H&M operating profit improves but sales still sluggish
REUTERS, Stockholm
25 September 2026 • Global Economy
Chinese-Bangladeshi JV, BPDB to build 10MW solar plant at Bhasanchar
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25 September 2026 • Global Economy
H&M operating profit improves but sales still sluggish
Reuters
24 September 2026 • Business
US says China trade truce extended as Trump welcomes Xi
Reuters, Washington
24 September 2026 • Business
OECD lifts global growth forecast despite Mideast war
AFP, Paris
24 September 2026 • Global Economy
Gold prices fall
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23 September 2026 • Global Economy

Trump and Tesla will turbocharge self-driving race

In 2025, a competition to master assisted and autonomous driving will begin in earnest. Carmakers like Tesla are chasing a market that McKinsey reckons could be worth $400 billion by 2035. But the benefits may prove elusive.
25 December 2024

US banks sue Fed over ‘opaque’ stress tests

A business coalition led by large US banks filed suit Tuesday against the Federal Reserve, criticizing the central bank’s annual stress test implementation as “opaque” and detrimental to economic growth.
25 December 2024

Russia using bitcoin in foreign trade

Russian companies have begun using bitcoin and other digital currencies in international payments following legislative changes that allowed such use in order to counter Western sanctions, Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said on Wednesday.
25 December 2024

India’s growth trajectory poised to pick up in Oct-Mar: cenbank

India’s growth trajectory is expected to pick up in the second half of 2024-25, driven by domestic private consumption and a sustained revival of rural demand, the central bank said in its monthly bulletin released on Tuesday.
25 December 2024

No advance tax, VAT for green shipyards: NBR

Capital machinery import rises, as Hong Kong convention only allows green shipyards to import scrap ships
25 December 2024

Taiwan blocks Uber's $950 mln Foodpanda deal, CNA reports

Uber and Delivery Hero announced the Taiwan deal in May, which also included a separate agreement for Uber to purchase $300 million worth of newly issued shares of the German food delivery firm
25 December 2024

Honda, Nissan tie-up requires something neither can spare: time

Nissan's junior partner, Mitsubishi Motors, will decide by next month whether it plans to take part.
25 December 2024

US consumer confidence takes unexpected hit in December

The US consumer confidence index slipped to 104.7 in December, down from a revised 112.8 last month, The Conference Board announced in a statement.
25 December 2024

China says to raise deficit, boost spending next year: state media

The world's second-largest economy has for years battled sluggish domestic consumption, a persistent crisis in the property sector and soaring government debt
25 December 2024

Brace! Risks stack up for global economy in 2025

No sooner had the global economy started to put the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic behind it than a whole new set of challenges opened up for 2025.
24 December 2024

India reviews $30b sulphur-cutting programme for coal plants

India is reviewing a decade-old $30 billion programme requiring coal-fired power plants to install equipment to cut sulphur emissions after government-backed studies showed they had little impact on curbing pollution, according to a document reviewed by Reuters.
24 December 2024

China plans to issue $411b special treasury bond next year

Chinese authorities have agreed to issue 3 trillion yuan ($411 billion) worth of special treasury bonds next year, two sources said, which would be the highest on record, as Beijing ramps up fiscal stimulus to revive a faltering economy.
24 December 2024

UK business morale falls to 2024 low: survey

British business confidence fell to its lowest level of 2024 in December but employers were a bit more optimistic about the wider economy, according to a survey published on Monday, while separate data showed a pre-Christmas rise in hiring and pay.
23 December 2024

Weather woes to crush India’s sugar production, export hopes

Sugarcane yields in India are declining due to last year’s drought and this year’s excessive rains, which could reduce the country’s sugar production below consumption levels for the first time in eight years, farmers and industry officials said on Monday.
23 December 2024

Luxury Western goods line Russian stores, three years into sanctions

Despite a barrage of Western sanctions and swathes of brands quitting Russia after the Kremlin launched its Ukraine offensive, Moscow’s most well-off shoppers are still spoilt for choice when it comes to luxury Western goods.
23 December 2024

Garment exports to EU rise slightly

The revenue generated from Bangladesh’s garment sales to the European Union (EU) in the January-October period was 1.43 percent higher than that in the same period last year.
23 December 2024

Union leaders demand emergency fund for laid-off RMG workers

They made the demand in a meeting with the Labour Reform Commission
23 December 2024

Honda and Nissan start merger talks in historic pivot

The integration would create the world's third-largest auto group by vehicle sales after Toyota and Volkswagen. I
23 December 2024

Honda, Nissan aim to close merger talks in June 2025, source says

Honda and Nissan -- Japan's number two and three automakers after Toyota -- are aiming to finalise a merger deal in June 2025, several media outlets said.
23 December 2024

US consumer spending rises; inflation showing progress

US consumer spending increased in November amid strong demand for a range of goods and services, underscoring the economy’s resilience, which saw the Federal Reserve this week projecting fewer interest rate cuts in 2025 than it had in September.
22 December 2024