The parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp saw its net income soar 59 percent to $62.36 billion for the full year, while fourth-quarter profits jumped 49 percent to $20.84 billion.

The report comes after Chinese startup DeepSeek sparked panic this week with a powerful new chatbot developed at a fraction of the cost of its US competitors, dealing a blow to markets.

The existing automatic pricing formula does not reflect global markets, the think-tank says

Two major companies from the United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi Ports Group and Masdar, have unveiled plans to invest in Bangladesh’s port development, management, and logistics, as well as the renewable energy sector.

Finance Adviser Salehuddin Ahmed yesterday said that increasing the efficiency of the National Board of Revenue (NBR) is essential for the growth of trade and commerce in the country.

Four associations, including BGMEA, sent joint letter to the power adviser

Muhammad Yunus, the Nobel laureate who is leading Bangladesh’s government after protests forced out the previous prime minister, told Reuters Breakingviews that the upheaval in his country demonstrated the dangers of sycophantically praising politicians who pursue headline GDP growth without much thought about the consequences.

Policymakers have battled to reverse a post-pandemic slump driven by a crisis in the property sector, weak consumption and high government debt.

Just days after beginning his second term in the White House last week, Trump said he would impose a 10 percent levy on all Chinese products from February 1, while leaving the door open for negotiations.

The five-day show, Ambiente 2025, will begin on February 7

Bangladesh paid $1.98 billion in principal and interest in Jul-Dec of 2024, up from $1.57 billion in the same period the previous year

The US aviation giant projected a loss of $5.46 per share, much above the $1.55 foreseen by analysts, according to a profit warning that cited the costs of a new labor agreement, among other factors.

The Fed cut its key lending rate by a full percentage point in the last four months of 2024 and indicated it would move more cautiously going forward amid an uptick in inflation away from its long-term target of two percent

The government has signed a heads of agreement (HOA) with the US-based Argent LNG to import up to 5 million tonnes of liquefied natural gas per year for 20 years.

Tender has been floated, as the previous contract with Saif Powertec is set to end next month

Higher wages and currency depreciation caused the profit to fall

WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, a former Nigerian finance minister, starts her second term as head of the global trade watchdog this year at a time when Trump's tariff threats have raised the spectre of trade wars

The comments marked a rare instance of a split between the world's richest man and Trump, with Musk playing a key role in the newly installed administration after spending $270 million on the election campaign.

Business delegations of the two nations sat in a meeting today at the FBCCI

The five-year SME Policy is scheduled to come into effect in July this year and end in June 2030