Home / Business (page 60)

Business

BMW fined US$18 million for inflating monthly US sales figures

German automaker BMW has been slammed with an $18 million fine for allegedly inflating its sales figures while raising billions of dollars from investors.   The Munich-based company’s North American unit inflated US sales numbers from 2015 to 2019 to ...

Read More »

Facebook opens new office in Lagos

                                                  Facebook on Friday said it would be opening an office in Lagos, Nigeria, as part ...

Read More »

$6 plastic crown worn by Notorious B.I.G in his last photoshoot sells for $594,750 at auction

            The plastic crown worn by Christopher “Notorious B.I.G.” Wallace in his last photo shoot sold for $594,750 (including Sotheby’s “buyer’s premium” fees and taxes) during an auction Tuesday night –despite its original $6 price tag.   At the auction ...

Read More »

One of world’s rarest diamonds might fetch $30m as it goes on auction next month [photos]

                                                    One of the world’s rarest diamonds, about the size of an egg or a large lollipop, is going up for auction next month and is expected to fetch $12 million to $30 million.  Sotheby’s said ...

Read More »

TikTok USA rejects Microsoft offer

                                          Microsoft said on Sunday it was informed by Bytedance that it would not be selling U.S. operations of TikTok to it.   “We are confident our proposal would have been good for TikTok’s users, while protecting national security interests,” ...

Read More »

Outrage as man sells dead sister’s dirty underwear online for £10 a pair

A man has sparked fury on social media after he tried to sell unwashed knickers belonging to his dead sister.   The shameless seller from Ayrshire, who has not been identified, shared more than a dozen pictures of frilly thongs ...

Read More »

US to block key exports from China’s Xinjiang region

The US is to block key exports from China’s Xinjiang region due to allegations that they are produced using forced labour.   The proposed bans include cotton and tomato products which are two of China’s major commodity exports. The Trump ...

Read More »

Check out pictures of Chelsea new Jersey that got fans talking

Chelsea football club has released pictures of their new third kit designed by Nike. The jersey takes its inspiration from a Nike sneakers which was popular in the 90s. But fans don’t seem to be in love with the new ...

Read More »

Jeff Bezos’ ex-wife MacKenzie becomes the world’s richest woman

Jeff Bezos’ ex-wife MacKenzie Scott has become the world’s richest woman after Amazon shares surged amid coronavirus lockdowns.   Scott, who owns a 4 percent stake in the ecommerce giant, has added another $30.3 billion to her bank balance in ...

Read More »

Elon Musk passes Mark Zuckerberg to become world’s third-richest man

The Tesla CEO’s net worth increased to a staggering $115 billion this week after the electric car company’s stock increased by 12% on Monday.   The 49-year-old has now overtaken Mark Zuckerberg to become number three on the list of ...

Read More »

Chelsea complete £50m Ben Chilwell signing from Leicester City

  Chelsea have completed the signing of Ben Chilwell from Leicester City in a deal worth £50 million ($66m), the club confirmed on Wednesday. The left-back has signed a five-year contract with Frank Lampard’s team after they reached an agreement with the Foxes this ...

Read More »

US Billionaire, Dan Friedkin Buys Roma Football Club For $700m

Roma on Thursday announced a change of ownership, with US billionaire Dan Friedkin buying the Serie A club for $700 million. Friedkin, 54, takes over the Italian side from American businessman James Pallotta, 62. “AS Roma can confirm that an ...

Read More »

Tanzanian miner and father of 30 who became an overnight millionaire after digging rare mineral worth £2.4m finds another one worth £1.5m

A Tanzanian miner and father-of-30 who became an overnight millionaire by digging up huge gemstones worth £2.4million has found and sold another piece worth £1.5million. Saniniu Laizer made the sale at a trading event attended by hundreds after discovering the ...

Read More »

Petrol to sell N150 per litre as marketers seek hike

Following increase in the prices of crude oil, marketers are pushing for the upward review of the Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) petrol N150 per litre for the month of August. The Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPPRA ) last month ...

Read More »

Davido’s cousin says it took him 10 years to become a graduate

Tunji Adeleke, the cousin of DMW boss Davido, has shared his experience and how he struggled  for a decade  before finally becoming a university graduate. He is currently feeling graceful as he’s achieved the feat of graduating from the university. ...

Read More »

Money Man! Jeff Bezos adds record $13 billion to his wealth in just 24-hours

Jeff Bezos added $13 billion to his net worth on Monday, the largest single-day jump for an individual since the Bloomberg Billionaires Index was created in 2012. Amazon.com Inc. shares surged 7.9%, the most since December 2018 on rising optimism ...

Read More »

Trump niece’s memoir sells nearly 1 million copies on first day

A new book on Donald Trump written by his niece sold nearly a million copies on the first day it went on sale in the United States, its publisher said Thursday. Mary Trump’s “Too Much and Never Enough: How My ...

Read More »

Watch once owned by King George III sells for £1.6million

A rare and revolutionary Breguet watch which belonged to King George III has sold for £1.6million at auction. The gold Tourbillon watch represented cutting-edge technology in the early 19th century and was made by the French watchmaking ‘genius’ Abraham-Louis Breguet. ...

Read More »

Couple who started Hand Sanitiser business set to make £30m

United Kingdom couple who set up hand sanitizer business just 12 weeks ago are on a track to make £30million (N14.6b) from the business. According to DailyMail UK, husband and wife team, Andrew, 47, and Rachel Montague, 48, founded their ...

Read More »

World’s most expensive face mask is $4,000

An Indian businessman has paid about $4,000 for possibly the world’s most expensive face mask. It is a bespoke gold face mask to protect him from the coronavirus raging in the country. However, the mask may not be as effective ...

Read More »