Markets Soymeal eases on slack demand ROTTERDAM: Soymeal on the European meals and feeds market continued to ease on slack demand on Thursday after the bullis Published 25 Apr, 2013 09:03pm
Markets ICE sugar edges up from near three-year low on short-covering NEW YORK/LONDON: Raw sugar futures on ICE inched up on limited short-covering after touching an almost three-year low on Published 25 Apr, 2013 08:24pm
Markets Stocks gain on earnings, US data, bonds fall NEW YORK: World equity markets rose and bond prices fell on Thursday as data indicated the US labor market remains resil Published 25 Apr, 2013 08:21pm
Top News Front US natgas futures end up, backed by small stock build NEW YORK: Front-month US natural gas futures pulled back from early highs but still managed to eke out a small gain on T Published 25 Apr, 2013 08:18pm
Top News Dollar recovers to trade higher vs euro after data NEW YORK: The dollar recovered from losses to trade higher against the euro on Thursday as resilience in the US labor ma Published 25 Apr, 2013 08:16pm
Top News Wall St lifted by earnings, jobs data NEW YORK: US stocks rose on Thursday, lifted by stronger than expected earnings reports and by a large drop in weekly jo Published 25 Apr, 2013 08:11pm
Markets TSX ends higher as US data, Potash earnings help TORONTO: Canada's main stock index advanced for the sixth straight session on Thursday, helped by the materials sect Published 25 Apr, 2013 08:10pm
Business & Finance SPSC announces names of successful candidates HYDERABAD: The management of Sindh Public Service Commission Hyderabad Wednesday announced the names of those successful Published 24 Apr, 2013 10:24pm
Top News South Korea, US extend nuclear pact SEOUL: South Korea and the United States have agreed on a two-year extension to a civilian nuclear pact that Seoul wants Published 24 Apr, 2013 10:23pm
Top News Property tax to be reduced from 25 to 10pc LAHORE: The Punjab Chief Minister's Advisor on Finance and Taxation, Zia Haider Rizvi, said on Wednesday that a down Published 24 Apr, 2013 10:18pm
Business & Finance Police claim killing three outlaws in encounter MULTAN: Police claimed on Wednesday to have killed three alleged robbers in encounter in Haram Gate area and arrested th Published 24 Apr, 2013 10:16pm
Business & Finance Police arrest 39 accused in past 24 hours KARACHI: The Karachi police in their drive against criminals, arrested 39 accused during the past 24 hours.A police stat Published 24 Apr, 2013 10:15pm
Business & Finance Partial strike observed in Nawabshah NAWABSHAH: Partial strike was observed on the call of Mutehda Qoumi Movement to observe Youm-e-Sog on the killing of par Published 24 Apr, 2013 10:13pm
Top News Moderate leftist Letta nominated to lead Italy ROME: An Italian leftist politician, Enrico Letta, was nominated to be the new prime minister on Wednesday, bringing to Published 24 Apr, 2013 10:10pm
Business & Finance Microsoft to unveil ‘new generation’ Xbox in May SAN FRANCISCO: Microsoft is expected to unveil in May a successor to Xbox 360 videogame consoles that have been evolving Published 24 Apr, 2013 10:06pm
Business & Finance LHC seeks loans details of Chaudhry Wajahat Hussain LAHORE: A full bench of the Lahore High Court Wednesday sought details of PML-Q leader Chaudhry Wajahat Hussain's lo Published 24 Apr, 2013 10:04pm
Top News US-Afghan-Pakistan talks make progress, more work to do: Kerry BRUSSELS: US Secretary of State John Kerry tried to get Afghanistan and Pakistan on the same page Wednesday, ending thei Published 24 Apr, 2013 09:42pm
Top News Cyprus-economy-EU-finance-politics-govt NICOSIA: Cyprus's cabinet on Wednesday approved the island's 10-billion-euro EU-IMF bailout deal that will now b Published 24 Apr, 2013 09:37pm
Business & Finance China plans second larger aircraft carrier ISLAMABAD: China plans a second and larger aircraft carrier after commissioning its first such ship last year."China wil Published 24 Apr, 2013 09:33pm
Top News Canada warns against US rejection of pipeline WASHINGTON: A senior Canadian official on Wednesday warned against a US rejection of the massive Keystone XL pipeline, s Published 24 Apr, 2013 09:21pm
KSE-100 closes above 97,000 for the first time as investors dismiss political noise, index gains 1,782 points