The EU and India’s trade chiefs said Friday after talks that they were getting closer to a trade deal between the 27-nation bloc and the world’s most populous nation.

Oil prices rose 2 percent on Friday on growing supply worries linked to intensifying protests in oil-producing Iran and an escalation of attacks in Russia’s war in Ukraine.

Gold prices rose on Friday and were on track for a weekly gain, as investors weighed weaker-than-expected US payrolls data along with broader policy and geopolitical uncertainty.

India’s rice exports jumped 19.4 percent last year to the second-highest on record after New Delhi lifted all export curbs, making shipments more competitive, government and industry officials told Reuters on Saturday.

German group Bosch presented a new feature for its fully automated 800 Series coffee machine (sold from $1,700) that can be synchronized with Amazon’s Alexa voice assistant.

Trump said oil companies would "deal with us directly"

Brussels is pressing to seal an agreement with New Delhi

Leading Chinese artificial intelligence startup Zhipu AI soared as it went public in Hong Kong on Thursday, a day before rival MiniMax also makes its market debut in a litmus test for the country’s rapidly developing sector.

Nvidia is requiring full upfront payment from Chinese customers seeking its H200 artificial intelligence chips, hedging it against ongoing uncertainty over Beijing’s approval of the shipments, said two people briefed on the matter.

Growth in the artificial intelligence and defense sectors will boost global copper demand 50 percent by 2040, but supplies are expected to fall short by more than 10 million metric tons annually without more recycling and mining, the consultancy S&P Global said on Thursday.

Garment makers discuss bilateral trade with the Uruguayan ambassador in Dhaka

The global lender issued a statement today

Hyundai Motor Group, LG Electronics and Doosan are set to showcase their latest AI robotics technologies

The bill mandates a minimum 500% tariff on all goods from any country found knowingly purchasing Russian oil

Nvidia's standard terms for Chinese clients have previously included advance payment requirements

Its strong forecast comes on the back of soaring demand for high-performance memory chips

Venezuela's state petroleum firm separately said that talks for the sale of crude oil to the United States had begun,

Global oil prices fell on Wednesday and China denounced the US as a bully after President Donald Trump’s administration said it had persuaded Venezuela to divert supplies from Beijing and import up to $2 billion worth of embargoed crude.

Paola Pampaloni, acting managing director for Asia-Pacific at the European External Action Service, is now in Dhaka

Market share could fall below 70 percent