Global stocks mostly rose Tuesday as markets embraced better coronavirus case counts in some hotspots, while oil prices slumped amid skepticism over an historic agreement by petroleum producers. Major US indices gained more than two percent, the latest positive day for stocks since officials in New York and some other hotspots pointed to progress in cutting the number of new…
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AGENCIES – You can’t walk into the intensive care units at St. Luke’s University Health Network because of concerns overspreading the novel coronavirus. But if you did, you’d see something new amid the beds, medical equipment and tubes. It’s a device with Microsoft’s Teams software running. Over the past couple months, the hospital network — like so many of us…
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I always use Saturday afternoons to reflect on my life, Business A.O.B, I call it “NRS- Nothing Really Serious” because i don’t expect action points as i allow my mind to meander through various things. Today i remembered one very important day in my business life and i felt i should share the experience. I used to own a Video…
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Mergers and acquisitions largely grinded to a halt at the end of March, in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic spreading around the world, but today comes news of a deal out of Europe that underscores where pockets of activity are still happening. Avira, a cybersecurity company based out of Germany that provides antivirus, identity management, and other tools both…
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Towards the end of 2005, Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) called for expression of interest in running two rooms that existed in Kibale National Park and I thought since there was no indigenous Ugandans seriously running an accommodation inside a national park, I would give it a try. I contacted Joseph Muyeti to write a winning proposal as Damian Akakwasa had…
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Last evening some guys were talking about how people were lobbying so hard for Uganda’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) top job and my heart sank. CAA is the government agency responsible for licensing, monitoring, and regulating civil aviation matters and if we miss the train this time round, our only airport Entebbe will never see the desired change. We shall…
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I realize from my posts quite a number of people are paying attention on the family home we are almost done with building. Because I share real experiences, you will see pictures of where I am at the time of posting. Guys, I will be turning 47 years towards the end of this month and I have been running a…
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Software giant, Microsoft has announced that it will be rolling out a new money management feature called Money in Excel, as part of its new software cloud service – Microsoft 365 (previously known as Office 365). According to Microsoft, Microsoft 365 will be available 0n April 21st 2020, and will first be rolled out in the United States. Money in…
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World Bank has warned African countries against copying the Western policies in combating COVID-19 and has thus applauded Tanzania for employing unique approaches. This call was in latest the Africas Purse report titled as Assessing the Economic Impact of COVID-19 and Policy Responses in Sub-Saharan Africa that was released today. The report commended Tanzania as one of the best examples…
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