AFP, TOKYO: Japan’s Kobe Steel admitted Friday that a snowballing falsified data scandal had affected around 500 customers, more than twice as many as initially thought. More than 30 foreign customers were affected, including Boeing, Airbus, General Motors, Tesla, German automaker Daimler and…

AFP, PARIS: If the Iran nuclear deal fails then all the countries involved have a lot to lose—and not just for political and security reasons. US…

AFP, NEW YORK:  Wall Street stocks rose Friday, with the Nasdaq inching up to a fresh record, following data showing strong US retail sales in September.…

Stocks faced marginal correction last trading week with 138 points fall as the risk-averse investors continued their selling spree, reports UNB. Among five of the trading days of this week, three days closed red with combined fall of 154 points while the other two days saw a combined gain of 16 points.…

AFP, WASHINGTON: The International Monetary Fund expressed grave concerns Friday over Venezuela’s unending political crisis, seeing no end to the economic downturn and suffering of the population. Venezuela “remains in a full-blown economic, humanitarian, and political crisis with no end…

AFP,  WASHINGTON: A high-level Group of 20 finance ministers meeting on Friday avoided discussing trade matters, even as governments on both sides of the Atlantic remain locked in tense negotiations on commerce. “We have not discussed on the trade issue specifically because it is not the…

AFP, MEXICO CITY: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Friday that a new North American Free Trade Agreement must better protect workers and the middle class, acknowledging the malaise that has fueled Donald Trump’s attacks on the deal. Addressing the Mexican senate at the close of a North…

Trade between Myanmar and other members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) reached 4.3 billion US dollars in the first five months of current fiscal year (FY) 2017-18, reports Xinhua from Yangon. During the period, Myanmar’s export amounted to 1.49 billion US dollars while import…

AFP, MUMBAI:  Indian oil-to-telecom conglomerate Reliance Industries on Friday recorded a 12.5 per cent rise in its second-quarter net profit, boosted by higher margins from its core oil refining business. Consolidated net profit for the three months through September rose to 81.09 billion rupees…

Fourth edition of Digital Marketing Summit of Bangladesh Brand Forum ended in the capital yesterday and initiated the first edition of Digital Marketing Award, reports BSS. Presented by Meghna Group of Industries, Digital Marketing Summit 2017 engaged the local digital marketing fraternity with four…