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Apple places $7b in return to bond market
Apple Inc said on Thursday it had sold $7 billion of bonds at yields ranging up to 103 basis points over the equivalent US Treasury on maturities of up to 30 years, its first such debt issues since November 2017.
5 September 2019, 18:00 PM
US, China to resume trade talks in Washington in October
China and the United States will resume trade talks in Washington in early October, Beijing said on Thursday, allaying fears that new punitive tariffs would lead to a breakdown in the protracted negotiations.
5 September 2019, 18:00 PM
World food prices dip in Aug for third month running: FAO
World food prices fell for a third month running in August, pushed down by a sharp drop in the prices of sugar, wheat and maize, the United Nations food agency said on Thursday.
5 September 2019, 18:00 PM
Samsung launches Galaxy Fold in South Korea today priced $2,000
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd on Thursday said its first foldable smartphone, the Galaxy Fold, will be available in South Korea from Sept. 6 with fifth-generation (5G) mobile connectivity.
5 September 2019, 18:00 PM
Google target of new US antitrust probe
More than 30 US state attorneys general are readying an investigation into Alphabet Inc’s Google for potential antitrust violations, a source knowledgeable about the probe said on Tuesday.
4 September 2019, 18:00 PM
Pound extends recovery amid Brexit drama
The pound rebounded further Wednesday, but gains were capped by investor anxiety after Brexit turmoil sent the currency tumbling and set the stage for a potential snap UK election next month.
4 September 2019, 18:00 PM
US investment in Malaysia up sharply as trade row worsens
Malaysia approved US investment worth $5.62 billion in the first half of the year compared with $113 million the previous year, the government said on Wednesday, a possible sign of a diversion of US business as a trade row with China drags on.
4 September 2019, 18:00 PM
Huawei says US enticing, coercing staff to provide company info
China’s Huawei Technologies on Tuesday said the US government had instructed law enforcement to “coerce” and “entice” its employees to turn against the company, as it steps up its pushback against a US campaign that could threaten its survival.
4 September 2019, 18:00 PM
India may miss fiscal deficit target amid stimulus pressure
India is likely to miss its fiscal deficit target for the current financial year, despite receiving an additional dividend from the central bank, five government officials and advisers said, as tax collections have sunk amid a sharp slowdown.
4 September 2019, 18:00 PM
To cut or not? Dueling Fed views boost pressure on Powell
The Federal Reserve should use its meeting in two weeks to aggressively cut interest rates, one US central banker said on Tuesday.
4 September 2019, 18:00 PM
Chinese pin hopes on Bangladesh’s product diversity, quality
Chinese fabric manufacturers foresee continuous business with Bangladesh thanks to the diversification in the latter’s readymade garments sector along with qualitative improvements.
4 September 2019, 18:00 PM
Ontario widens opportunities for Bangladeshi businesses
Bangladeshi businesses now can explore wider trade opportunities in Canada’s Ontario province as a “Bangladesh-Canada Business Forum-2019” in Toronto on Tuesday sought to deepen engagements.
4 September 2019, 18:00 PM
Japanese jobs for South Korean graduates dry up amid trade row
Song Min-su, a Japanese major in his final year at Hannam University, south of Seoul, has watched in dismay as a spat between South Korea and Japan over wartime forced labour has spiraled into a damaging political and economic row.
4 September 2019, 18:00 PM
Economy faces risks despite high growth
The country should prudently deal with the downside risks facing the economy in order to keep up the growth momentum, the Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Dhaka (MCCI) said yesterday.
4 September 2019, 18:00 PM
Brexit-worn Britain looks on track for recession: PMI
Britain's economy is in serious danger of entering its first recession since the financial crisis as business confidence wilts in the Brexit chaos, a closely watched business survey showed on Wednesday.
4 September 2019, 18:00 PM
Focus more on SMEs to be a developed nation
Bangladesh hould give more focus on small and medium enterprises to materialise its vision of becoming a developed nation by 2041, SME Foundation Chairperson KM Habib Ullah said.
4 September 2019, 18:00 PM
Saudi Arabia splits industry and mining from energy ministry
Saudi Arabia created a new ministry for industry and mineral resources, separating it from the kingdom’s colossal energy ministry, and replaced the powerful head of the royal court, in a series of royal orders issued late on Friday.
31 August 2019, 18:00 PM
China’s factory activity shrinks
Factory activity in China shrank in August for the fourth month in a row as the United States ramped up trade pressure and domestic demand remained sluggish, pointing to a further slowdown in the world’s second-largest economy.
31 August 2019, 18:00 PM
Eurozone inflation stays below target
Inflation in the eurozone remained at a low 1.0 percent in August, official data showed Friday, heaping pressure on the European Central Bank to reboot its controversial economic stimulus.
31 August 2019, 18:00 PM
China to exempt Tesla cars from 10pc purchase tax
China will exempt Tesla Inc’s electric vehicles from its purchase tax, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) said on Friday, a concession made amidst trade tensions with the United States.
31 August 2019, 18:00 PM