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Gold falls again as rally comes to halt, stock markets mixed
22 October 2025, 07:53 AM
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Trump administration plans new probe into global drug pricing, FT reports
22 October 2025, 06:51 AM
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US, Australia sign rare earths deal as Trump promises submarines
21 October 2025, 07:59 AM
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Gold's record run pauses as investors book profits
21 October 2025, 06:41 AM
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Trump vows to keep 'massive' tariffs on India until Russian oil imports cease
20 October 2025, 08:16 AM
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China's economic growth slows amid sputtering domestic demand
20 October 2025, 06:37 AM
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Gold gains on US rate-cut optimism
20 October 2025, 06:05 AM
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Gross forex reserves cross $32b after 32 months
19 October 2025, 15:44 PM
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Gold price makes another record
19 October 2025, 15:15 PM
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Marketing spending growth hits wall at UK companies: survey
A six-year run of marketing spending growth at British companies ended in the final quarter of 2018 as uncertainty over Britain's impending exit from the European Union led companies to clamp down on costs, a survey showed on Wednesday.
16 January 2019, 18:00 PM
Sri Lanka asks IMF to revive $1.5b bailout
Sri Lanka has appealed to the International Monetary Fund to revive a $1.5-billion bailout suspended during the island nation's political crisis late last year, the finance ministry said Wednesday.
16 January 2019, 18:00 PM
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16 January 2019, 18:00 PM
Vietnam's newest airline Bamboo takes first flight
Vietnam's newest commercial carrier Bamboo Airways took flight Wednesday, officially entering Southeast Asia's crowded aviation sector where it will face stiff competition from established players.
16 January 2019, 18:00 PM
Japan's November machinery orders stall
Japan's core machinery orders slowed sharply in November in a sign corporate capital expenditure could lose momentum as a bruising US-China trade war spills into the global economy.
16 January 2019, 18:00 PM
New retail tools aim to solve e-commerce profit dilemma
Conventional wisdom in the Amazon era holds that the lowest price wins the battle of the retailers, leading many to just about give away items to make a sale.
16 January 2019, 18:00 PM
Google sending outback tourists off the map
Tourism operators in Australia's vast outback say wild inaccuracies in Google Maps are making remote hot spots appear out of reach, deterring people from visiting the region.
16 January 2019, 18:00 PM
McDonald's loses Big Mac EU trademark battle
Irish fast food chain Supermac's announced Tuesday it had won a European Union battle against global giant McDonald's over the use of the Big Mac and Mc trademarks.
16 January 2019, 18:00 PM
Etihad offers to invest in Jet Airways at 49pc discount
Etihad Airways has offered to pick up shares of debt-laden Jet Airways Ltd at a 49 percent discount and to immediately release $35 million to bail out the troubled carrier if certain conditions are met, CNBC-TV18 reported.
16 January 2019, 18:00 PM
Saudi minister 'very optimistic' about oil market
Saudi Energy Minister Khalid al-Falih said on Tuesday he was "very optimistic" about the outlook for the oil market after producers cut output to support flagging prices.
15 January 2019, 18:00 PM
Volkswagen, Ford set alliance centred on vans, pickups
Volkswagen AG and Ford Motor Co said on Tuesday they will join forces on commercial vans and pickups and also that they were exploring shared development of electric and self-driving technology, actions meant to save the automakers billions of dollars.
15 January 2019, 18:00 PM
Germany avoids recession despite 2018 growth slowdown
Official data suggested Tuesday that Germany avoided a recession at the end of 2018 but confirmed a sharp slowdown in growth last year as Europe's largest economy cooled off from boom times.
15 January 2019, 18:00 PM
China signals more stimulus as economic slowdown deepens
China on Tuesday signaled more stimulus measures in the near term as a tariff war with the United States took a heavy toll on its trade sector and raised the risk of a sharper economic slowdown.
15 January 2019, 18:00 PM
German court throws out Qualcomm's latest patent case against Apple
A patent lawsuit filed by Qualcomm Inc against Apple Inc was thrown out by a German court on Tuesday, in a reversal for the US chipmaker after it won a recent court ban on the sale of some iPhones in the country.
15 January 2019, 18:00 PM
First US crude cargoes head to China since trade breakthrough
Three cargoes of US crude are heading to China from the US Gulf Coast, trade sources said on Monday, the first departures since late September and a 90-day pause in the two countries' trade war that began last month.
15 January 2019, 18:00 PM
Singer brings Blueair
Singer yesterday introduced air purification solutions of Blueair for home and professional use in Bangladesh.
15 January 2019, 18:00 PM
Corporate investors pile into electric vehicle startups
Corporate investors from outside the auto industry are placing increasing bets on electric vehicles, vying with automakers and suppliers to bankroll startup companies working on everything from advanced batteries to charging devices and all-new EVs.
12 January 2019, 18:00 PM
Increased costs bit US retailers despite higher holiday sales
Holiday shopping reports released Thursday underscored anew the challenges US retailers face in the Amazon era -- even if consumers are willing to open their wallets to spend.
12 January 2019, 18:00 PM
Social media giants plan push-back on India's new regulations
Global social media and technology giants are gearing up to fight sweeping new rules proposed by the Indian government that would require them to actively regulate content in one of the world's biggest Internet markets, sources close to the matter told Reuters.
12 January 2019, 18:00 PM
India's industrial output growth nosedives
India's industrial output slumped to 0.5 percent in November amid a slowdown in auto and garment manufacturing, making Prime Minister Narendra Modi's challenge to boost investment before an election in the coming months seem tougher than ever.
12 January 2019, 18:00 PM