China banks eye profit boost as $8tn in deposits to be repriced
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US seeks to ease oil fears but industry is wary
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Vietnam to cut domestic flights over jet fuel shortage
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Philippines declares ‘national energy emergency’
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Dollar regains ground
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Eurozone business activity slows amid Middle East war
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Reliance buys 5m barrels of Iranian oil after US waiver
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Gold prices steady
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Oil rises as supply disruption persists
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Dhaka to showcase South Asia’s pharma strength
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April exports grow slightly
Exports stood at $3.01 billion in April
5 May 2025, 12:16 PM
Warren Buffett: billionaire investor with simple tastes
He still lives in the same house in a quiet neighborhood of Omaha that he bought in 1958 for $31,500.
5 May 2025, 06:47 AM
Crisis-hit Maldives secures $8.8bn Qatar investment
Three residential and office towers, a convention centre and hotels will form part of the Maldives International Financial Centre (MIFC), President Mohamed Muizzu's office said in a statement.
5 May 2025, 06:17 AM
'Bombshell' OPEC+ output hike hits oil price
The output increase of 411,000 barrels a day announced by Saudi Arabia, Russia and six other members of the oil cartel on Saturday added to concerns about over-supply.
5 May 2025, 05:11 AM
Warren Buffett to retire from Berkshire Hathaway
Influential billionaire investor Warren Buffett said Saturday he would retire from leading his Berkshire Hathaway business group by the end of the year and that he would recommend his chosen successor Greg Abel take over.
4 May 2025, 18:00 PM
The bigger picture: leveraging IMF engagement for lasting economic reform
It is worth looking beyond the immediate economic cost of the IMF loan
4 May 2025, 14:24 PM
Remittance rises 35% in April
Bangladeshi migrants sent home $2.75 billion in the month
4 May 2025, 12:09 PM
Warren Buffett to retire from Berkshire Hathaway after six decades
Influential billionaire investor Warren Buffett said Saturday he would retire from leading his Berkshire Hathaway business group by the end of the year and that he would recommend his chosen successor Greg Abel take over..Buffett's success, coupled with his ability to explain his thinking
4 May 2025, 11:30 AM
US solar tariffs could drive Asia transition boom
Southeast Asia accounted for nearly 80 percent of US solar panel imports in 2024.
4 May 2025, 05:12 AM
US Fed expected to pause cuts again and wait for clarity on tariffs
Trump has imposed steep levies on China, and lower "baseline" levies of 10 percent on goods from most other countries, along with 25 percent duties on specific items like steel, automobiles and aluminum.
4 May 2025, 05:00 AM
Apple expects $900m tariff hit, US iPhone supply shifts to India
Apple on Thursday reported first-quarter profit above expectations but warned that US tariffs could cost the company and were disrupting its supply chain.
3 May 2025, 18:00 PM
Renata’s Q3 profit falls despite 16% jump in sales
The listed drugmaker made Tk 58 crore in the January-March quarter
3 May 2025, 14:45 PM
Patenga container terminal starts import container handling
So far, ships had been taking away export containers
3 May 2025, 13:37 PM
Trump's tariffs bite at quiet US ports
Trump's on-again-off-again tariffs -- and the retaliation launched by other countries -- has cowed importers, whose usual orders for furniture, toys, and clothing have dwindled.
3 May 2025, 09:09 AM
US ends duty-free shipping loophole for low-cost goods from China
Starting on Friday, goods shipped commercially will now be subject to new tariffs of 145 percent -- the current level of levies imposed on goods coming from China.
3 May 2025, 07:16 AM
US hiring better than expected despite Trump uncertainty
However, job creation was still well above the market consensus of 130,000, according to Briefing.com, and remained slightly above the average monthly gain over the past 12 months.
3 May 2025, 05:57 AM
How Trump’s tariffs could hit developing economies – even those not involved in the trade war
In early April, Trump said many countries had “ripped us off left and right” and declared “now it’s our turn to do the ripping”. His administration swiftly imposed sweeping tariff increases, with some of the highest rates falling on poorer countries like Laos and Lesotho.
3 May 2025, 05:33 AM
Remittance surges 37% in April
Migrants sent home $2.6 billion in the first 29 days of April
1 May 2025, 05:36 AM
Trump tariffs expose US weak flank in services
If an angry trading partner wanted to go for US President Donald Trump’s jugular, its head of state might make a speech something like this:
30 April 2025, 18:00 PM
Trump tempers auto tariffs, winning cautious praise from industry
Trump signed an executive order to limit the impact of overlapping tariffs on automakers.
30 April 2025, 02:49 AM