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10 years after US housing crash, remnants accompany recovery
BOARDED-UP homes became a ubiquitous symbol of the US housing crash, with once-prosperous neighborhoods left to decay as mortgage defaults soared and no new buyers emerged.
21 June 2017, 18:00 PM
Leading US-based index to include Chinese stocks for first time
China on Wednesday hailed the acceptance of its stocks in a leading US-based index of emerging market shares as a signal of confidence in the Asian power's economy after three previous rejections.
21 June 2017, 18:00 PM
Fed policymakers in tug-of-war on inflation, instability
The outlook for inflation and the future of financial stability are emerging as dueling concerns at the heart of a debate at the US central bank over how fast to proceed on future interest-rate hikes.
21 June 2017, 18:00 PM
New MD for Southeast Bank
M Kamal Hossain was promoted as the managing director of Southeast Bank on Tuesday, according to the lender.
21 June 2017, 18:00 PM
Oil headed for weakest first-half performance in two decades
Oil was mostly flat on Wednesday, after paring earlier losses, but was set for its biggest price drop in the first half of the year since 1997, a sign that investors are discounting evidence that major producers are sticking to a deal to cut output.
21 June 2017, 18:00 PM
Toshiba enters exclusive chip sales talks with US-SKorea-Japan group
Toshiba said Wednesday it will hold exclusive talks with a consortium of US, South Korean and state-backed Japanese investors to sell its prized memory chip business, as the loss-hit conglomerate scrambles to raise cash.
21 June 2017, 18:00 PM
Ford to import Focus cars built in China
Ford will import its next-generation Focus sedans into the US market from China, after a highly-publicized move to cancel plans to build the car in Mexico, the company announced Tuesday.
21 June 2017, 18:00 PM
Luanda pips Hong Kong as costliest city: study
Angola's capital Luanda has overtaken Hong Kong to become the costliest city in the world for expats, Mercer's annual survey said Wednesday.
21 June 2017, 18:00 PM
Oil prices pause after sharp falls
Oil prices edged higher on Monday, pausing for breath after coming under pressure over the past month from rising production in the United States, Libya and Nigeria, which has taken the edge off an OPEC-led initiative to support the market by cutting production.
19 June 2017, 18:00 PM
In Brexit boost, Jaguar Land Rover to hire 5,000 staff
Britain's biggest carmaker Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) will hire 5,000 staff as it boosts its skills in autonomous and electric technology, a welcome business endorsement as Prime Minister Theresa May starts Brexit talks after a botched election.
19 June 2017, 18:00 PM
Facebook gets initial approval to set up local unit in Indonesia
Facebook Inc has received an in-principle approval to set up a domestic unit in Indonesia, said a senior government source from the Southeast Asian nation, home to the social networking giant's fourth-largest user base.
19 June 2017, 18:00 PM
IMF says Japan needs to stick with fiscal, monetary stimulus
The International Monetary Fund urged Japan to avoid withdrawing fiscal policy stimulus and said monetary policy should be loosened further if risks to the economy materialise, warning of weak consumption that remains vulnerable to external shocks.
19 June 2017, 18:00 PM
Silicon Valley giants outrank many nations
The top firms in California's Silicon Valley carry more weight on the global stage than many countries, which makes building diplomatic relations with them increasingly important, the world's first national technology ambassador said.
19 June 2017, 18:00 PM
Ahead of Modi visit, US lawmakers ask India to rethink price cap on stents
A group of US lawmakers has backed medical device makers by urging India to reconsider its decision to cap prices of heart stents, raising the issue ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the United States later this week.
19 June 2017, 18:00 PM
Asian currencies climb as soft economic data hurts dollar
Most emerging Asian currencies edged up on Monday, with the Korean won leading gains as the dollar was subdued by questions over the strength of the US economy after weak economic data.
19 June 2017, 18:00 PM
Qatar says Gulf crisis puts $2b in contracts at risk
The political crisis in the Gulf is putting at risk business deals worth $2 billion in Arab countries that have cut ties with Qatar, an economic official in the emirate said Monday.
19 June 2017, 18:00 PM
Chinese state oil giants take petrol price battle to the pumps
Chinese state oil giants Sinopec and PetroChina are waging war at the nation's gas pumps, slashing prices at unprecedented rates in an effort to reclaim sales lost to private local and foreign rivals in the $440 billion retail fuel market.
19 June 2017, 18:00 PM
EU agrees to use sanctions against cyber hackers
The European Union can levy economic sanctions on anyone caught attacking EU states' computer networks, EU foreign ministers said on Monday, the bloc's latest step to deter more attacks following incidents in Britain and France.
19 June 2017, 18:00 PM
BB asks banks to help landslide victims
Bangladesh Bank has advised all scheduled banks to distribute relief and financial assistance among the people affected by the recent landslides in Chittagong hill tracts areas.
19 June 2017, 18:00 PM
Lockheed signs pact with Tata to make F-16 planes in India
Lockheed Martin signed an agreement with India's Tata Advanced Systems on Monday to produce F-16 fighter planes in India, pressing ahead with a plan to shift its Fort Worth, Texas plant to win billions of dollars worth of order from the Indian military.
19 June 2017, 18:00 PM