US suspends avocado imports from Mexican state after threats
AFP, Mexico City :The United States suspended avocado imports from the western Mexican state of Michoacan after a US inspector received phone threats, Mexican authorities...
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Vaping: FDA approves e-cigarettes for the first time ever
BBC : The Food and Drug Administration (FDA), which regulates medical products in the US, has approved an e-cigarette for sale for the first time....
Marketplace suspends most NFT sales, citing ‘rampant’ fakes and plagiarism
Reuters :The platform which sold an NFT of Jack Dorsey’s first tweet for $2.9 million has halted most transactions because people were selling tokens of...
Sam Bankman-Fried, heads crypto exchange worth billions
AFP, Paris :Sam Bankman-Fried donned a suit and ties this week, abandoning his preferred hoodie and dark T-shirt for a hearing before US Senators. The...
Saudi Arabia transfers Aramco shares worth $80bn to state fund
Agency :Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has transferred 4 per cent of Saudi Aramco shares worth $80 billion to the kingdom’s sovereign wealth...
MiB maps 3,630 export-oriented RMG factories on database
Business Desk :Mapped in Bangladesh (MiB), a 5-year project has compiled and mapped some 3,630 export-oriented ready-made garment (RMG) factory data using the factory census...
Stocks post slight gain after choppy trading
Business Desk :Stocks edged higher on Sunday as most investors followed a cautious stance ahead of December-end earnings and dividend declarations.The market witnessed high volatility...
‘A bankrupt group using an innocent phone conversation to serve their agenda’
UNB, Dhaka :Law Minister Anisul Haque said on Sunday that steps will be taken to investigate how his innocent telephone conversation with a prime minister’s...
UIC price soars 495pc
Business Desk :The newly listed Union Insurance Company (UIC) has continued its abnormal surge of price despite there was no undisclosed price sensitive information (PSI).The...