Gold prices fall
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BB governor urges India to boost imports from Bangladesh
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Iran economy contracts 10% during US war
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Govt forms five working groups to implement National Logistics Policy
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21 September 2026 Business

Warner Bros fight heats up with $108 billion hostile bid from Paramount

Financing for Paramount offer includes Jared Kushner's firm and Middle Eastern funds
9 December 2025

India flies into airline turbulence of own making

The chaos at India’s airports stems from more than just IndiGo. The number of flights the airline has been cancelling a day surpassed 1,000 on Friday after executives neglected to plan for tighter pilot rest rules that came into effect at the start of November.
8 December 2025

China’s exports top expectations on strong sales to non-US markets

China’s exports topped forecasts in November, driven by a surge in shipments to non-US markets as manufacturers deepen trade ties with the rest of the world in light of President Donald Trump’s prohibitively high tariffs.
8 December 2025

European CEOs downbeat on Europe

Chief executives of large European companies are downbeat on Europe’s economic prospects, albeit less so than six months ago, and have become more bullish about investing in the US than at home, according to a survey published on Sunday.
8 December 2025

Extortion at Chattogram port Tk 2-2.5 crore daily, adviser says

Extortion occurs at every corner of Chattogram port, according to Labour Adviser Brig Gen (retired) M Sakhawat Hussain, who estimates the daily amount at Tk 2 crore to Tk 2.5 crore.
8 December 2025

How Netflix won Hollywood's biggest prize

Netflix announced on Friday it had reached a deal to buy Warner Bros Discovery's for $72 billion
8 December 2025

Gold rises on dollar weakness

Spot gold rose 0.3 percent to $4,207.99 per ounce
8 December 2025

China's trade surplus tops $1 trillion despite plunge in US-bound exports

Exports climbed 5.9 percent year-on-year in November
8 December 2025

Inflation still strains US consumers

US consumer pricing and sentiment reports released Friday pointed to lingering questions about affordability as the calendar moves towards the peak of the festive season.
7 December 2025

Divided US Fed set for contentious interest rate meeting

Policymakers generally hold rates at a higher level to tamp down price increases
7 December 2025

Gold gains on fed rate cut optimism

Gold prices rose on Friday as mounting expectations of a US Federal Reserve rate cut next week buoyed sentiment, while silver soared to a record high.
6 December 2025

India central bank cuts rates

India’s central bank cut interest rates on Friday and signalled more could be on the way as low inflation provided room to help cushion the world’s fifth-largest economy against US President Donald Trump’s tariff blitz.
6 December 2025

From 'Icarus bug' to flawed panels: Airbus counts cost of relying on single model

The European giant was forced to slash delivery targets when defects surfaced in some of their fuselage panels
6 December 2025

Fresh data show US consumers still strained by inflation

The PCE price index rose to 2.8 percent on an annual basis in September
6 December 2025

Gold gains on Fed rate cut optimism

Spot gold was up 1% to $4,212.16 per ounce
6 December 2025

Oil gains

Oil prices firmed on Thursday after Ukrainian attacks on Russia’s oil infrastructure signalled potential supply constraints, and stalled peace talks tempered expectations of a deal restoring Russian oil flows to global markets, though weak fundamentals kept gains limited.
4 December 2025

Apple woes undercut India’s opening-up drive

Doing business in developing countries is never straightforward, but India needs to make life easier for foreign firms. Apple is tussling with telecoms officials and antitrust watchdogs in the country. The US company’s growing list of headaches undercuts New Delhi’s big push to open up the world’s fifth-largest economy to multinationals.
4 December 2025

Poor hiring data points to US economic weakness

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.
4 December 2025

Leathertech Bangladesh 2025 begins in Dhaka

ASK Trade and Exhibitions is organising the three-day show with the support of the LFMEAB
4 December 2025

Gold slips as investors turn cautious ahead of Fed meeting

Spot gold was down 0.2 percent at $4,196.96 per ounce
4 December 2025