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The recent wave of pessimism surrounding Bangladesh’s economy under the interim government has been amplified by local commentary, much of it selectively framed, providing an incomplete and often misleading picture of the country’s actual economic trajectory. Much of this concern is overstated, as key indicators reflect necessary structural corrections rather than economic collapse.Rising inflation and a depleted banking sector are real and serious challenges, but they are not evidence that the economy is in free fall.A more careful reading of the previous administration’s destructive legacy and the corrective measures taken after the transition reveals a period of difficult but necessary…

On the heels of announcing Nova Forge, a service for training custom Nova AI models, Amazon Web Services (AWS) announced more tools for enterprise customers to create their own Frontier models. AWS announced new features for Amazon Bedrock and Amazon SageMaker AI at the AWS re:Invent conference on Wednesday. These new features are designed to make it easier for developers to build and fine-tune custom large language models (LLMs). Ankur Mehrotra, general manager of AI platforms at AWS, told TechCrunch in an interview that the cloud provider is introducing serverless model customization to SageMaker, allowing developers to start building models…

NEW YORK – Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent predicted Wednesday that the administration will still be able to implement tariff policy regardless of whether it wins a case pending before the Supreme Court.Mr. Bessent reiterated arguments he made prior to a high court hearing a month ago, citing several provisions of the 1962 Trade Act that give the president sweeping authority over import tariffs.”(Section) 301, 232 and 122 allow us to recreate the exact tariff structure,” he said in an on-stage interview at the New York Times’ Dealbook Summit.Asked by host Andrew Ross Sorkin, founding editor of DealBook and co-host of…

Designed by Danish architect Jørn Oberg Utzon, the Sydney Opera House lights up as the sun rises over Sydney Harbor and the skyscrapers of the city centre.UCG | Universal Images Group | Getty ImagesAustralia’s economic growth in the third quarter was weaker than analysts expected, but it was the fastest expansion in nearly two years, driven by strong investment and consumer demand. Data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics on Wednesday showed the country’s GDP rose 2.1% year-on-year, marking the strongest expansion since the third quarter of 2023, when the economy grew at the same rate. Economists had expected…

Waymo is partnering with Uber to bring robotaxi service to Atlanta and Austin.Uber Technologies Co., Ltd.Waymo announced Wednesday that humans will begin test driving the vehicle. alphabetCompany-owned robotaxi fleets in Baltimore, Pittsburgh, and St. Louis. The three cities are the latest additions to the list of cities where Google’s sister company Waymo operates, plans to launch, or has begun testing robotaxis. That list currently includes 26 markets. Waymo hopes to launch manual driving in three new cities this week and eventually launch fully self-driving service there, spokesperson Ethan Teicher told CNBC. Over the past month, Waymo has been active in…

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick on Wednesday denied that the Trump administration’s tariff policies were to blame after a new report showed civilian payrolls unexpectedly fell in November.Instead, Lutnick argued on CNBC’s “Squawk on the Street” that the government shutdown has temporarily slowed small business activity. He added that federal efforts to enact mass deportations of illegal immigrants are also suppressing job numbers.Asked if President Donald Trump’s import tariffs explain Wednesday morning’s ADP report that revealed an unexpected 32,000-person drop in the labor market, Lutnick said, “No, no, it’s not tariffs.”This decline was sharp from October, led by companies with fewer…

Kyiv, Ukraine — President Vladimir Putin does not want a deal, but the Russian president enjoys the sweetness of being asked to entertain one. The envoy’s five-hour meeting with the Kremlin chief and his son-in-law appeared to have achieved little publicly. It’s instructive to step back and see the world and the Russian invasion through his eyes. It was a war started by President Vladimir Putin, who hoped that within days he could put Russia back on the map as a nation capable of decisive action as Europe’s preeminent military power, after the United States’ embarrassing withdrawal from Afghanistan’s longest…

With every single Premier League match this midweek live on Sky Sports, our football writers discuss the main talking points from each game…Should Arteta rotate his Arsenal squad? Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Mikel Merino heads Arsenal level at Chelsea Arsenal vs Brentford – Wednesday, kick-off 7.30pm Arsenal were not themselves at Chelsea. They were off the pace at Stamford Bridge. Several misplaced passes in the build-up phase and they lost the duel battle to Chelsea. They lost two-thirds of their first 24 duels in the opening quarter of the game, while they only won…

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on November 26, 2025 in New York City, USA. Brendan McDiarmid | Reuters US markets may have had a rocky start to December, but trading engines appear to have some momentum to recover from a tumultuous November.Bitcoin has clawed back some of its recent losses, with tech stocks rallying in the U.S. on Tuesday, helping stocks recover from a pullback in the previous session that ended a five-day winning streak. This rebound suggests that investors’ appetite for taking on market risks remains strong. I needed a moment to…

Philip Calisan, CEO of Verkada.Provided by: VerkadaSecurity technology startup Verkada has reached a valuation of $5.8 billion after a new funding round led by CapitalG. of the alphabet The venture capital arm made the announcement on Wednesday.”I think Google sees an opportunity for us in the application of AI and everything we’re doing to apply AI to the physical security industry,” CEO Philippe Callizan told CNBC’s Deirdre Botha.The company said in a release that the investment will be used to enhance its artificial intelligence capabilities and provide liquidity.A person familiar with the terms of the round told CNBC that the…