H&M operating profit improves but sales still sluggish
24 September 2026
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Oil prices fall as Iran says it is open to diplomacy to end the war
24 September 2026
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Business
US says China trade truce extended as Trump welcomes Xi
24 September 2026
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Business
H&M founding family builds stake as turnaround struggles to gain traction
23 September 2026
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Oil falls $1 on better supply outlook, hopes for US-Iran talks
23 September 2026
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Business
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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Business
Oil prices climb ahead of potential US-Iran talks
22 September 2026
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Business
Paramount wins Warner Bros takeover after settling states, union lawsuits
22 September 2026
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Business
How a Bangladeshi garment-maker is fighting the Middle East energy crunch
22 September 2026
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Business
China inflation hits nine-month low in December
For the whole of 2024 prices were up 0.2 percent, the same as the previous year.
9 January 2025
Fitch flags concerns over 'significant' US fiscal policy challenges
Congress has had frequent battles in recent years over the best way to tackle growing spending commitments, with lawmakers divided over whether to tax more, spend less, or do both at the same time.
8 January 2025
Samsung warns fourth-quarter profit to miss forecasts
The announcement comes after the world's largest memory-chip maker issued a rare apology in October acknowledging it was facing a "crisis" and that questions had arisen about its "fundamental technological competitiveness and the future of the company".
8 January 2025
US trade deficit widens in November on imports jump
With Trump set to take office later this month, trade imbalances in the world's biggest economy could again come under the spotlight.
8 January 2025
Samsung Q4 earnings expected to be hit by Nvidia AI chip supply delay
Samsung is expected to estimate its operating profit rose to 8.2 trillion won ($5.6 billion) in the quarter ended December
7 January 2025
Trump denies report that his team is eyeing pared-back tariffs
Trump responded on his Truth Social platform after the Washington Post cited three sources familiar with the matter as saying that Trump aides were exploring a narrower approach to tariffs
7 January 2025
US Fed's top banking regulator says he will step down early
Michael Barr, the Fed's vice chair for banking supervision, said in a statement that he would step down from his management role by February 28 at the latest
7 January 2025
Renata ships first batch of psychiatric disorder medicines to US
The tablet, Risperidone, is locally marketed as Sperid
6 January 2025
Import disruptions cripple Banglabandha land port operations
Protests by Indian truck operators over online slot-booking issues caused the disruption
6 January 2025
Foxconn beats estimates with record fourth-quarter revenue on AI demand
Revenue for Apple's biggest iPhone assembler jumped 15.2 percent to T$2.13 trillion ($64.72 billion), Foxconn said in a statement on Sunday
5 January 2025
AI will become a Madison Avenue sensation in 2025
Even companies such as Netflix and Amazon, which until recently relied mainly on subscriptions, are getting in on the action
5 January 2025
China's central bank vows 'moderately loose' monetary policy
Beijing last year struggled to lift the economy out of a slump fuelled by a property market crisis, weak consumption and soaring government debt
5 January 2025
Microsoft expects to spend $80b on AI this fiscal year
Microsoft president Brad Smith on Friday said the company is on track to pump about $80 billion into artificial intelligence (AI) this fiscal year.
4 January 2025
Container handling at private ICDs rose 16% in 2024
KDS Logistics managed to retain its top position among ICDs in handling export and import containers in 2024
4 January 2025
US regulator warned banks on crypto but did not order halt to business
A judge ordered the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation to provide versions of supervisory "pause letters", it sent to unidentified banks after History Associates Incorporated, a research firm hired by crypto exchange Coinbase, sued the agency to release them
4 January 2025
US manufacturing contraction improved in December
The Institute for Supply Management's (ISM) manufacturing index was 49.3 percent last month, up 0.9 percentage points from November, it said in a statement.
4 January 2025
Asia stocks begin year on cautious note
Equities mostly had a bumper 2024 on the back of enthusiasm about artificial intelligence (AI), cuts in borrowing costs by central banks and Donald Trump's presidential election win.
2 January 2025
Asia's factories end 2024 on weak footing as Trump 2.0 risks mount
A series of manufacturing purchasing managers' indexes for December from across the region published on Thursday showed factory activity slowing in China and South Korea although there were some signs of a pickup in Taiwan and Southeast Asia.
2 January 2025
Eating out, air travel to turn costlier
From dining out and travelling by air to purchasing sweets and clothing, the small comforts in life are going to turn costlier for a hike in value added tax (VAT) on 43 goods and services.
1 January 2025
Bangladesh gets record $27 billion in remittance in 2024
Remittance inflow also broke single-month record in December
1 January 2025