Business & Finance MQM condemns worker's killing KARACHI: The leader of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), Altaf Hussain, and the coordination committee have condemned the Published 05 Apr, 2013 08:32pm
Markets US stocks pare losses after grim jobs report NEW YORK: US stocks pared back sharp losses Friday as traders digested a surprisingly weak March labor report and watche Published 05 Apr, 2013 08:15pm
Business & Finance More nomination papers accepted in Thatta THATTA: Several nomination papers were accepted by the returning officer here on Friday. Main candidates whose forms wer Published 05 Apr, 2013 08:00pm
Top News Ugandan military continuing to hunt LRA, Kony: UN UNITED NATIONS: The Ugandan army remains committed to the hunt for the Lord's Resistance Army in Central African Republi Published 05 Apr, 2013 07:50pm
World New Zealand troops begin withdrawal from Afghanistan WELLINGTON: New Zealand troops began their withdrawal from Afghanistan Friday, with the lowering of the flag for the las Published 04 Apr, 2013 11:47pm
Top News Chile port strike blocks copper, fruit shipments SANTIAGO: A two-week strike at one of Chile's busiest ports is blocking shipments of some 9,000 tons of copper each Published 04 Apr, 2013 11:12pm
Markets Euro hits session high versus yen and dollar NEW YORK: The euro rallied over 4 percent versus the yen and leapt to a more than one-week high versus the dollar on Thu Published 04 Apr, 2013 11:11pm
Markets US bonds rally on Japan's move, job worries NEW YORK: The US Treasury debt market rallied on Thursday as investors sought higher-yielding dollar assets after the Ba Published 04 Apr, 2013 11:10pm
Top News US Fed buys $13.1bn of mortgage bonds, sells none NEW YORK: The US Federal Reserve bought $13.1 billion of agency mortgage-backed securities from March 28 through April 3 Published 04 Apr, 2013 11:09pm
Markets ICE sugar rises after flirting with lowest level since 2010 NEW YORK/LONDON: Raw sugar futures on ICE turned higher on Thursday as hopes that monetary stimulus in Japan will spur m Published 04 Apr, 2013 11:08pm
Markets Corn to 9-month low on technicals, soy hit by bird flu CHICAGO: US corn futures fell to a nine-month low Thursday on continued technical selling and fund liquidation, while so Published 04 Apr, 2013 11:06pm
Top News Front US natgas futures end up, 1st gain in 5 sessions NEW YORK: Front US natural gas futures, shrugging off milder weather forecasts for next week, ended higher on Thursday f Published 04 Apr, 2013 11:06pm
Markets Euro, dollar soar vs yen on ambitious BoJ policy move NEW YORK: The dollar and euro notched their largest daily percentage gains against the yen since late 2008 on Thursday a Published 04 Apr, 2013 11:05pm
Business & Finance Bank of Japan plan, job jitters propel US bond prices NEW YORK: The US Treasury debt market rallied on Thursday as investors sought higher-yielding dollar assets after the Ba Published 04 Apr, 2013 11:04pm
Markets Gold hits 10-month low despite Japan stimulus, hopes for ECB cut NEW YORK: Gold fell for a third straight session on Thursday, hitting a 10-month low as unprecedented monetary stimulus Published 04 Apr, 2013 11:02pm
Markets Yen slumps on BOJ easing, Wall Street shares firmer NEW YORK: The yen slumped on Thursday after the Bank of Japan unveiled a bold plan to pump money into the economy, while Published 04 Apr, 2013 11:01pm
Markets C$ strengthens to 6-week high as euro rallies TORONTO: The Canadian dollar strengthened to a six-week high against its US counterpart on Thursday, joining a rally in Published 04 Apr, 2013 11:00pm
Markets Cotton futures join overall commodities drop on macroeconomic worry NEW YORK: ICE cotton fell on Thursday, as weekly US government export data were not seen as strong enough to boost price Published 04 Apr, 2013 10:59pm
Markets Australian dollar breaks 100 yen barrier as BOJ gets bold SYDNEY/WELLINGTON: The Australian and New Zealand dollars shot to four-and-a-half year highs against the yen on Friday a Published 04 Apr, 2013 10:57pm
Markets Wall St gets lift from BOJ move, but US data a drag NEW YORK: US stocks ended slightly higher on Thursday after the Bank of Japan announced aggressive, market-lifting polic Published 04 Apr, 2013 10:57pm