John Ternus to lead Apple into the age of AI

John Ternus takes over as Apple’s chief executive on Tuesday, inheriting a company that towers over the smartphone market but trails its rivals in artificial intelligence.
1 September 2026

Oil rises over 3% to $91.25

Oil prices rose more than 3.5 percent on Monday after the US attacked an Iranian island in the Strait of Hormuz and Tehran said it had retaliated, as their conflict extended into its sixth month.
1 September 2026

China's factory activity slides for second straight month

The manufacturing purchasing managers' index (PMI) came in at 49.8 in August
31 August 2026

Oil jumps more than 2% after US attack on Iran's Larak island

Brent crude futures climbed $2.51, or 2.85 percent, to $90.61 a barrel
31 August 2026

US-Iran war spurs Europe, Asia to boost renewables

Six months into the US-Israeli war with Iran, governments across Europe and Asia are scrambling to accelerate a renewables build-out in a bid to cut dependence on fossil fuel imports, providing a fresh impetus to the global energy transition.
31 August 2026

Foreign debt repayment exceeds receipts in July

The government repaid nearly three times more in foreign loans than it received in July, mainly due to lower loan disbursements.
31 August 2026

UK business confidence hits highest since March

British businesses turned the most confident since March this month, bolstered by a ​rosier view of the economy, according to ‌a survey that echoes other signs of an improving outlook.
31 August 2026

Nepal flood damage may cost up to a tenth of economy to rebuild

Nepal may need $4 billion to $5 billion to rebuild after this week’s devastating floods, Finance Minister Swarnim Wagle told Reuters on Saturday, a bill equal to nearly a tenth of the economy.
31 August 2026

Bangladesh repaid 3 times more in foreign loans than it received in July

Fresh loan disbursements also fell a massive 83 percent year-on-year to $14 million in July
30 August 2026

US employment growth only modestly lower than thought in BLS revision

The level of total US employment as of March is now estimated to be 79,000 jobs lower than previously estimated
30 August 2026

Europe's central bankers fear more turbulence in testy US relations

Recent US Treasury interventions to prop up the Japanese yen and to lower longer-term US borrowing costs were particularly concerning
30 August 2026

Venezuela says retains 'sovereignty' in US oil deal

The United States will have majority control of 65 billion barrels of Venezuela's proven reserves in what President Donald Trump described Friday as "the biggest oil deal in world history."
30 August 2026

India proposes warning labels on packaged foods

India’s food regulator has proposed front-of-pack warning labels on packaged food and drinks, reversing its position following growing public anger about a lack of strict labels to highlight high sugar, fat or salt in items.
30 August 2026

US consumer sentiment drops in August

US consumer sentiment fell in August, survey data from the University of Michigan confirmed Friday, reflecting worries over persistent inflation as war in the Middle East weighs on the world’s biggest economy.
30 August 2026

Trump announces deal for huge US stake in Venezuelan oil reserves

President Donald Trump said Friday his administration has reached a huge oil deal with Venezuela that gives the United States majority control of 65 billion barrels of proven petroleum reserves.
30 August 2026

OPEC+ loses oil market sway in Iran war

Six months into the Iran war , the world’s most powerful oil alliance, OPEC+, finds itself in an unfamiliar position: unable to influence a market it once helped shape.
30 August 2026

Dollar rallies

Wall Street stocks dipped while the dollar rallied Friday after Federal Reserve chief Kevin Warsh flagged fighting high inflation as a priority in a speech received as more hawkish than expected.
30 August 2026

Customs seize Khulna-bound imported board in Old Dhaka

10 trucks carrying the goods went missing from their designated route a day ago
29 August 2026

US Fed chair says inflation is elevated and 'concerning'

The US central bank has missed its long-term two-percent target for inflation for more than five years
29 August 2026

OPEC+ loses oil market sway in Iran war as China gains influence

OPEC+'s core group of seven producers, including Saudi Arabia and Russia, accounted for only a quarter of world oil output in July
29 August 2026