United News of Bangladesh

China's non-financial investment in countries along the Belt and Road (B&R) reached 12.78 billion U.S. dollars during the first 11 months of 2019, according to the Ministry of Commerce.

Saudi Arabian oil giant Aramco announced Sunday that its initial public offering raised a record $29.4 billion, a figure higher than previously announced, after the company used a so-called "greenshoe option" to sell millions more shares to meet investor demand.

The United States and China have agreed to resume semiannual talks on economic and trade issues, according to a published report. These discussions had been conducted in previous administrations but had been halted by the Trump administration.

The Highland Green 1968 Ford Mustang GT featured in the film "Bullitt" was sold Friday at a Florida auction house for $3.74 million.

Global stock markets mostly rose Friday as worries receded that the United States and Iran might be stepping closer to the edge of war. Traders were instead looking ahead to U.S. jobs figures for clues on the health of the world's biggest economy.

Asian shares rose Friday as worries receded the United States and Iran might be stepping closer to the edge of war, and U.S. indexes hit records.

The U.S. job market appears to be entering 2020 on a solid footing.

China's economy czar will visit Washington next week for the signing of an interim trade deal, the government said Thursday.

Samsung Electronics Co. said Wednesday its operating profit for the last quarter likely fell 34% from a year earlier, which would be a smaller-than-expected decline possibly resulting from increased smartphone shipments and gradually stabilizing computer chip prices.

U.S. stocks mostly fell on Tuesday, but the big rush for safety that coursed through global markets after the United States killed a top Iranian general on Friday slowed.