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Workers see dramatic fall in share of global income: UN

GENEVA: Workers have seen their slice of the global income pie shrink significantly over the past two decades,...

Published 04 Sep, 2024 05:34pm

Business & Finance

‘Pakistan committed to ending inequalities in labour market’

ISLAMABAD: The government of Pakistan is committed to eliminating inequalities in the labour market which not only...

Published 21 Feb, 2024 05:29am

Opinion

Central Europe’s path to lower inflation strewn with hazards

Romania’s 25 basis point rate hike on Tuesday may signal an end to Central Europe’s aggressive 18-month campaign...

Published 11 Jan, 2023 06:44am

Editorials

Struggling labour market

EDITORIAL: The government is lucky to the extent that, once again, international institutions like ILO ...

Published 03 Dec, 2022 05:50am

Business & Finance

US weekly jobless claims at 16-month low; shortages hamper manufacturing

WASHINGTON: The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits fell to a 16-month low last week as...

Published 16 Jul, 2021 04:34am

Business & Finance

June budget deficit falls to $174bn

WASHINGTON: The US government posted a June deficit of $174 billion, about a fifth of the June 2020 deficit of $864...

Published 14 Jul, 2021 03:59am

Business & Finance

Australia's labour market stays strong

SYDNEY: Australian job advertisements extended their record-breaking run in June as demand for labour remained ...

Published 06 Jul, 2021 03:48am

Business & Finance

Brazil’s unemployment rate stuck at historic high 14.7pc

BRASILIA: Brazil’s unemployment rate held steady at a historic high of 14.7% in the three months through April,...

Published 01 Jul, 2021 04:09am

Business & Finance

Czech central bank returns to rate hikes to cool inflation risks

The rate hike, widely expected, follows a similar increase by Hungary's central bank on Tuesday that was the first in the European Union in the aftermath of the pandemic.

Published 23 Jun, 2021 06:10pm

Pandemic plunges 100 million more workers into poverty: UN

Covid-19 "has not just been a public health crisis, it's also been an employment and human crisis," ILO chief said.

Updated 02 Jun, 2021 05:03pm

Business & Finance

UK jobless rate falls again, hiring up

LONDON: Britain’s unemployment rate fell again to 4.8% between January and March, when the country was under a...

Published 19 May, 2021 06:00am

Business & Finance

US weekly jobless claims drop below 500,000; layoffs lowest since 2000

WASHINGTON: The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits fell below 500,000 last week for the...

Updated 07 May, 2021 10:01am

Business & Finance

US consumer confidence soars to 14-month high; house prices accelerate

WASHINGTON: US consumer confidence jumped to a 14-month high in April as increased vaccinations against COVID-19 and...

Updated 28 Apr, 2021 10:04am

Business & Finance

US business spending on equipment ends Q1 on strong note

WASHINGTON: New orders for key US-made capital goods rose solidly in March and shipments surged, cementing...

Updated 27 Apr, 2021 10:05am

Business & Finance

Sterling rises against dollar, euro

LONDON: The pound rose 1% to hit a one-month high against the dollar on Monday at the start of a data-heavy week ...

Updated 20 Apr, 2021 10:02am

Business & Finance

US weekly jobless claims rise again

WASHINGTON: The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits unexpectedly rose last week, but the...

Updated 09 Apr, 2021 09:19am

S&P 500 hits 4,000 mark

NEW YORK: The S&P 500 breached the 4,000 mark for the first time on Thursday, powered by gains in technology...

Published 02 Apr, 2021 04:58am

Business & Finance

US weekly jobless claims hit one-year low

WASHINGTON: The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits dropped to a one-year low last week,...

Updated 26 Mar, 2021 09:25am

World

US weekly jobless claims at four-month low; labour market slowly improving

WASHINGTON: The number of Americans filing new claims for jobless benefits dropped to a four-month low last week as...

Updated 12 Mar, 2021 10:09am

World

Ireland targets return to full employment no later than 2023

Irish businesses have been shut cumulatively for a longer period than any other European Union country over the last 11 months and have been back in a strict lockdown since late December that is set to run at least into April.
They see the change in hours worked as a reasonable proxy for the impact of the pandemic on the labour market.

Published 25 Feb, 2021 08:57pm

Markets

Thursday's early trade: Dow hits record high

NEW YORK: The Dow hit a record high on Thursday while the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq hovered near all-time highs as...

Published 12 Feb, 2021 04:54am

Business & Finance

US labour market struggling, but light at the end of tunnel

WASHINGTON: The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits fell slightly last week as the...

Updated 12 Feb, 2021 11:47pm

Business & Finance

US consumer confidence rises; house prices accelerate

WASHINGTON: US consumer confidence rose moderately in January while lingering concerns about the COVID-19 pandemic...

Updated 27 Jan, 2021 09:42am

World

Pandemic forces Jordanian children into labour market

Some 76,000 children were already working in Jordan according to the last official count, published in 2016.

Published 23 Jan, 2021 05:37pm

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 15	277.70
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 15	277.50
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 15	154.30
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 15	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 15	1.26
Euro to USD / Nov 15	1.05

Stock	Volume
India Sensex / Nov 14	77,580.31
S&P 500 / Nov 15	5,870.62
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 15	38,642.91
Nasdaq / Nov 15	18,680.12
Hang Seng / Nov 15	19,426.34
FTSE 100 / Nov 15	8,063.61
Dow Jones / Nov 15	43,444.99
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 15	19,210.81

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 15	67.02
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 15	233,371.60
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 15	2,563.25
Cotton US¢/pound / Nov 15	68.91
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 16	18,085
Petrol/Litre / Nov 17	248.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 17 786 Investments Limited(786)	6.33 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 17 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	609.73 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 17 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 17 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 17 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	56.65 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 17 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	115.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 17 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,008.83 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 17 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 17 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.43 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 17 786 Investments Limited(786)	6.33 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 17 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	609.73 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 17 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 17 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 17 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	56.65 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 17 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	115.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 17 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,008.83 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 17 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 17 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.43 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 17 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	77,999,077 ▲ 0.00
Fauji Foods Ltd / Nov 17 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	70,721,702 ▲ 0.00
Hascol Petrol / Nov 17 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	55,501,231 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Nov 17 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	36,884,955 ▲ 0.00
Sui South Gas / Nov 17 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	36,294,630 ▲ 0.00
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Nov 17 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	32,226,742 ▲ 0.00
TRG Pak Ltd / Nov 17 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	29,018,611 ▲ 0.00
Pak Int.Bulk / Nov 17 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	22,405,457 ▲ 0.00
Treet Battery / Nov 17 Treet Battery Limited(TBL)	21,319,898 ▲ 0.00

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