Amid surging inflation, the two remaining French presidential candidates are promising to help voters make a better living. Incumbent Emmanuel Macron is promising to triple the amount of a special tax-free bonus that employers can give workers. Meanwhile, far-right hopeful Marine Le Pen wants to give tax incentives to companies to raise the basic salary. Both proposals would come at a cost; we take a closer look. Plus, Elon Musk is offering to buy up all of the remaining shares in Twitter at a premium, saying the social media giant needs to go private to see effective changes.

Disney's earnings jumped above pre-pandemic levels in its latest financial results, boosted by the return of visitors to the company's theme parks. The streaming service Disney+ also added almost 12 million subscribers in the last three months of 2021, more than expected, thanks to popular additions including the Beatles documentary "Get Back". Also today, we look ahead to French President Emmanuel Macron's announcements on nuclear power, which is becoming a major issue in April's presidential election.

As major companies on the BRVM publish their 9-months earnings, Stéphane Hié, Head of Asset Management at Hudson and Co speaks to CNBC Africa’s Esther Awoniyi to review the earnings performance.

As the half-year earnings season continues – to assess the performance of some banks in Ghana, Ola Alassan, West African Bank (WAB) Analyst at Stanbic IBTC joins CNBC Africa for more.

Nasdaq CEO Adena Friedman on earnings, betting, acquisitions, IPOs, competition, and cryptocurrencies

Your Life, Your Money is a personal finance series produced by Guardian TV for young men and women. Watch Episode 2 of this life transforming programme sponsored by Zenith Bank which focuses on overspending.