Canada’s retaliatory tariffs on billions of dollars in US products took effect Tuesday, as a trade war between the North American neighbors heats up.

Crude oil shipments from Middle East producers are at about 11 million barrels per day (bpd) now

Imports swelled 28.2 percent, which was faster than July's 27.5 percent

Panama has declared a nationwide emergency over El Nino, a phenomenon developing over the Pacific Ocean that is affecting worldwide weather patterns and pushing up global temperatures.

China’s seaborne imports of crude oil ticked up in August from July but remained nearly 40 percent below levels before the start of the Iran conflict. China, the world’s biggest oil importer, saw seaborne arrivals of 7.14 million barrels per day (bpd) in August, from July’s 6.93 million bpd, according to data compiled by commodity analysts Kpler.

Nvidia said in a June report that it can eliminate water consumption almost entirely at some facilities when deploying DSX, its newest system for designing and managing AI data centers

Brent crude futures climbed 79 cents, or 0.82 percent, to $97.07

The dollar jumped on Friday after data showed that US employers added 162,000 jobs in August, well above the 56,000 additions expected by economists, boosting bets on a September Federal Reserve interest rate hike.

The US trade deficit in July widened to its largest since March 2025, government data showed Thursday, as imports climbed on the back of the booming AI tech build-out.

India’s stronger-than-expected economic growth figures have come under scrutiny after a former senior finance ministry official said the headline number may have been boosted by changes to past data.

European Union’s Ambassador Michael Miller yesterday called on the government to ensure a level playing field in Biman Bangladesh Airlines’ aircraft purchase, as the government is set to buy Boeing planes over European rival Airbus.

The unemployment rate was unchanged despite the labor force increasing by 683,000

World ​food prices rose in August to their highest since late 2022, as adverse weather and ‌war disruption in the Black Sea heightened concern over supply of staples, the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization said on Friday.

Earlier, in January-February this year, Bangladesh overtook China for the first time in garment shipments to the USA

Regulations would be revised to make them "airtight" and prioritise public safety

Brent crude futures settled at $92.68 a barrel, up 76 cents, or 0.8 percent

Employment in the United States grew by 162,000 jobs in August, and the unemployment rate remained steady at 4.1 percent

A US federal judge on Wednesday refused to force Google to sell a division of its digital advertising business, rejecting the government’s push to break up part of the company’s ad empire.

Uber and British start-up Wayve launched their commercial robotaxi service in London on Thursday, although passengers will still have a human supervisor behind the wheel.

Energy trade routes that optimize distance and costs may no longer be suitable for the fractured and fractious modern world, especially for major importers.