Bangkok, May 17 (AP/UNB) - The price of oil fell below $95 per barrel Friday after new signs of a choppy economic recovery in the U.S. Benchmark oil for June delivery was down 26 cents to $94.90 per barrel at midday Ban...

Dhaka, May 16 (UNB) – Thailand is considering duty-free and quota-free (DFQF) access to selected Bangladeshi products into Thai market under the DFQF package for the LDCs in an effort to strengthen trade ties with Bang...

Bangkok, May 17 (AP/UNB) - Asian stock markets were mixed in holiday-thinned trading Friday as investors digested a slew of disappointing economic data and corporate results from the U.S.  Applications for unemployment ...

New York, May 17 (AP/UNB) - The legacy of J.C. Penney's former CEO is being felt at the department-store chain.Penney on Thursday reported that it widened its loss in the first quarter on a 16 percent drop in revenue. It...

New York, May 17 (AP/UNB) - The first few months of the year were tough for Wal-Mart Stores Inc.The world's largest retailer reported Thursday that its first-quarter profit edged up just slightly, and the company struggl...

San Juan, Puerto Rico, May 17 (AP/UNB) - Coffee production in Puerto Rico has hit the lowest level ever in the island's history, leaving farmers and government officials worried about how to revive a once burgeoning indu...

Dhaka, May 16 (UNB) – Country’s apex trade body FBCCI on Thursday placed a 420-point proposal for the next national budget, including hike in tax-free individual income tax ceiling to Tk 2.40 lakh from Tk 2 lakh. â€...

Dhaka, May 16 (UNB) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has nominated Mukhisa Kituyi of Kenya to serve as Secretary-General of Unctad for a four-year term beginning on September 1. Kituyi is a former member of Kenyan Par...

Dhaka, May 16 (UNB) – Share prices at both the bourses of the country -- Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) -- closed with high gain on Thursday, the last trading day of the week. The DSE b...

Dhaka, May 16 (UNB) – Share prices at the country’s both bourses -- Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) – witnessed gain in early hours of trading on Thursday. The DSE benchmark index, D...