CAMBRIDGE, Mass.----Pyramid Research forecasts that revenue from M-Pesa will account for as much as 49% of Safaricom's non-voice service revenue in 2008. The mobile money transfer service will generate revenue of about $52.4m and will have a profound effect on Kenya's mobile and financial markets in the longer term.
Small-cap shares opened flat and then edged higher, underpinned by news of a big-cap energy acquisition, a firm tone in the dollar, and ideas that Wednesday’s post-FOMC minutes slide was
WASHINGTON, May 22 (UPI) -- Iraq is becoming one of the United States' largest arms customers, switching from cheaper, less sophisticated Soviet weapons, a U.S. government official says.
A Los Angeles County Sheriff's helicopter responding to reports of a robbery in Carson was fired on and struck by two bullets but landed safely, authorities said today.
In his 22 years, James Johnson has presented papers on biofuels and water allocation at three professional conferences, worked with the United States Department of Agriculture and been accepted to University of Wisconsin, Madison. Last Saturday, the Hanford native graduated from Fresno State, earning the Dean's Medal for the College of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, along with a
The Streetsville Business Improvement Association will host this year's first Walking Tour of Historic Streetsville on Sunday at 1 p.m. Participants will gather at Streetsville Florist at 265 Queen St. S. before embarking on a three-hour tour of Streetsville's historic buildings and heritage sites.
Thu, May 22, 2008 (7:12 a.m.) A top Democrat staunchly opposed to the Iraq war indicated Thursday that he supports President Bush's decision to promote Gen. David Petraeus to head U.S. Central Command and Lt. Gen. Raymond Odierno as the next commander of troops in Iraq.
Terrell Owens is talking about his contract again. Only this time, there's a twist. T.O. is happy about it, even though he's going into the third and final year of his deal with the Dallas Cowboys.
Police need help identifying a man they say stole someone's wallet on May 13 at the Shell gas station near Loop 20 and Jacaman Road.Surveillance pictures show a patrolman leaving his wallet on the counter by the register at approximately 9:30 a.m. A few moments later, another man is seen picking up the wallet, placing it in his pocket and leaving the store.