Economy

A $1 Billion Soybean Deal Brings New Momentum to U.S.-Bangladesh Agricultural Trade

The U.S. Embassy in Dhaka announced in a press release that Bangladesh’s three leading soybean crushing companies—Meghna Group, City Group, and Delta Agro—have pledged to purchase $1 billion worth of soybeans from the United States over the next 12 months.

Private capital rushes to close funding gap Japan’s Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) and global partners have launched a climate loan fund that…

ASIA’S FACTORIES STUMBLE AS U.S. TARIFFS HIT ORDER BOOKS

PMI signals cool demand across major hubs Fresh business surveys show October as another soft month for Asia’s manufacturers.

TECH EARNINGS IN CHARTS: WHAT THE BIG NAMES JUST TAUGHT INVESTORS

Cloud growth, margins and AI spending—who is executing and who is stalling A fresh round of Big Tech results sketched a clearer playbook for the final stretch of 2025.

OPEC+ POISED FOR MODEST OUTPUT HIKE AS MARKETS EYE SUPPLY–DEMAND BALANCE

Small increase, big signal Producers in the OPEC+ alliance are set to approve another modest output increase, adding a small tranche to quotas after months of cautious hikes.

GM LAYS OFF 3,300 U.S. EV WORKERS AS DEMAND COOLS AND POLICY SHIFTS

Why GM is cutting now General Motors is laying off more than 3,300 workers at electric-vehicle plants across Michigan, Ohio and Tennessee.

Pet obesity and “pet health inflation” are now the same story

Your vet bill is telling you something Veterinarians across the United States say they are seeing more overweight and obese pets — and treating those same pets is getting more expensive, fast.

WBD SAID TO REBUFF THREE PARAMOUNT-SKYDANCE OFFERS

Big-media consolidation meets a hard stop Warner Bros. Discovery has reportedly turned down three approaches from Paramount-Skydance about a potential deal, according to a Wall Street Journal account.

GE VERNOVA SWINGS TO PROFIT ON STRONG ORDERS FOR GRID AND GAS

What the results show about energy demand GE Vernova reported a return to profit as utilities and developers ordered more grid equipment and gas turbines, a sign that reliability spending is rising alongside renewables build-outs.

Qatar and U.S. press EU over LNG rules, warning of trade frictions

Energy security versus disclosures QatarEnergy released a letter showing Qatar and the United States urged European leaders to reconsider sustainability and corporate-reporting rules they say could disrupt liquefied natural gas (LNG) trade.