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Biden admin delays enforcement of order blocking Nippon Steel, US Steel deal

WASHINGTON: US Steel said in a statement on Saturday that the Biden administration will hold off enforcing a...

Published 12 Jan, 2025 12:03pm

World

US to ease aid restrictions for Syria in limited show of support for new government, WSJ reports

The Biden administration plans to announce Monday that it will ease restrictions on humanitarian aid for Syria,...

Published 06 Jan, 2025 08:53am

Business & Finance

Fed may cut rates in last meeting of Biden era

WASHINGTON: The US Federal Reserve is widely expected to announce a quarter point cut to its key lending rate on...

Published 16 Dec, 2024 06:08am

Opinion

The ‘Trump card’

Close. Neck to neck. Touch and go. These were the general comments till the last vote was cast on 5th November in...

Published 13 Nov, 2024 07:12am

Pakistan

Pakistan wants to work with US on basis of ‘mutual respect’

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan expressed its desire on Thursday to establish a good and cordial relationship with the new US...

Updated 08 Nov, 2024 09:44am

Pakistan

Biden administration to respond to Congressmen’s letter about Imran ‘in due course’: US State Dept

The United States has said that the Joe Biden administration will respond to the letter by 60 Congresspersons...

Updated 29 Oct, 2024 10:37pm

Editorials

Empty threats

EDITORIAL: In a joint letter to their Israeli counterparts US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of...

Published 19 Oct, 2024 06:48am

World

Republican report slams Biden’s 2021 Afghanistan withdrawal

WASHINGTON: Republicans on Sunday released a critical report on US President Joe Biden’s 2021 military withdrawal...

Published 10 Sep, 2024 06:32am

World

US warned Nippon its US Steel bid poses a national security risk, sources say

WASHINGTON: The Biden administration told Nippon Steel in a letter on Saturday its $14.9 billion acquisition of US...

Published 05 Sep, 2024 10:09am

US, KSA close to finalising draft security treaty

WASHINGTON: The Biden administration is close to finalizing a treaty with Saudi Arabia that would commit the US to...

Updated 10 Jun, 2024 08:41am

Business & Finance

US may soon unveil list of Chinese chip factories barred from receiving tech

WASHINGTON: The Biden administration is drawing up a list of advanced Chinese chipmaking factories barred from...

Published 30 Mar, 2024 05:15am

World

Biden removes sanctions from Chinese institute in push for fentanyl help

WASHINGTON: The Biden administration on Thursday removed the Chinese Ministry of Public Security’s Institute of...

Published 17 Nov, 2023 06:06am

Pakistan

Pakistan won’t attend US-convened ‘Democracy Summit’

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Tuesday decided to skip the US-convened Democracy Summit taking place in Washington this ...

Published 29 Mar, 2023 06:27am

Flood recovery efforts US reiterates its commitment

ISLAMABAD: A top US State Department official, Elizabeth Horst, has underscored the Biden Administration’s...

Published 10 Dec, 2022 06:00am

World

Biden administration reviewing China chip export policies, official says

WASHINGTON: The Biden administration is reviewing policies for the export of some semiconductor chips to China to...

Published 14 Jul, 2022 08:20pm

World

Biden administration throws support behind potential F-16 sale to Turkey

MADRID: The Biden administration threw its support on Wednesday behind the potential sale of F-16 fighter jets to...

Published 29 Jun, 2022 08:48pm

World

Biden administration signals fight over medication abortion

WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden’s administration indicated it will seek to prevent states from banning a pill used...

Published 25 Jun, 2022 04:47pm

World

Kremlin: US plan to sell armed drones to Ukraine does not affect military operation

The Kremlin said on Thursday that US plans to sell Ukraine four MQ-1C Gray Eagle drones that can be armed with...

Published 02 Jun, 2022 04:50pm

World

Biden administration plans to cancel $10,000 in student debt per borrower: report

WASHINGTON: The administration of U.S. President Joe Biden is planning to cancel $10,000 in student debt per...

Published 27 May, 2022 06:27pm

BR Research

Restoring the balancing act

With foreign minister Bilawal on his charm-offensive visiting US and China lately, there is some hope that Pakistan...

Published 25 May, 2022 08:25am

World

Biden, Saudi crown prince may meet for first time as soon as next month

WASHINGTON: U.S. President Joe Biden and Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman could meet for the first ...

Published 19 May, 2022 09:15pm

World

White House confident NATO can reach deal on Swedish, Finnish membership

ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE: The Biden administration is confident NATO can reach consensus about bids by Sweden and...

Published 17 May, 2022 09:12pm

World

US joins 55 nations to set new global rules for the internet

WASHINGTON: The United States and 55 other nations on Thursday signed a political commitment to push rules for the...

Published 28 Apr, 2022 06:49pm

Markets

US strategic oil sale speeds fuel-price fix, but at what cost?

The Biden administration is selling a record amount of emergency oil from national reserves to tame soaring US fuel...

Published 11 Apr, 2022 11:16am

World

US will supply Ukraine with ‘the weapons it needs’ against Russia

WASHINGTON: The United States is committed to providing Ukraine with “the weapons it needs” to defend itself...

Published 11 Apr, 2022 07:08am

Markets

United States weighs largest ever draw from emergency oil reserve

WASHINGTON: The Biden administration is considering releasing up to 180 million barrels of oil over several months...

Published 31 Mar, 2022 11:53am

World

Biden administration proposes minimum tax on wealthiest households

WASHINGTON: The wealthiest American taxpayers would pay a minimum tax on their income each year under a budget...

Published 28 Mar, 2022 08:34pm

World

US to welcome up to 100,000 Ukrainians fleeing war

BRUSSELS/WASHINGTON: The United States plans to accept up to 100,000 Ukrainians fleeing Russia’s invasion, the Biden...

Published 24 Mar, 2022 07:57pm

Business & Finance

US, Japan reach beef export agreement

WASHINGTON: The Biden administration announced Thursday an agreement with Tokyo to increase the amount of beef the...

Published 24 Mar, 2022 01:19pm

Markets

US prepared to move alone in banning Russian oil imports

WASHINGTON: The Biden administration is willing to move ahead with a ban on Russian oil imports into the United...

Published 07 Mar, 2022 09:25pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jan 21	278.88
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jan 21	278.78
USD to Japanese Yen / Jan 21	155.80
USD to Swiss Franc / Jan 21	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / Jan 21	1.23
Euro to USD / Jan 21	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jan 21	6,049.24
India Sensex / Jan 21	75,838.36
Tokyo Nikkei / Jan 21	39,604.71
Nasdaq / Jan 21	19,756.78
Hang Seng / Jan 21	19,872.36
FTSE 100 / Jan 21	8,548.29
Dow Jones / Jan 21	44,025.81
Germany DAX 30 / Jan 21	21,042

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jan 21	75.89
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jan 21	18,485
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jan 21	242,798
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jan 21	2,749.13
Cotton US¢/pound / Jan 21	67.43
Petrol/Litre / Jan 22	256.13

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Pak Gen.Ins. / Jan 22 The Pakistan General Insurance Co. Ltd.(PKGI)	9.46 ▲ 0.96 (11.29%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Jan 22 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	27.57 ▲ 2.51 (10.02%)
Calcorp Ltd / Jan 22 Calcorp Limited(CASH)	36.30 ▲ 3.30 (10.00%)
Olympia Mills / Jan 22 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	39 ▲ 3.35 (9.40%)
Pak Engineering / Jan 22 Pakistan Engineering Company Limited(PECO)	728.99 ▲ 57.77 (8.61%)
Ask.Gen.Insur. / Jan 22 Askari General Insurance Company Limited(AGIC)	32.80 ▲ 2.52 (8.32%)
Rafhan Maize / Jan 22 Rafhan Maize Products Company Limited(RMPL)	9,950 ▲ 755.06 (8.21%)
JDW Sugar / Jan 22 JDW Sugar Mills Limited(JDWS)	919.90 ▲ 68.21 (8.01%)
AL-Noor Sugar / Jan 22 Al-Noor Sugar Mills Limited(ALNRS)	79.85 ▲ 4.93 (6.58%)

Stock	Price
Ellcot Spinning / Jan 22 Ellcot Spinning Mills Limited(ELSM)	108 ▼ -12.00 (-10.00%)
Khyber Textile / Jan 22 Khyber Textile Mills Limited(KHYT)	475 ▼ -51.08 (-9.71%)
Faisal Sp. / Jan 22 Faisal Spinning Mills Limited(FASM)	340 ▼ -29.90 (-8.08%)
Dewan Automotive Eng. / Jan 22 Dewan Automotive Engineering Limited(DWAE)	38.10 ▼ -2.45 (-6.04%)
Ali Asghar / Jan 22 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	46.05 ▼ -2.06 (-4.28%)
Equity Modaraba / Jan 22 First Equity Modaraba(FEM)	3.40 ▼ -0.14 (-3.95%)
JS Bank Ltd / Jan 22 JS Bank Limited(JSBL)	10.50 ▼ -0.40 (-3.67%)
Pakistan Cables / Jan 22 Pakistan Cables Limited(PCAL)	181.01 ▼ -6.63 (-3.53%)
Arif Habib Ltd. / Jan 22 Arif Habib Limited(AHL)	66.50 ▼ -2.40 (-3.48%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jan 22 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	114,034,653 ▼ -0.04
Bank Makramah / Jan 22 Bank Makramah Limited(BML)	69,476,357 ▼ -0.05
WorldCall Telecom / Jan 22 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	64,227,770 ▼ -0.02
Fauji Cement / Jan 22 Fauji Cement Company Limited(FCCL)	53,698,225 ▲ 0.30
Citi Pharma Ltd / Jan 22 Citi Pharma Ltd.(CPHL)	23,402,152 ▼ -0.67
Lotte Chemical / Jan 22 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	23,042,045 ▲ 0.17
Ghani Chem. Ind. / Jan 22 Ghani Chemical Industries Limited(GCIL)	21,938,589 ▼ -0.11
Power Cement / Jan 22 Power Cement Limited(POWER)	21,682,567 ▲ 0.01
B.O.Punjab / Jan 22 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	14,838,637 ▼ -0.05

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