US March retail sales surge past expectations on energy cost spike
AFP, Washington
22 April 2026, 16:46 PM Business
Oil, stocks fall as traders weigh outlook after Trump extends truce
AFP, Hong Kong
22 April 2026, 12:19 PM Business
Commerce minister seeks Australian investment in solar energy
Star Business Report
21 April 2026, 20:12 PM Business
War in Iran is causing biggest energy crisis in history, IEA says
Reuters, Paris
21 April 2026, 18:56 PM Business
Top US trade representative to visit Bangladesh soon
Star Business Report
21 April 2026, 17:57 PM Business
India fertiliser output drops a quarter on Mideast war
AFP, New Delhi
21 April 2026, 12:41 PM Business
Oil prices dip, most stocks rise on lingering Iran peace hopes
AFP, Hong Kong
21 April 2026, 12:36 PM Business

US finalizes curbs on investing in Chinese tech

The new rules, which take effect on January 2 next year, will prohibit US-headquartered firms, citizens, and permanent residents from engaging in transactions involving cutting-edge technology like semiconductors, artificial intelligence (AI), and quantum computing
29 October 2024, 05:19 AM

HSBC reports $8.5 billion pre-tax profit in third quarter

The rise in pre-tax profit to $8.5 billion reflected a strong performance in its wealth management division as well as higher revenues in global banking and markets, HSBC said in an earnings release.
29 October 2024, 05:15 AM

Boeing plans to launch effort to raise over $15 billion in capital as early as Monday, source says

The new capital is set to come from a mix of the sale of stock and convertible preferred shares, the source added, saying the total amount raised could rise based on demand.
28 October 2024, 05:24 AM

Oil prices tumble as Iran fears ease, yen weakens after Japan polls

Oil prices fell as much as five percent in early trade before paring some of their losses
28 October 2024, 05:20 AM

Biden's precise industrial policy may soon mutate

Two years into the US government’s attempt to lure manufacturing of semiconductors and renewable energy back home, the president’s top national security aide, Jake Sullivan, offered a defense of his boss’s major economic choices.
27 October 2024, 10:32 AM

Indonesia bets on SE Asia's first battery plant to become EV hub

Hyundai said the new factory was a commitment to helping the archipelago become a supercharged Southeast Asian EV maker
27 October 2024, 04:56 AM

China's second-generation factory owners go digital to combat challenges

Qiu has set up a marketing business that directly connects factories with foreign audiences, through videos posted on Instagram and TikTok, which in China can only be accessed using a VPN.
27 October 2024, 04:51 AM

Debt rule tweak can help UK avoid moron premium

Reeves has already pledged to fund day-to-day spending with taxes but has been vague about her borrowing plans.
26 October 2024, 11:06 AM

Alibaba to pay $433.5 million to settle shareholder lawsuit over monopoly claims

Alibaba denied wrongdoing, saying it entered the settlement to avoid the cost and disruption of further litigation
26 October 2024, 05:49 AM

Moody's cuts France outlook, opening door to credit downgrade

Moody's said the fiscal deterioration it has seen is "beyond our expectations and stands in contrast with governments in similarly rated countries that are tending to consolidate their public finances."
26 October 2024, 05:44 AM

Russia hikes interest rates to 20-year high

The increase takes rates above an emergency level introduced in February 2022 -- just after Moscow ordered troops into Ukraine -- to their highest since 2003, with the regulator battling to stem the economic fallout of the conflict
26 October 2024, 05:39 AM

Bangladesh may not regain US GSP soon

Bangladesh is unlikely to regain benefits offered under the generalised system of preferences (GSP) from the United States if the programme is revived in the near future because of several issues related to labour rights in the country, Finance Adviser Salehuddin Ahmed said yesterday.
24 October 2024, 19:51 PM

New administrator forms 10-member panel to run BGMEA

They are: Md Shahidullah Azim, Enamul Haque Khan (Bablu), Miran Ali, M Mohiuddin Chowdhury, Asif Ashraf, Rezwan Selim, ANM Saifuddin, Md Shihabuduzza Chowdhury, Shams Mahmud and Sharif Zahir
24 October 2024, 15:55 PM

Unilever beats third-quarter underlying sales estimate

The consumer goods giant said on Thursday it was keeping its full-year outlook for 3-5 percent underlying sales growth and an underlying operating margin of at least 18 percent
24 October 2024, 07:02 AM

US fines Apple and Goldman Sachs over Apple Card

Apple failed to send tens of thousands of customer disputes about credit card transactions to Goldman Sachs, and when it did the bank did not follow federal requirements for investigating claims, the bureau said
24 October 2024, 04:57 AM

Boeing workers reject contract, extend strike: union

64 percent of the members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers District 751 rejected the contract, the union said on X
24 October 2024, 04:53 AM
23 October 2024, 14:51 PM

US remains engine of global growth in latest IMF forecasts

IMF raised its 2024 and 2025 economic growth forecasts for the US - the only developed economy to see its outlook marked up for both years
23 October 2024, 05:08 AM

IMF lowers China 2024 growth forecast, warns property woes 'could worsen'

China's leaders are targeting annual growth of five percent this year -- a goal challenged by weak consumption and a prolonged and debilitating debt crisis in the colossal property sector
23 October 2024, 04:58 AM

US unveils funding for chip industry firm in battleground Michigan

The latest $325 million in proposed funds under the CHIPS and Science Act -- a package of incentives to boost research and US semiconductor production -- goes towards polysilicon manufacturer Hemlock Semiconductor
22 October 2024, 04:57 AM