Saudi pipeline outage threatens loss of 4% of global oil supply
14 September 2026
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Hormuz shipping traffic remains below 10-day average at weekend, data shows
14 September 2026
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Oil extends gains as Mideast tensions deepen supply fears
14 September 2026
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Govt reinstates decision on import of 10 to 30 count yarn under bond
13 September 2026
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Analysis / Used Electric Vehicles: Affordable option or battery waste risk?
13 September 2026
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Canadian boycott of US products pushes grocers to adapt, explore new supply sources
13 September 2026
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New report of attack on Strait of Hormuz shipping fans fears of threats to oil supplies
13 September 2026
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Withdraw import ban on reconditioned, used EVs: BARVIDA
12 September 2026
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Can Africa seize its moment in the race for critical minerals?
12 September 2026
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US Commerce Department finalizes steep duties on solar imports from India, Indonesia, Laos
12 September 2026
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Biden's precise industrial policy may soon mutate
Two years into the US government’s attempt to lure manufacturing of semiconductors and renewable energy back home, the president’s top national security aide, Jake Sullivan, offered a defense of his boss’s major economic choices.
27 October 2024
Indonesia bets on SE Asia's first battery plant to become EV hub
Hyundai said the new factory was a commitment to helping the archipelago become a supercharged Southeast Asian EV maker
27 October 2024
China's second-generation factory owners go digital to combat challenges
Qiu has set up a marketing business that directly connects factories with foreign audiences, through videos posted on Instagram and TikTok, which in China can only be accessed using a VPN.
27 October 2024
Debt rule tweak can help UK avoid moron premium
Reeves has already pledged to fund day-to-day spending with taxes but has been vague about her borrowing plans.
26 October 2024
Alibaba to pay $433.5 million to settle shareholder lawsuit over monopoly claims
Alibaba denied wrongdoing, saying it entered the settlement to avoid the cost and disruption of further litigation
26 October 2024
Moody's cuts France outlook, opening door to credit downgrade
Moody's said the fiscal deterioration it has seen is "beyond our expectations and stands in contrast with governments in similarly rated countries that are tending to consolidate their public finances."
26 October 2024
Russia hikes interest rates to 20-year high
The increase takes rates above an emergency level introduced in February 2022 -- just after Moscow ordered troops into Ukraine -- to their highest since 2003, with the regulator battling to stem the economic fallout of the conflict
26 October 2024
Bangladesh may not regain US GSP soon
Bangladesh is unlikely to regain benefits offered under the generalised system of preferences (GSP) from the United States if the programme is revived in the near future because of several issues related to labour rights in the country, Finance Adviser Salehuddin Ahmed said yesterday.
24 October 2024
New administrator forms 10-member panel to run BGMEA
They are: Md Shahidullah Azim, Enamul Haque Khan (Bablu), Miran Ali, M Mohiuddin Chowdhury, Asif Ashraf, Rezwan Selim, ANM Saifuddin, Md Shihabuduzza Chowdhury, Shams Mahmud and Sharif Zahir
24 October 2024
Unilever beats third-quarter underlying sales estimate
The consumer goods giant said on Thursday it was keeping its full-year outlook for 3-5 percent underlying sales growth and an underlying operating margin of at least 18 percent
24 October 2024
US fines Apple and Goldman Sachs over Apple Card
Apple failed to send tens of thousands of customer disputes about credit card transactions to Goldman Sachs, and when it did the bank did not follow federal requirements for investigating claims, the bureau said
24 October 2024
Boeing workers reject contract, extend strike: union
64 percent of the members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers District 751 rejected the contract, the union said on X
24 October 2024
Rights advocates criticise fashion brands for failure to protect labour rights in Bangladesh
The Clean Clothes Campaign urges brands to take swift action
23 October 2024
US remains engine of global growth in latest IMF forecasts
IMF raised its 2024 and 2025 economic growth forecasts for the US - the only developed economy to see its outlook marked up for both years
23 October 2024
IMF lowers China 2024 growth forecast, warns property woes 'could worsen'
China's leaders are targeting annual growth of five percent this year -- a goal challenged by weak consumption and a prolonged and debilitating debt crisis in the colossal property sector
23 October 2024
US unveils funding for chip industry firm in battleground Michigan
The latest $325 million in proposed funds under the CHIPS and Science Act -- a package of incentives to boost research and US semiconductor production -- goes towards polysilicon manufacturer Hemlock Semiconductor
22 October 2024
Britain seeking EU trade reset: minister
Trade minister Douglas Alexander said Britain's 2016 vote to leave the EU caused "significant disruption" to its trade policy and the country needed to recalibrate its global trade outlook
22 October 2024
Trade through Benapole to remain suspended for 4 days until Oct 24
The suspension was imposed, as Indian minister will open a terminal at Petrapole on October 24
21 October 2024
LafargeHolcim sees drop in sales, profit
Sales fell 2% while profit 45%
21 October 2024
India's garment exports surge 17.3% in September amid Bangladesh crisis: report
The growth comes despite global challenges such as inflation and supply chain disruptions, which have impacted other major garment-exporting nations, the report states
21 October 2024