The slump in US manufacturing activity continued for a 10th consecutive month in August amid ongoing softness in new orders, survey data showed Friday, with some signs pointing to an improving situation.

Oil prices rose on Friday to their highest in over half a year and snapped a two-week losing streak, buoyed by expectations of tightening supplies.

While a series of measures by India to tighten food, exports has pushed up local prices, the government is making life harder for Nepalis by increasing taxes on food, say analysts.

Canada’s economy saw an unexpected 0.2 percent annualized decline in the second quarter, government data showed Friday, as housing investment and consumption slowed.

Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Saturday that China would widen market access in the service industry and promote cross-border services trade.

Ann McGee, a New Yorker from the borough of Queens, doesn’t like the recent sensation she has when entering stores: fear.

British finance minister Jeremy Hunt said on Saturday inflation was on track to halve by the end of 2023, vowing to focus on the goal as he laid out his priorities ahead of the reopening of parliament after the summer break.

Saudi Aramco is considering selling a stake worth as much as $50 billion through a secondary share offering on the Riyadh bourse after consultations with advisers, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday.

Top Indian automakers on Friday posted an increase in passenger and commercial vehicle sales for August, as optimistic dealers loaded up vehicles ahead of the festive season.

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One can be a bank director five years after retirement or contract

It came down to $1.59 billion from last year August's $2.03 billion

Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Saturday that China would widen market access in the service industry and promote cross-border services trade.

The dollar gained against the euro and Japanese yen on Friday after the August jobs report showed a still strong labour market, despite some signs of deterioration.

The Indian government will cut the windfall tax on petroleum crude to 6,700 rupees ($81.03) per metric ton from 7,100 rupees starting on Saturday, according to a government notification issued on Friday.

India’s factory growth accelerated at the fastest pace in three months in August, driven by strong growth in new orders and output, according to a private survey that however also showed job creation was at a four-month low.

US job growth picked up in August, but the unemployment rate jumped to 3.8 percent and wage gains moderated, suggesting that labour market conditions were easing and cementing expectations that the Federal Reserve will not raise interest rates this month.

Indian farmers have planted 39.8 million hectares (98.3 million acres) with rice, up 3.7 percent on the same period last year, farm ministry data showed on Friday, as record high prices prompted farmers to expand the area.

Professor Wahiduddin Mahmud says at ERF event

Govt opens a wholesale flower market in Dhaka's Gabtoli