The Central Bank of Nigeria plans to offer dollar forwards to be delivered within two months, in a bid to offset the backlog of matured forex obligations to fuel importers, manufacturers and airlines.

A man wielding a hammer assaulted a police officer outside Paris' Notre Dame cathedral before he was shot and injured by law enforcement, according to police.

The Central Bank of Nigeria has continued to inject foreign exchange into the markets.

Bloomberg's Sarah Frier reports on potential FTC fines for Facebook for a possible breach a 2011 consent agreement to safeguard users’ personal information.

Beyoncé and JAY-Z earned a quarter of a Billion Dollars on tour ‘Billboard’ reported that the Carters’ joint ‘On the Run II Tour’ made a whopping $253.5 million.

Rescue efforts continued in Italy on Tuesday (October 30) as heavy rain and strong winds kept battering the country for the third day in a row.

Starting in 2014, members of the country's elite and public officials embezzled more than $1 billion from Venezuela's state-owned oil company. The scheme exploited the country's foreign exchange system.

At least five people have been killed in the Bahamas in what officials have described as a "historic tragedy." The downgraded Category 4 hurricane has battered the region for over 30 hours, triggering massive flooding.

Basketball: Tobias Harris takes off for one-handed hammer

Lebanese activists target banks in the capital Beirut amid a grinding liquidity crunch that has hit Lebanon, where unprecedented protests since October 17 have railed against the political class and a deepening economic crisis. Since September, banks have restricted the amount of dollars that can be withdrawn or transferred abroad.

The Parisian art market under the hammer

Fake cyanide-filled teeth and cigarette packs concealing cameras are among the Soviet spy gadgets going under the hammer at a Beverly Hills auction this week. Many retro espionage devices in the sale by US-based Julien's Auctions -- known for Hollywood and pop culture memorabilia -- would not be out of place in a classic James Bond movie, including microphones hidden within pens, ashtrays and porcelain plates.