Nigeria

Maybe oil is not hampering the Global X MSCI Nigeria ETF ( Global X Funds (NYSE: NGE) at all — not with the United States Brent Oil Fund, LP (NYSE: BNO) being up 23.8 percent year-to-date and NGE being the only exchange-traded fund dedicated to equities in Africa's largest oil-producing...

There are seven single-country, exchange-traded funds dedicated to members of the Organization of Petroleum Countries (OPEC). With the exception of three ETFs tracking Indonesia, which recently rejoined OPEC, other OPEC ETFs have been drab performers. That is particularly true of the Global X MSCI...

The Global X MSCI Nigeria ETF (Global X Funds (NYSE: NGE)) has lost nearly a third of its value over the past year thanks in large part to the country's status as Africa's largest oil producer and a member of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC). Nigeria As An Oil...

U.S. President Barack Obama addressed the 54 member states of the African Union on Tuesday in the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa. He is the first U.S. leader to visit the pan-African government. During his speech, Obama reprimanded the continent's leaders for their corrupt policies and frequent...

Stocks were hard on the gas this week as major indices such as the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE: SPY) broke out to new highs. This breakout was preceded by a multi-week sideways price trend that ultimately resolved to the upside in favor of the bulls. One of the more notable areas of the...

Falling oil prices have wreaked havoc on producing nations like Russia and Nigeria, but importing nation Japan has seen crude’s recent slide as an opportunity to boost sales and get its economy back on track. Three such Japanese sectors set to benefit are explored below. 1. Auto Industry...

U.S. stocks declined for the third straight day in another trading session in which Internet, social media, biotechnology and momentum stocks sold off. The Dow suffered another triple-digit point loss while the three major indices each saw declines greater than one percent. The timing of the...

Although Royal Dutch Shell (NYSE: RDS-A) is selling four oil blocks in Nigeria, it is firmly committed to its position in the energy industry in Africa. Along with Exxon Mobil (NYSE: XOM) and others, the company has strongly opposed proposed protective legislation in South Africa that would...

Ever wondered what the leading exports of Antarctica or North Korea or the Solomon Islands are? Well you've come to the right place. Courtesy of the Wikimedia Commons and the Observatory of Economic Complexity, Benzinga has compiled an array of export tree maps from countries and regions around the...