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Trump administration plans new probe into global drug pricing, FT reports
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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
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Trump vows to keep 'massive' tariffs on India until Russian oil imports cease
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China's economic growth slows amid sputtering domestic demand
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Gold gains on US rate-cut optimism
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Gross forex reserves cross $32b after 32 months
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Gold price makes another record
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Coca-Cola brings Fanta Lychee
Coca-Cola Bangladesh has recently launched a new Fanta Lychee marking Eid-ul-Azha.
8 August 2018, 18:00 PM
Pakistan defends its economic partnership with China
Pakistan Wednesday defended its economic partnership with China, amid fears that the terms of opaque multi-billion dollar investments by Beijing could be exacerbating Islamabad's economic woes as it considers a fresh IMF bailout.
8 August 2018, 18:00 PM
China trade surplus with US eases in July
China's trade surplus with the United States eased in July, when President Donald Trump imposed stiff tariffs on billions of dollars worth of Chinese goods in a showdown between the world's two biggest economies.
8 August 2018, 18:00 PM
Apple tells lawmakers iPhones are not listening in on consumers
Apple Inc told US lawmakers on Tuesday that its iPhones do not listen to users without their consent and do not allow third-party apps to do so either, after lawmakers asked the company if its devices were invading users' privacy.
8 August 2018, 18:00 PM
Samsung Galaxy S7 smartphones vulnerable to hacking: researchers
Samsung's Galaxy S7 smartphones contain a microchip security flaw, uncovered earlier this year, that put tens of millions of devices at risk to hackers looking to spy on their users, researchers told Reuters.
8 August 2018, 18:00 PM
India doubles import tax on textile products, may hit China
India doubled the import tax on more than 300 textile products to 20 percent on Tuesday as the world's biggest producer of cotton tries to curb rising imports from China.
7 August 2018, 18:00 PM
Reliance Communications, Sweden's Ericsson reach $80m settlement
Reliance Communications Ltd (RCom) said on Monday it had received approval from the Supreme Court to proceed with the sale of its
6 August 2018, 18:00 PM
Friendship no more: how Russian gas is a problem for Germany
For decades, the Friendship pipeline has delivered oil from Russia to Europe, heating German homes even in the darkest days of the Cold War.
6 August 2018, 18:00 PM
China's July exports to maintain solid growth
China's exports are expected to have maintained solid growth in July despite new tariffs on billions of dollars of shipments to the United States, though the outlook has darkened as both sides raised the stakes in a trade conflict that has rattled financial markets.
6 August 2018, 18:00 PM
PepsiCo veteran Ramon Laguarta to replace Indra Nooyi as CEO
PepsiCo Inc said on Monday Indra Nooyi would step down as its longtime chief executive officer, handing over the reins to company veteran Ramon Laguarta, who has vast international experience spanning several continents.
6 August 2018, 18:00 PM
Oil investors are complacent on climate change
Investors in oil majors have a problem. The need to curb carbon emissions means that sometime in the next few decades demand for
6 August 2018, 18:00 PM
Indian company to produce thermal batteries
An Indian company will start producing thermal batteries from May 2019, as the South Asian nation looks to promote the use of electric vehicles and reduce its carbon footprint.
6 August 2018, 18:00 PM
German industrial orders plunge
Industrial orders in Germany fell more than expected June, official data showed Tuesday, as global trade tensions weighed on Europe's top economy.
6 August 2018, 18:00 PM
Trump's trade 'extortion' won't work, China state media says
Chinese state media on Monday lambasted US President Donald Trump's trade policies in an unusually personal attack, and sought to reassure investors anxious about China's economy as growth concerns battered its financial markets.
6 August 2018, 18:00 PM
Samsung reinvents itself in battle for India's smartphone market
Sometimes keeping ahead of the game means learning some tricks from rivals - a strategy Samsung Electronics Co Ltd hasn't been too proud to adopt in India where Xiaomi Corp and other Chinese brands have made hefty inroads.
1 August 2018, 18:00 PM
Global factory growth slowing; China-US trade war biting
Factory growth stuttered across the world in July, heightening concerns about the global economic outlook as an intensifying trade conflict between the United States and China sent shudders through trading partners.
1 August 2018, 18:00 PM
Fiat limits its losses after visionary boss departs
Fiat Chrysler avoided heavy losses on the Milan stock exchange Monday after its boss of 14 years Sergio Marchionne stepped down at the weekend due to serious health issues believed to be life-threatening.
23 July 2018, 18:00 PM
Philips’ profit soars 15pc in Q2
Dutch electronics giant Philips Monday posted a 15 percent hike in net profits for the second quarter, just months after listing its lighting division separately on the Amsterdam bourse.
23 July 2018, 18:00 PM
China probes import of stainless steel
China on Monday launched an anti-dumping probe into stainless steel imports worth $1.3 billion, including from a privately owned Chinese mill with operations offshore, after complaints that a flood of product has damaged the local industry.
23 July 2018, 18:00 PM
Iran becomes India's No. 2 oil supplier
Iran was the second-biggest oil supplier to Indian state refiners between April and June, India's oil minister said on Monday, replacing
23 July 2018, 18:00 PM