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Ruling against Google: Taking on big tech

EDITORIAL: Over the last two decades, it would have been difficult for anyone venturing online to avoid the...

Published 09 Aug, 2024 06:56am

Markets

Wall Street Week Ahead: Expected US rate cuts have investors looking beyond big tech

NEW YORK: Looming US interest rate cuts are presenting investors with a tough choice: stick with the Big Tech stocks...

Published 15 Jul, 2024 06:56am

World

US SC backs Big Tech over terror claims

WASHINGTON: The US Supreme Court handed a victory to Twitter and Google on Thursday, saying the social media giants...

Published 19 May, 2023 06:17am

Technology

Layoffs hit Silicon Valley as Amazon freezes hiring

SAN FRANCISCO: Payments firm Stripe and rideshare company Lyft, two darlings of Silicon Valley, announced major...

Published 07 Nov, 2022 06:29am

Technology

Facebook whistleblower launches nonprofit to take on big tech

SAN FRANCISCO: Whistleblower Frances Haugen — a former Facebook engineer who leaked documents suggesting the firm...

Published 26 Sep, 2022 08:09am

World

Dozens of companies, small business groups back US bill to rein in Big Tech

WASHINGTON: Dozens of companies and business organizations are sending a letter to US senators on Monday to urge ...

Published 13 Jun, 2022 06:53pm

World

Russia opens cases against Google, other foreign tech over data storage

Russia’s communications regulator Roskomnadzor said on Friday it had opened administrative cases against Alphabet...

Published 27 May, 2022 08:09pm

Technology

Big tech ad revenue growth to taper as pandemic bubble pops

DALLAS: After unprecedented revenue growth last year, digital platforms including Alphabet Inc, Meta Platforms Inc,...

Published 27 May, 2022 05:50am

EU agrees deal to tame internet ‘Wild West’

BRUSSELS: The European Union early Saturday finalised new legislation to require Big Tech to remove harmful content,...

Published 24 Apr, 2022 05:36am

Opinion

Investors back ESG stock funds even as tech slide hurts returns

Investors continued to flock to environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) stock funds in January despite ...

Published 12 Feb, 2022 05:09am

World

In heated meeting, India seeks tougher action from US tech giants on fake news

NEW DELHI: Indian officials have held heated discussions with Google, Twitter and Facebook for not proactively...

Published 02 Feb, 2022 03:44pm

World

EU lawmakers back rules to curb Big Tech

STRASBOURG: The European Parliament on Wednesday approved its proposal for major EU legislation to impose...

Published 20 Dec, 2021 06:29am

Technology

Europe’s battle to curb Big Tech

PARIS: US tech giants Google, Apple, Facebook, Amazon and Microsoft have been accused of not paying enough taxes,...

Published 13 Dec, 2021 06:45am

Markets

Big Tech, chipmakers power Nasdaq as Omicron worries subside

NEW YORK: The Nasdaq rallied more than 2% on Tuesday as technology firms bounced back on easing concerns around the...

Published 08 Dec, 2021 06:22am

Technology

UK watchdog orders Facebook owner Meta to sell Giphy

LONDON: Facebook owner Meta has been told by the UK competition watchdog to sell popular animated images platform...

Published 30 Nov, 2021 07:41pm

Markets

Wall Street rises as Big Tech, financials gain

NEW YORK: US stock indexes rose on Monday as growth and financial stocks gained, shrugging off inflation worries in...

Published 12 Oct, 2021 04:44am

Markets

Wall Street slammed by rotation out of Big Tech

NEW YORK: Wall Street's main indexes tumbled on Monday as investors shifted out of technology stocks in the face of...

Published 05 Oct, 2021 04:34am

Technology

Remote work goes 'luxury', but many may be left out

WASHINGTON: Virtual reality meetings, $7,000 all-in-one kits and digital hot desking: Big Tech is rolling out ...

Published 20 Sep, 2021 05:23am

Technology

US regulators wary of Big Tech swallowing startups

SAN FRANCISCO: US anti-trust regulators signalled Wednesday greater scrutiny of Big Tech giants' smaller...

Published 20 Sep, 2021 05:23am

Big Tech made billions during ‘war on terror’: report

WASHINGTON: Tech giants made billions through contracts with the US military and other government agencies during ...

Published 11 Sep, 2021 02:03am

Technology

Big Tech made billions during 'war on terror': report

Department of Defense alone has spent $43.8 billion on Big Tech contracts since 2004, says the report by three US campaign groups

Published 10 Sep, 2021 05:18pm

Markets

S&P and Nasdaq hit all-time highs

• Facebook hits $1trn market cap as antitrust lawsuit dismissed NEW YORK: The Nasdaq and S&P 500 hit all-time...

Published 30 Jun, 2021 03:54am

Opinion

Huge changes for internet and Big Tech under US antitrust proposal

The antitrust overhaul package unveiled in Congress targeting Big Tech, if enacted, could have far-reaching effects...

Published 21 Jun, 2021 03:43am

Technology

Blockbuster Big Tech earnings reports to culminate with Amazon

The surging influence of Big Tech has led to calls for increased regulation, higher taxes and stronger antitrust enforcement to foster more competition.

Published 29 Apr, 2021 10:18am

World

Congress to grill US internet giants over disinformation

"It's still politics and you are still going to have the whole Republicans-versus-Democrats and free speech coming into play."

Published 24 Mar, 2021 12:16pm

Opinion

Coming bill would allow US news publishers to team up when negotiating with Facebook, Google

Bipartisan members of Congress plan to introduce a bill in coming weeks to make it easier for smaller news...

Published 20 Feb, 2021 04:52am

Technology

Facebook faces US lawsuits that could force sale of Instagram, WhatsApp

Facebook also bought Giphy, a popular website for making and sharing animated images, or GIFs, in May. That acquisition has already drawn scrutiny from the United Kingdom's competition watchdog.

Published 10 Dec, 2020 08:56am

Forex
World
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
Petrol/Litre / Dec 18	252.10
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
Diesel/Litre / Dec 18	255.38

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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