reasons not to rush in...

The BSV blockchain processed its 6 billionth transaction this week, less than a month after hitting the 5 billion mark—and the more amazing part? Bitcoin's "Teranode era" begins. The post 6 billion Bitcoin transactions on BSV blockchain—expect more appeared first on CoinGeek...

Soccer Portuguese club Boavista have slapped a hefty ₦9.6 billion price-tag on Super Eagles defender Bruno Onyemaechi, amid interest from Trabzonspor, Soccernet.ng reports. Onyemaechi has...

Reading Time: 2 minutes FTX shillers have been hit with a $1 billion class action lawsuit The class action targets YouTube primarily, with some big names impacted The lawsuit accuses them of “misrepresentations and omissions” A class action lawsuit has been filed against a group of internet influencers by a consortium of investors who had

Chinese e-commerce giant JD kicked off its RMB 10 billion ($1.4 billion) subsidy campaign at midnight on March 6, intensifying a price war with rival Pinduoduo. The discounts, which were rolled out 20 hours ahead of schedule, apply to all categories sold by JD’s self-operated stores and third-party merchants...