Business

News Hour: The case for a U.S. interest rate hike has strengthened in recent months because of improvements in the labor market and expectations for solid economic growth, Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen said on Friday....

News Hour: A federal judge on Friday granted a request by Uber Technologies Inc and its chief executive Travis Kalanick to put a price-fixing lawsuit against them on hold, while they appeal his denial of their...

News Hour:  Wall Street reversed course to trade lower on Friday afternoon after hawkish comments from Federal Reserve Vice Chair Stanley Fischer raised the specter of a rate hike as soon as next month. Fischer’s comments...

News Hour: U.S. economic growth was slightly more tepid than initially thought in the second quarter as businesses aggressively ran down inventories, offsetting a spurt in consumer spending. Gross domestic product expanded at a 1.1 percent...

News Hour: IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, is providing a €100 million trade finance facility to Eurobank, a leading Greek bank, as part of IFC’s Global Trade Finance Program (GTFP), marking the first...

News Hour: To make the upcoming EID more delightful for Bangladesh’s customers, Huawei has launched ‘Eid Jampesh Offer’ on its smartphones. As part of the offer, Huawei is offering discount and attractive gift items on selected...

News Hour: Ahead of Eid, e-commerce site Pickaboo.com has again launched Bangladesh’s biggest mobile fair. The completely web-based fair will begin on August 25. Marking the fair, Pickaboo is giving unbelievable discounts and exciting offers on...

News Hour: Most Asian markets slipped on Wednesday as traders trod water ahead of a key speech by Federal Reserve boss Janet Yellen this week, while oil suffered fresh losses on persistent glut worries, reports BSS....

News Hour: Tajikistan must look to deepen its industrial base, improve the productivity of its agricultural sector, and reduce barriers to private investment to remain on a high growth path, says a new Asian Development Bank...

News Hour: Total Lubricants launched TOTAL HI-PERF 4T SPECIAL motorcycle engine oil with SUPER STRONG FILM (SSF) Technology in Sylhet market in Bangladesh recently. The campaign program on special engine oil will be available in Bangladesh...