US private-sector hiring data released Wednesday painted a downcast picture of the job market in the world’s biggest economy, especially among small businesses.

ASK Trade and Exhibitions is organising the three-day show with the support of the LFMEAB

Spot gold was down 0.2 percent at $4,196.96 per ounce

Leaders of the sector meet with Commerce Adviser Sk Bashir Uddin on Tuesday

A seventh US soybean cargo was loaded over the past weekend

The purchase will be made under government-to-government arrangement

The agreement means Britain will be exempted from hefty US tariffs imposed on pharma imports

Spot gold fell 0.4 percent to $4,216.13 per ounce

The goods had been stuck at the port for four days

Expatriates sent home $2.88 billion in the 11th month of the year

TSMC, the world's largest contract chipmaker, is investing $165 billion in the United States to build factories in Arizona

Spot gold was down 0.1 percent to $4,225.91 per ounce

In China, the world's largest manufacturer, factory activity slipped back into contraction,

A worker in white gloves inspects the propellers of a boxy two-seater aircraft fresh off the assembly line at a Chinese factory trialling the mass production of flying cars.

Women’s workforce participation has also declined

China’s central bank reaffirmed its tough stance on virtual currencies on Saturday, warning of a resurgence in speculation and vowing to crack down on illegal activities involving stablecoins.

Indian authorities have not issued the required transit clearance for transporting Bhutan’s transhipment goods through Bangladesh’s road network and across Indian territory.

Bargain-hunting Americans clicked their way through Thanksgiving, spending $8.6 billion online so far on Black Friday, as more consumers turned to laptops and phones instead of braving brisk weather to snap up deals over the crucial shopping weekend.

The US dollar was heading for its worst weekly performance since late July on Friday as traders increased bets that the Federal Reserve will cut rates again next month.

Several airlines said the repairs could cause flight delays or cancellations