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14 hours ago | finance.yahoo.com | Yinka Adegoke

French food giant Danone is doubling down on its plans to invest in Nigeria, even as other multinationals have pulled out of the continent’s largest consumer market in the last two years. “We are convinced about the potential of Nigeria,” Christian Stammkoetter, Danone’s head of Asia, Middle East, and Africa, told Semafor on the sidelines of the Africa CEO Forum in Abidjan.

14 hours ago | finance.yahoo.com | Sheryl Estrada

Good morning. Every CFO’s journey to the C-suite is unique. For Paula Oyibo, CFO of retailer Ulta Beauty, it began as a teen in the financial capital of the world. Growing up, Oyibo, a Chicago native, thought about pursuing journalism. But, at age 16, while visiting her father—a finance executive turned operator—in New York City, she landed a summer job handling clerical duties in an office on Wall Street. She was captivated by the “hustle and bustle” and complexity of the financial world.

16 hours ago | finance.yahoo.com | Vicky McKeever

Shares in Nvidia (NVDA) surged 5.6% in Tuesday's session and were up a further 1% in pre-market trading on Wednesday, buoyed by positive trade news. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said on Tuesday during an investment forum in Saudi Arabia — which was attended by President Donald Trump and other Big Tech CEOs — that the chipmaker will ship its semiconductors to Saudi Arabian artificial intelligence company Humain for its massive data centre plans.

21 hours ago | finance.yahoo.com | Jaime Chambers

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — At its 1980s zenith, Horton Plaza was the crown jewel of fashion and entertainment in San Diego. Fast forward to today and it’s quickly becoming known as San Diego’s ultimate money pit as the development company, Stockdale Capital Partners, is sitting on the edge of a foreclosure sale. “It was a question of timing, timing, timing,” said Real Estate attorney Gordan Gerson, who has followed the development closely.

1 day ago | finance.yahoo.com | Matt Hladik

Microsoft announced Tuesday that it will be slashing part of its workforce in the coming months. According to the Wall Street Journal, the software behemoth will lay off "less than 3%" of its workforce, which amounts to fewer than 6,800 employees. The cuts will be happening in a multitude of divisions worldwide and are the result of a desire to become "more streamlined" and trim managerial roles.