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Nasdaq hits one-month low as Tesla, Alphabet knock megacaps down

NEW YORK: The Nasdaq plummeted to a one-month low on Wednesday after Tesla and Alphabet disappointed with lackluster...

Published 25 Jul, 2024 06:35am

Technology

Google seeks non-jury trial in US ad tech lawsuit, filing says

WASHINGTON: Alphabet’s Google in a court filing on Thursday is seeking a non-jury trial in the US Justice...

Published 17 May, 2024 11:19am

Markets

Australian shares rise on banks, IT boost; Fed policy meet on tap

Australian shares climbed higher on Monday, lifted by banks and information technology stocks, as traders assessed...

Published 29 Apr, 2024 10:05am

Technology

Google aims to relaunch Gemini AI image tool in a few weeks

BARCELONA: Google plans to relaunch its AI tool that creates images of people, which it paused last week after...

Published 26 Feb, 2024 08:54pm

Markets

Nasdaq sinks to 1-week low on Alphabet disappointment

NEW YORK: The tech-heavy Nasdaq tumbled to over a week low on Wednesday, as Alphabet’s projections for rising AI...

Published 01 Feb, 2024 04:52am

Markets

Wall St climbs on megacap boost

NEW YORK: Wall Street’s main indexes climbed in choppy trading on Wednesday, underpinned by strength in some...

Published 11 Jan, 2024 06:15am

Technology

Google faces multibillion-dollar US patent trial over AI technology

BOSTON: Alphabet’s Google is set to go before a federal jury in Boston on Tuesday in a trial over accusations that...

Published 09 Jan, 2024 04:54pm

Life & Style

Spotify cuts 17% of jobs as economic growth slows

STOCKHOLM: Music streaming giant Spotify said Monday it would reduce the number of its employees by around 17...

Published 04 Dec, 2023 06:15pm

Technology

South Korea considers $50.5mn fine against Google, Apple over app market practices

SEOUL: South Korea’s telecommunications regulator said on Friday that Alphabet Inc’s Google and Apple have abused...

Published 06 Oct, 2023 11:27am

Technology

Google launches Pixel 8, smartwatch with new AI feature

Alphabet’s Google on Wednesday launched Pixel 8 smartphones and a new smartwatch that integrate its artificial...

Published 04 Oct, 2023 09:34pm

World

Water-sharing protests disrupt India’s tech hub of Bengaluru

BENGALURU: Police detained protesters on Tuesday in India’s tech hub of Bengaluru after one tried to commit suicide...

Published 26 Sep, 2023 04:29pm

Technology

Google fails to end $5 billion consumer privacy lawsuit

A U.S. judge rejected Google’s bid to dismiss a lawsuit claiming it invaded the privacy of millions of people by...

Published 08 Aug, 2023 08:05pm

Technology

Google leads funding round for Indian space startup Pixxel

BENGALURU: Alphabet Inc’s Google is leading a $36 million funding round for Bengaluru-based Pixxel, a...

Published 01 Jun, 2023 06:07pm

Technology

Google to pay $8 million to settle claims of deceptive ads

WASHINGTON: Google, a unit of Alphabet, has agreed to pay $8 million to settle claims it used deceptive...

Published 12 May, 2023 09:30pm

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Nasdaq climbs as investors cheer Microsoft, Alphabet results

NEW YORK: The tech-heavy Nasdaq advanced on Wednesday as strong results from Microsoft and Alphabet offset concerns...

Published 27 Apr, 2023 06:24am

Technology

YouTube reveals prices of NFL Sunday Ticket subscription

Alphabet Inc’s YouTube said on Tuesday its pricing plans for the Sunday Ticket package of National Football League...

Published 11 Apr, 2023 07:34pm

World

Google workers in London stage walkout over job cuts

LONDON: Hundreds of Google employees staged a walkout at the company’s London offices on Tuesday, following a...

Published 04 Apr, 2023 04:41pm

Technology

Meta, Google defend Brazilian law on Internet platform responsibility for content

BRASILIA: Meta Platforms Inc and Alphabet Inc’s Google defended before the Supreme Court on Tuesday a Brazilian law...

Published 28 Mar, 2023 08:08pm

Markets

Wall Street Week Ahead: Strength in megacap stocks masks broader US market woes

NEW YORK: Investors are relying on an old strategy to navigate the current tumult in asset prices: buying shares of...

Published 27 Mar, 2023 06:15am

Technology

ChatGPT launches boom in AI-written e-books on Amazon

SAN FRANCISCO: Until recently, Brett Schickler never imagined he could be a published author, though he had dreamed...

Published 21 Feb, 2023 05:45pm

Technology

Baidu to finish testing ChatGPT-style project ‘Ernie Bot’ in March

BEIJING: China’s Baidu Inc said on Tuesday it would complete internal testing of a ChatGPT-style project called...

Published 07 Feb, 2023 10:36am

Business & Finance

Alphabet disappoints on sales as ad business slips

NEW YORK: Alphabet Inc on Thursday posted fourth-quarter profit and sales short of Wall Street expectations as...

Published 06 Feb, 2023 07:40am

Technology

Samsung’s newest Galaxy S smartphones a test of brand power in weak market

SEOUL/SAN FRANCISCO: Samsung Electronics unveiled its latest premium smartphones with a focus on their powerful...

Published 02 Feb, 2023 11:43am

Technology

Google loses bid to block Indian Android antitrust ruling in major setback

NEW DELHI: Google on Thursday lost its fight in India’s Supreme Court to block an antitrust order, in a major...

Published 19 Jan, 2023 08:15pm

Technology

India proposes guidelines to combat fake online reviews and ratings

NEW DELHI/BENGALURU: India launched a crackdown on Monday against fake consumer reviews and unverified ratings in a...

Published 21 Nov, 2022 07:59pm

Life & Style

Warner Bros Discovery reports loss, but 'Dragon' on fire

Warner Bros Discovery posted a quarterly loss on Thursday that missed Wall Street targets due to restructuring of ...

Published 04 Nov, 2022 06:34pm

Business & Finance

Automakers to double spending on EVs, batteries to $1.2 trillion by 2030

The world’s top automakers are planning to spend nearly $1.2 trillion through 2030 to develop and produce millions...

Published 21 Oct, 2022 11:49am

World

Google allows Donald Trump’s Truth Social in Play Store

SAN FRANCISCO: Google on Wednesday said it has allowed Donald Trump’s Truth Social app in its Play Store for Android...

Published 13 Oct, 2022 09:43am

Markets

Wall St rises on Microsoft, Alphabet earnings as Fed decision looms

NEW YORK: The tech-heavy Nasdaq surged nearly 3% on Wednesday, leading Wall Street’s main indexes higher, as ...

Published 28 Jul, 2022 04:41am

Technology

Sweden's PriceRunner sues Google for 2.1bn euros

STOCKHOLM: Price comparisons company PriceRunner said on Monday it has sued Alphabet-owned Google for about 2.1...

Published 07 Feb, 2022 12:52pm

Forex
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Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 18	278.55
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 18	278.25
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 18	153.63
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 18	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 18	1.27
Euro to USD / Dec 18	1.05

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 17	6,050.61
Nasdaq / Dec 17	20,109.06
Dow Jones / Dec 17	43,449.90
India Sensex / Dec 18	80,231.76
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 18	39,081.71
Hang Seng / Dec 18	19,857.31
FTSE 100 / Dec 18	8,222.99
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 18	20,267.35

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 17	241,860
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 18	70.43
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 18	17,585
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 18	2,644.54
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 18	68.50
Petrol/Litre / Dec 19	252.10

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
LSE Capital / Dec 18 LSE Capital Limited(LSECL)	6.70 ▲ 1.00 (17.54%)
S.G.Power / Dec 18 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	9.17 ▲ 1.00 (12.24%)
Faran Sugar (R) / Dec 18 Faran Sugar Mills Limited (R)(FRSMR)	9.43 ▲ 1.00 (11.86%)
Gulshan Sp. / Dec 18 Gulshan Spinning Mills Limited(GSPM)	4.47 ▲ 0.42 (10.37%)
Aisha Steel Mill / Dec 18 Aisha Steel Mills Limited(ASL)	11.06 ▲ 1.01 (10.05%)
Oilboy Energy / Dec 18 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	11.50 ▲ 1.05 (10.05%)
Suhail Jute / Dec 18 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	61.55 ▲ 5.60 (10.01%)
Attock Cement / Dec 18 Attock Cement Pakistan Limited(ACPL)	259.27 ▲ 23.57 (10.00%)
AL-Ghazi Tractors / Dec 18 Al-Ghazi Tractors Limited(AGTL)	564.23 ▲ 51.29 (10.00%)

Stock	Price
National Bank / Dec 18 National Bank of Pakistan(NBP)	66.38 ▼ -7.38 (-10.01%)
First Imrooz Mod. / Dec 18 First Imrooz Modaraba(FIMM)	180.01 ▼ -19.99 (-10.00%)
Imperial Limited / Dec 18 Imperial Limited(IML)	20.16 ▼ -2.24 (-10.00%)
J.A.Textile / Dec 18 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	44.37 ▼ -4.93 (-10.00%)
Macter Int. Ltd / Dec 18 Macter International Limited(MACTER)	331.40 ▼ -36.82 (-10.00%)
Mari Petroleum / Dec 18 Mari Petroleum Company Limited(MARI)	728.78 ▼ -80.98 (-10.00%)
Synthetic Prod / Dec 18 Synthetic Products Enterprises Limited(SPEL)	45.89 ▼ -5.10 (-10.00%)
Biafo Ind. / Dec 18 Biafo Industries Limited(BIFO)	198.85 ▼ -22.08 (-9.99%)
Bilal Fibres / Dec 18 Bilal Fibres Limited(BILF)	12.61 ▼ -1.40 (-9.99%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 18 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	151,921,663 ▼ -0.15
Pak Elektron / Dec 18 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	107,502,606 ▲ 0.34
Cnergyico PK / Dec 18 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	67,234,901 ▼ -0.51
B.O.Punjab / Dec 18 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	60,136,151 ▲ 0.13
Pak Refinery / Dec 18 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	55,973,468 ▼ -1.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 18 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	46,669,770 ▼ -0.33
Sui South Gas / Dec 18 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	42,923,281 ▲ 1.67
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Dec 18 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	36,897,118 ▼ -0.46
Aisha Steel Mill / Dec 18 Aisha Steel Mills Limited(ASL)	36,858,206 ▲ 1.01

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