US March retail sales surge past expectations on energy cost spike
AFP, Washington
22 April 2026, 16:46 PM Business
Oil, stocks fall as traders weigh outlook after Trump extends truce
AFP, Hong Kong
22 April 2026, 12:19 PM Business
Commerce minister seeks Australian investment in solar energy
Star Business Report
21 April 2026, 20:12 PM Business
War in Iran is causing biggest energy crisis in history, IEA says
Reuters, Paris
21 April 2026, 18:56 PM Business
Top US trade representative to visit Bangladesh soon
Star Business Report
21 April 2026, 17:57 PM Business
India fertiliser output drops a quarter on Mideast war
AFP, New Delhi
21 April 2026, 12:41 PM Business
Oil prices dip, most stocks rise on lingering Iran peace hopes
AFP, Hong Kong
21 April 2026, 12:36 PM Business
4 November 2025, 13:57 PM

Toyota set for second straight quarterly profit drop as US tariffs weigh

Sales in China and India posted gains of 5 percent and 12 percent, respectively
4 November 2025, 10:52 AM

India's Adani Power opts for arbitration to settle payment dispute with Bangladesh

The company has been at loggerheads with Power Development Board over pending payments for the electricity
4 November 2025, 03:59 AM

OpenAI signs $38 bn infrastructure deal with Amazon

OpenAI signs seven-year deal with AWS for massive GPU and CPU access
3 November 2025, 16:26 PM

US launches global club for trading critical minerals

The US is committed to having enough power to drive and win the artificial intelligence race.
3 November 2025, 06:54 AM

OPEC+ looks set to further hike oil output

Analysts predict a slight output hike when the group of eight oil-producing countries known as the "Voluntary Eight" (V8) holds its online meeting
2 November 2025, 07:31 AM

Trump hails tariff, rare earth deal with Xi

The US leader said the talks yielded an extendable one-year deal on China's supply of crucial rare earths
30 October 2025, 06:21 AM

Trump says China rare earths deal is one year, extendable

China exercises a virtual monopoly on so-called "rare earth" metals, essential for everything from household appliances to cars, energy and weapons
30 October 2025, 05:57 AM
29 October 2025, 11:30 AM

HSBC third-quarter profit slides on Madoff charges, but lifts income outlook

Its Hong Kong-listed shares rose 2.2 percent in afternoon trade
28 October 2025, 06:21 AM

Trump, Takaichi agree on rare earth, critical minerals supply

The agreement was signed during Trump's visit to Japan
28 October 2025, 03:32 AM

Trump says US, China are going to come away with deal

"We have China coming and its going to be very interesting," Trump told reporters
27 October 2025, 08:09 AM

Trump eyes trade deal after US, China reach early consensus in “successful” talks

US President Donald Trump said he was confident of hashing out a deal with Chinese President Xi Jinping, whom he is expected to meet next week, after top economic officials from both countries reached a preliminary consensus in trade talks that concluded on Sunday.
26 October 2025, 18:00 PM

US Fed will likely cut again despite economic murkiness from shutdown

Analysts and traders expect the bank will plough ahead with a quarter percentage-point cut
26 October 2025, 08:18 AM

Trump signs economic agreements with Thailand, Cambodia

Trump would also sign a critical minerals agreement with Malaysia
26 October 2025, 05:35 AM

Trump sets 10% hike in tariffs on Canada after ad airs during World Series

The US president announced the higher tariffs in a Truth Social post
26 October 2025, 03:03 AM

US, China start trade talks in Kuala Lumpur

The world's two biggest economies are seeking to avoid further escalating a damaging tit-for-tat tariff war
25 October 2025, 06:17 AM

5 reasons rare earths are key to the US-China rivalry

For Bangladesh, supply disruptions of rare earths could raise global component prices
22 October 2025, 10:40 AM

Gold falls again as rally comes to halt, stock markets mixed

At one point Wednesday it hit a low of $4,000
22 October 2025, 07:53 AM

Trump administration plans new probe into global drug pricing, FT reports

The imminent investigation would consider whether US trading partners are underpaying for drugs
22 October 2025, 06:51 AM