H&M operating profit improves but sales still sluggish
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Oil prices fall as Iran says it is open to diplomacy to end the war
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US says China trade truce extended as Trump welcomes Xi
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H&M founding family builds stake as turnaround struggles to gain traction
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Oil falls $1 on better supply outlook, hopes for US-Iran talks
23 September 2026
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NCT deal with DP World / Pro-BNP workers’ body urges PM for dialogue before any decision
22 September 2026
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BB governor urges India to boost imports from Bangladesh
22 September 2026
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Oil prices climb ahead of potential US-Iran talks
22 September 2026
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Paramount wins Warner Bros takeover after settling states, union lawsuits
22 September 2026
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How a Bangladeshi garment-maker is fighting the Middle East energy crunch
22 September 2026
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Airbus, Boeing eye fast output as plastics loom for future jets
Both told a packed technical audience at a Paris composites fair this month that they were already making progress in researching what the succeeding generation of models could be made of - and in turn how fast they could be built.
24 March 2025
Some European officials weigh if they can rely on Fed for dollars under Trump
President Donald Trump has made a sharp break from long-standing US policy in several areas, such as appearing to endorse Russia's position on Ukraine, raising questions about US commitment to European security and imposing tariffs on its allies.
23 March 2025
'Antipathy' to US: Tourists turning away from Trump's America
Foreign traveler arrivals in the United States are expected to decline by 5.1 percent in 2025 compared to last year
23 March 2025
How Trump’s regulatory freeze is disrupting the US fishing industry
President Donald Trump’s regulatory freeze has injected chaos and uncertainty into a number of lucrative American fisheries
23 March 2025
China tech giants dig pricey trench for AI war
Tencent last year more than tripled its capital expenditure to $10.7 billion, or 12 percent of its top line
22 March 2025
Eid windfall: Remittance soars 78% in 19 days
Remittance inflows surged by around 78 percent year-on-year in the first 19 days of March as migrant workers sent more money home to relatives ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr, the largest religious occasion in the country.
20 March 2025
Beijing woos global executives as FDI slides, trade tensions build
Six of the 12 companies are headquartered in the United States. The others are European, British, Australian and Brazilian multinationals.
19 March 2025
Malaysia's Silicon Valley ambitions face tough challenges
Malaysia's signing of a major deal with British chip giant Arm this month was the latest step towards achieving the country's goal of producing its own top-end chips in the next five to seven years.
19 March 2025
Sri Lanka records first annual growth since crisis
The last quarter of 2024 saw the economy expand by 5.4 percent, bringing the full calendar year's GDP growth to 5.0 percent, compared to a contraction of 2.3 percent in 2023.
19 March 2025
Ctg port links with Indo-Pacific maritime information sharing platform
As part of the initiative, the CPA arranged an 11-day training on the use of the IORIS platform
19 March 2025
US retail sales weaker than expected as consumer health under scrutiny
In February, retail sales crept up by 0.2 percent from January to $722.7 billion, according to Commerce Department data.
18 March 2025
Xiaomi posts 2024 revenue surge as EV push deepens
The Beijing-based firm manufactures a diverse array of tech gadgets ranging from smartphones and laptops to rice cookers and air purifiers.
18 March 2025
Govt preparing smooth transition plan for Bangladesh’s LDC graduation: finance adviser
United Nations believes the graduation would inspire smaller nations, he says
18 March 2025
NBR again cuts duties on imported fresh fruits
It is second duty cut in 10 days
18 March 2025
OECD lowers global growth projections over tariffs, uncertainty
"We are navigating troubled waters," said the OECD's chief economist Alvaro Santos Pereira
17 March 2025
China looks to boost consumption amid consumer squeeze
The plan was issued to all regions and departments to "vigorously boost consumption, expand domestic demand in all directions, improve consumption capacity by increasing income and reducing burdens," a report from the Council said.
16 March 2025
Trump's bitcoin reserve a 'digital Fort Knox'
Trump earlier this month signed an executive order establishing the reserve, which White House crypto chief David Sacks has likened to "a digital Fort Knox", comparing it to the stockpiling of gold bars at the US military base
16 March 2025
Shein says US tariff hit won't stop fast-fashion flood
The head of the online platform, which has come in for scrutiny over its environmental footprint and allegations of human rights violations, also insisted that the company does not use forced labour.
16 March 2025
US Fed likely to keep rates steady as Trump uncertainty flares
Analysts widely expect the central bank to hold the benchmark lending rate steady at 4.25 percent to 4.50 percent, after similarly doing so in January
16 March 2025
EU’s big Starlink headache is time, not money
As things stand it doesn’t look like Musk will imminently axe Ukraine’s Starlink access, which is part funded by Poland.
15 March 2025