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Motorbike ride sharing alleviates Dhaka traffic chaos

Motorbike ride sharing alleviates Dhaka traffic chaos

(This September 27 story corrects name of Pathao Chief Executive to Hassan M. Elius, not Hassan Melius, in paragraphs 6, 7.)



7 years ago
The clock is ticking for taxpayers who filed for an extension

The clock is ticking for taxpayers who filed for an extension

The clock is ticking for taxpayers who went on extension: They have until Oct. 15 to get their 2018 returns to the IRS. Here's what they need to know.

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5 ways to build a million-dollar solo enterprise on a shoestring

5 ways to build a million-dollar solo enterprise on a shoestring

A growing number of entrepreneurs are hitting $1 million–$2.49 million in annual revenue before they hire their first employee. In 2017 there were 36,984 firms at this revenue level, a 38% increase from 26,744 in 2011, according to the U.S. Census.

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Sibos London 2019:  Banks that fail to embrace APIs ‘face existential threat’

Sibos London 2019: Banks that fail to embrace APIs ‘face existential threat’

FSTech | David Adams | Sep 24, 2019 FinTechs could usurp banks to become the primary providers of consumer and business services if the incumbents fail to embrace Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) as a means of reforming and reinvigorating business processes. This was according to Citi’s Tony McLaughlin, who has responsibility for emerging payments business

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Here are some money secrets of single-income families

Here are some money secrets of single-income families

Couples share their best strategies for thriving on one income.

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Bidding war for Germany's Osram heats up with AMS's new 4.5 billion offer

Bidding war for Germany's Osram heats up with AMS's new 4.5 billion offer

Austrian sensor maker AMS has increased its takeover offer for German lighting group Osram to 41.00 euros per share or 4.5 billion euros ($4.9 billion), heating up a bidding war as a rival consortium is poised to enter the fray.



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Spillover: world economies' next big headache

Spillover: world economies' next big headache

Factories have been the first victims of the Trump-era global trade rows. Now the question is how much their troubles will spread to other parts of the world's biggest economies: the so-called spillover effect.



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Portugal sets aside 150 million euros to offer credit to firms hit by Thomas Cook collapse

Portugal sets aside 150 million euros to offer credit to firms hit by Thomas Cook collapse

The Portuguese government has earmarked 150 million euros ($164 million) worth of credit to help local companies affected by the collapse of British travel firm Thomas Cook, the cabinet said on Friday.



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Oil product shipping rates in Asia hit near two-week high after U.S. sanctions

Oil product shipping rates in Asia hit near two-week high after U.S. sanctions

Freight rates for shipping naphtha and other clean oil products from the Middle East to Japan have jumped 13% to their highest levels in nearly two weeks after Washington imposed sanctions on tanker subsidiaries of China's COSCO, according to industry sources and Refinitiv data.



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Boeing CEO to testify before Congress on 737 MAX

Boeing CEO to testify before Congress on 737 MAX

Boeing Chief Executive Dennis Muilenburg has agreed to testify before Congress next month on the now grounded 737 MAX that was involved in two fatal crashes that killed 346 people, a U.S. House Committee said on Friday.



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Here's what advisors can do if they suspect a senior is being financially abused or exploited

Here's what advisors can do if they suspect a senior is being financially abused or exploited

Close to half of seniors aged 65 or over oversee their own finances, which makes them vulnerable to thieves, according to a new survey from AIG Life & Retirement. What advisors can do to help.

7 years ago
Stock futures point to Wall Street gains, eyes on consumer data

Stock futures point to Wall Street gains, eyes on consumer data

U.S. stock markets were set to gain on Friday but still looked on course to end the week in negative territory as the shock of the launch of an impeachment investigation into President Trump was countered by hopes for progress with China on trade.



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Here are the biggest analyst calls of the day: Amazon, eBay, Lyft, Carnival & more
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Wells Fargo names BNY Mellon's Charles Scharf as CEO

Wells Fargo names BNY Mellon's Charles Scharf as CEO

Wells Fargo & Co on Friday named Charles Scharf, the chief executive officer of Bank of New York Mellon , to its top job.



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Oil prices head for big weekly loss as supply fears wane

Oil prices head for big weekly loss as supply fears wane

Oil prices fell on Friday and were heading for a weekly loss on a faster than expected recovery in Saudi output while slowing Chinese economic growth dampens the demand outlook.



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