China’s largest US soybean buy in two years buoys prices

The largest US soybean sales to China in more than two years this week could be just the beginning of an accelerated buying program by Beijing after the world’s top importer shunned US supplies for months due to a trade war with Washington.
23 November 2025, 20:00 PM

Bitcoin on thin ice after sinking in flight from risk

Bitcoin dropped to a seven-month low on Friday, closing in on the $80,000 level below which some analysts say much heavier losses are likely for the world’s largest cryptocurrency.
23 November 2025, 19:58 PM

Kurigram SEZ to link with Bhutan’s Gelephu Mindfulness City

Bhutanese PM sits with Bida, Beza executive chairman
23 November 2025, 13:52 PM

Make factories jolt-ready to ensure workers' safety: BGMEA

The garment makers’ association urges its members
22 November 2025, 15:04 PM

Nvidia’s strong forecast calms AI bubble jitters, for now

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang on Wednesday shrugged off concerns about an AI bubble as the company surprised Wall Street with accelerating growth after several quarters of slowing sales.
20 November 2025, 18:01 PM

Saudi AI firm Humain inks Nvidia deal

Saudi Arabia’s state-backed artificial intelligence firm Humain has announced a new partnership with Nvidia, as US officials cleared the way for the sale of advanced microchips to the Gulf kingdom.
20 November 2025, 18:00 PM

G20 billionaires could end world poverty in one year’s earnings: Oxfam

Billionaires in the world’s leading economies made $2.2 trillion last year, which would have been enough to lift all the world’s poor out of poverty, global campaign group Oxfam said Thursday.
20 November 2025, 18:00 PM

Online scam den raided, over 300 arrested, says Myanmar military

Sprawling fraud factories have ballooned in war-torn Myanmar's border regions
19 November 2025, 06:04 AM

Big Tech offsetting AI-linked emissions leaves carbon credits in short supply

Surging demand for high-quality carbon removal credits from tech giants to offset their AI-driven emissions is helping fuel a shortage that experts say is exactly what is needed to spur investment in the nascent market.
18 November 2025, 18:00 PM

US is the biggest recipient of Chinese loans: study

The United States is the biggest recipient of China’s lending activities globally, according to a study which tracked Beijing’s credit activities and found it is increasingly lending to higher-income countries over developing countries.
18 November 2025, 18:00 PM

Japan’s economy contracts for first time in six quarters on tariff hit

Japan’s economy shrank almost 2 percent in the three months through September, as a drop in exports in the face of US tariffs resulted in the first contraction in six quarters, government data showed on Monday.
17 November 2025, 18:00 PM

Local companies’ outward investment hits $35m

Bangladeshi companies are investing more money abroad, suggesting that local firms are becoming more confident
17 November 2025, 18:00 PM

Google announces $40b investment in Texas to expand AI

Google announced Friday a major $40 billion investment in Texas through 2027 to build new cloud computing and artificial intelligence infrastructure, marking the latest in a series of massive technology investments in the US state.
16 November 2025, 18:00 PM

Trump lowers tariffs on beef, coffee, other goods

These products are now exempted from his "reciprocal" tariffs
15 November 2025, 00:40 AM

India announces $5b to cushion US tariff impact

India has unveiled a $5 billion plan to boost export competitiveness as it reels under punishing US tariffs.
13 November 2025, 18:00 PM

Renewables outpace fossil fuels despite US policy shift: IEA

Renewable energy is still expanding faster than fossil fuels around the world despite policy changes in the United States, with oil demand possibly peaking “around 2030”, the International Energy Agency said Wednesday.
13 November 2025, 18:00 PM

India’s inflation tanks to record low

India’s retail inflation slumped to a record low of 0.25 percent in October, driven by a sharp fall in food prices and tax cuts on consumer goods, paving the way for a rate cut by the central bank in December.
13 November 2025, 18:00 PM

Bangladesh faces mounting macro-financial challenges despite progress: IMF

The IMF’s review mission led by Chris Papageorgiou concluded today
13 November 2025, 15:06 PM

Toyota announces $10 bn US investment

The announcement coincided with the opening of its first US factory making lithium-ion batteries for electric and hybrid cars
13 November 2025, 07:36 AM

Vietnam eyes US tariff deal soon

Vietnam is working to sign a trade agreement with the United States soon, Deputy Prime Minister Bui Thanh Son said on Wednesday, as a new round of negotiations gets underway in Washington.
12 November 2025, 18:00 PM