United News of Bangladesh

World shares were lower in quiet New Year's Eve trading on Tuesday, with many markets closed. The declines tracked a broad retreat overnight on Wall Street that erased some of the major U.S. indexes' recent gains, though the market remains on track to end the year with its best performance since 2013.

World markets in the coming year will be heavily exposed to eased yet continued uncertainties in global economy and trade, analysts say.

Small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Germany are "extremely pessimistic" about the country's overall economic situation in 2020, showed a survey published by the German Association for Small and Medium-sized Businesses (BVMW) on Monday.

Asian shares were mostly lower Monday as investors awaited updates on the signing of a trade deal between the U.S. and China and kept a wary eye on North Korea.

India has seen a economic slowdown in 2019, with the country's real estate, automobile, construction sectors and overall consumption demand facing a serious and constant decline.

Major U.S. stock indexes ended essentially flat Friday after a day of mostly listless trading. Even so, the S&P 500 closed out the week with its fifth straight weekly gain.

Asian stocks followed Wall Street higher on Friday amid optimism U.S.-Chinese trade relations are improving.

U.S. ride-hailing company Uber Technologies, Inc. said Tuesday that its co-founder and former CEO Travis Kalanick is leaving the Board of Directors to focus on his own business.

Global markets edged higher on Thursday though trading was subdued after the Christmas holidays. Chinese markets surged after the government announced a relaxation of residency restrictions for small and medium cities that boosted property stocks.

China's imports of soybeans surged in November following the announcement of an interim trade deal with the United States.