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2024 US elections

OECD warns of protectionism weeks before Trump return

PARIS: The OECD warned Wednesday that protectionist trade measures pose a major risk to disrupting the world ...

Published 05 Dec, 2024 06:47am

Markets

China stocks end lower as expectations cool for Beijing’s fiscal stimulus

SHANGHAI: China and Hong Kong stocks declined on Friday but booked their best week in a month, as investors lowered...

Published 09 Nov, 2024 06:36am

World

The seven states that will decide the US presidency

WASHINGTON: US Vice President Kamala Harris and former president Donald Trump are hurtling toward their November 5...

Published 03 Nov, 2024 12:27pm

World

From A-Z, campaign 2024 by the letter

WASHINGTON: Struggling to understand the US presidential election? Here’s an A-Z dictionary to guide you through the...

Published 03 Nov, 2024 11:55am

World

Kamala Harris tops Trump in Iowa in latest Des Moines Register poll

WASHINGTON: US Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris has surpassed Republican Donald Trump in a new poll...

Updated 03 Nov, 2024 09:41pm

World

Harris opens ‘Saturday Night Live,’ urges US to ‘keep Calm-ala’ before election

NEW YORK: Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris appeared on the “Saturday Night Live” TV comedy show on...

Published 03 Nov, 2024 10:19am

World

US hiring slowest since Biden took office

WASHINGTON: US job growth slowed drastically in October, hit temporarily by hurricanes and labor strikes, in a final...

Published 03 Nov, 2024 06:34am

World

Moscow denies ‘baseless’ claim Russia behind fake US election video

MOSCOW: Moscow on Saturday denied it was behind fake videos about the US election after American intelligence said...

Updated 02 Nov, 2024 04:11pm

World

US, Russia on ‘brink’ of direct conflict, Lavrov warns

ANKARA: The United States and Russia are very close to engaging in “direct military conflict,” Russian Foreign...

Published 02 Nov, 2024 06:15am

World

Democrats have a plan if Trump prematurely declares election victory

Democrats are readying a rapid-fire response to flood social media and the airwaves with calls for calm and patience...

Published 02 Nov, 2024 12:47am

World

Donald Trump trash talks Harris as Democrat fends off ‘garbage’ fallout

GREEN BAY: Donald Trump pulled an election stunt with a garbage truck Wednesday as the White House campaign was...

Published 31 Oct, 2024 11:50am

World

Kamala Harris warns of dangers of another Trump presidency in speech at Jan. 6 site

WASHINGTON: Democrat Kamala Harris warned tens of thousands of people gathered in Washington at her biggest-ever...

Published 30 Oct, 2024 11:42am

World

‘I’m not a Nazi,’ Trump insists

ATLANTA: Donald Trump told supporters Monday he is “not a Nazi,” using a rally in the final week of a bitter...

Published 30 Oct, 2024 06:32am

World

From A-Z, campaign 2024 by the letter

WASHINGTON: Struggling to understand the US presidential election? Here’s an A-Z dictionary to guide you through the...

Published 28 Oct, 2024 03:08pm

World

Trump, Harris tied 47%-47% in final CNN poll

WASHINGTON: Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and his Democratic rival Kamala Harris are tied at 47%...

Published 25 Oct, 2024 09:46pm

World

Beyonce v Joe Rogan: stars power up US election

HOUSTON: The US election takes a detour from the swing state circuit to reliably Republican Texas on Friday as...

Published 25 Oct, 2024 06:37pm

Opinion

Trump’s immigrant xenophobia and US Constitution

In his latest tirade against immigrants in the Denver suburb of Aurora, Colorado, on October 5, 2024, Trump vowed to...

Published 25 Oct, 2024 06:59am

World

Kamala Harris says US ready for woman president

WASHINGTON: Kamala Harris said Tuesday that America is “absolutely” ready to elect its first woman president but...

Published 23 Oct, 2024 12:12pm

Markets

Gold scales record peak as US election jitters drive safe-haven rush

NEW YORK: Gold hit an all-time peak on Tuesday as factors including safe-haven demand, spurred by US election...

Updated 23 Oct, 2024 07:57am

World

New cases of political violence roil US ahead of contentious election

In York, Pennsylvania, a man accosted a group of people rallying for Vice President Kamala Harris’ White House...

Published 21 Oct, 2024 07:33pm

Opinion

‘Trump’s election: plunging Middle East into a World War Zone’

This is apropos two back-to-back letters to the Editor carried by the newspaper these days. A conflict involving...

Published 21 Oct, 2024 06:54am

Life & Style

Kamala Harris, Trump duel over endurance as celebrities join campaign trail

LATROBE: Kamala Harris and Donald Trump invited star power to the campaign trail Saturday, as they took shots at...

Published 20 Oct, 2024 12:13pm

Opinion

‘Trump’s election: plunging Middle East into a World War Zone’

This is apropos a letter to the editor carried by the newspaper yesterday. Russia has a significant military ...

Published 20 Oct, 2024 05:51am

Opinion

Trump’s election: Plunging Middle East into a World War Zone

This is apropos a letter to the Editor carried by the newspaper recently. To validate his pro-Israeli stand, Donald...

Published 19 Oct, 2024 06:48am

World

Where abortion will be on the ballot in the 2024 US elections

Abortion will be on the ballot in 10 U.S. states for the Nov. 5 election, including battleground states that will...

Published 17 Oct, 2024 09:37pm

World

Musk donates almost $75m to Trump’s presidential cause

WASHINGTON: Billionaire Elon Musk has donated almost $75 million to the political action committee he created to...

Published 17 Oct, 2024 07:50am

Opinion

Trump’s election: plunging Middle East into a World War Zone

Donald Trump is focusing on predominantly white voters, wealthy corporations, and influential lobbies, especially...

Published 16 Oct, 2024 06:58am

Business & Finance

US firms brace for more tariffs as election approaches

WASHINGTON: From holding back investments to considering moving abroad, businesses in the United States are bracing...

Published 14 Oct, 2024 06:24am

World

Kamala Harris drinks beer on late night TV

NEW YORK: If Kamala Harris wins the US election she has made clear one change sure to come to the White House: the...

Published 09 Oct, 2024 10:58am

World

Trump secretly sent Covid tests to Putin: Bob Woodward book

WASHINGTON: Then-president Donald Trump secretly sent Covid test kits to Vladimir Putin despite a US shortage during...

Published 09 Oct, 2024 06:26am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 20	278.48
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 20	278.28
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 20	156.31
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 20	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 20	1.26
Euro to USD / Dec 20	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 20	5,930.85
India Sensex / Dec 20	78,041.59
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 20	38,701.90
Nasdaq / Dec 20	19,572.60
Hang Seng / Dec 20	19,720.70
FTSE 100 / Dec 20	8,084.36
Dow Jones / Dec 20	42,840.26
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 20	19,884.75

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 20	69.46
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 20	234,311
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 20	2,622.91
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 20	68.06
Petrol/Litre / Dec 21	252.10
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 21	17,585

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Media Times Ltd / Dec 20 Media Times Limited(MDTL)	2.37 ▲ 0.37 (18.50%)
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 20 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	7.23 ▲ 1.00 (16.05%)
Ist.Capital Sec / Dec 20 First Capital Securities Corporation(FCSC)	2.12 ▲ 0.26 (13.98%)
Khalid Siraj / Dec 20 Khalid Siraj Textile Mills Limited(KSTM)	9.60 ▲ 0.97 (11.24%)
Aruj Industries / Dec 20 Aruj Industries Limited(ARUJ)	9.90 ▲ 0.98 (10.99%)
Escorts Bank / Dec 20 Escorts Investment Bank Limited(ESBL)	4.79 ▲ 0.47 (10.88%)
Cresent Jute / Dec 20 Crescent Jute Products Limited(CJPL)	4.20 ▲ 0.40 (10.53%)
S.G.Power / Dec 20 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	11.19 ▲ 1.02 (10.03%)
P.T.C.L. / Dec 20 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	25.80 ▲ 2.35 (10.02%)

Stock	Price
LSE Financial Serv. / Dec 20 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	16.25 ▼ -1.81 (-10.02%)
Dar-es-Salaam / Dec 20 Dar-es-Salaam Textile Mills Limited(DSML)	41.93 ▼ -4.66 (-10.00%)
Maqbool Tex. / Dec 20 Maqbool Textile Mills Limited(MQTM)	31.05 ▼ -3.45 (-10.00%)
Reliance Cotton / Dec 20 Reliance Cotton Spinning Mills Limited(RCML)	621 ▼ -69.00 (-10.00%)
Sanghar Sugar / Dec 20 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	27.72 ▼ -3.08 (-10.00%)
Olympia Mills / Dec 20 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	34.58 ▼ -3.84 (-9.99%)
Nagina Cot. / Dec 20 Nagina Cotton Mills Limited(NAGC)	48.92 ▼ -5.41 (-9.96%)
Oilboy Energy / Dec 20 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	11.39 ▼ -1.26 (-9.96%)
Arpak Int. / Dec 20 Arpak International Investments Ltd.(ARPAK)	65.22 ▼ -7.19 (-9.93%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 20 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	177,645,248 ▲ 0.10
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 20 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	81,901,542 ▲ 0.16
Cnergyico PK / Dec 20 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	68,345,098 ▲ 0.12
Pak Elektron / Dec 20 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	57,974,101 ▲ 1.47
Pak Refinery / Dec 20 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	45,251,944 ▲ 0.40
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 20 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	43,240,462 ▲ 1.00
Sui South Gas / Dec 20 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	40,539,001 ▼ -0.74
B.O.Punjab / Dec 20 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	35,598,669 ▲ 0.24
Symmetry Group / Dec 20 Symmetry Group Limited(SYM)	34,869,613 ▼ -0.72

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