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Volvo to cut up to 800 US jobs

NEW YORK: Volvo Group plans to lay off as many as 800 workers at three US facilities over the next three months due...

Published 21 Apr, 2025 05:42am

World

US weekly jobless claims edge lower

WASHINGTON: The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits slipped last week, while the...

Published 27 Mar, 2025 06:19pm

World

US health secretary RFK Jr. plans 10,000 job cuts in major department restructuring, WSJ reports

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is set to significantly cut the size of the agency he...

Published 27 Mar, 2025 05:27pm

Opinion

Tariff situation undoubtedly impacting US economy

The US economy added 151,000 jobs, but the unemployment rate rose to 4.1%. This is a key economic indicator for the...

Published 10 Mar, 2025 05:58am

World

US job growth picks up in February; unemployment rate rises to 4.1%

WASHINGTON: U.S. job growth picked up in February and the unemployment rate edged up to 4.1%, but growing...

Published 07 Mar, 2025 07:30pm

World

Mexico warns Trump tariffs would kill 400,000 US jobs

MEXICO CITY: Mexican Economy Minister Marcelo Ebrard said on Wednesday that a 25% across-the-board tariff proposed ...

Published 28 Nov, 2024 07:41am

Business & Finance

Dollar pares gains after weak US jobs data

NEW YORK: The dollar pared gains against the euro on Friday after data showed US job growth slowed sharply in ...

Published 02 Nov, 2024 06:15am

Business & Finance

China’s yuan steady

SHANGHAI: China’s yuan remained largely steady on Friday, while the dollar hovered close to an eight-week low on...

Published 08 Jun, 2024 07:00am

Markets

Dollar steady after soft US jobs report; yen starts week on back foot

SINGAPORE: The dollar was broadly steady on Monday as a soft US jobs report boosted wagers that the Federal Reserve...

Published 06 May, 2024 10:09am

Business & Finance

Weak dollar boosts Latam FX, stocks

BRASILIA: Most Latin American currencies climbed on Friday, with the Brazilian real touching a three-week high ...

Published 06 May, 2024 05:30am

World

US weekly jobless claims fall more than expected; continuing claims rise

WASHINGTON: The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits fell more than expected last week,...

Published 11 Apr, 2024 06:23pm

World

US layoffs reach 14-month high amid government, tech cutbacks

NEW YORK: U.S. layoff announcements rose 7% in March to the highest since January 2023, led by technology and...

Published 04 Apr, 2024 04:55pm

Markets

Tech selloff drags down European shares

PARIS: European shares were hurt by a steep selloff in the technology sector on Monday, while investors turned wary...

Published 12 Mar, 2024 04:28am

Markets

Europe’s STOXX 600 logs weekly gains

PARIS: Europe’s main stock indices were flat on Friday, but notched strong gains over the week that saw record...

Published 09 Mar, 2024 04:59am

World

US weekly jobless claims fall more than expected last week

WASHINGTON: The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits fell more than expected last week,...

Published 08 Feb, 2024 07:36pm

Markets

Tokyo stocks close higher ahead of US data

TOKYO: Tokyo stocks closed higher Friday following a strong rally on Wall Street, with investors awaiting US jobs...

Published 03 Feb, 2024 05:46am

Business & Finance

US weekly jobless claims near 1-1/2-year low

WASHINGTON: The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits fell last week to the lowest level ...

Published 19 Jan, 2024 05:37am

Business & Finance

Most Asian FX down, traders await US jobs report

BENGALURU: The South Korean won fell more than 1% on Thursday, leading declines among emerging Asian currencies as...

Published 08 Dec, 2023 05:20am

Markets

Wall Street rebounds on megacaps boost

NEW YORK: Wall Street’s main indexes reversed course and rose on Friday following a boost from megacap stocks, ...

Published 07 Oct, 2023 06:01am

Business & Finance

Dollar posts minor gains after mixed US jobs report

NEW YORK: The dollar erased earlier losses and edged higher against the euro and Japanese yen on Friday after the...

Published 04 Sep, 2023 06:21am

Business & Finance

US dollar gains broadly

NEW YORK: The US dollar firmed across the board on Tuesday, garnering safe-haven bids, after a disappointing set of...

Published 09 Aug, 2023 05:33am

Markets

Asian FX trades in tight range, Philippine peso at 3-week low

Emerging Asian currencies were trading cautiously on Friday ahead of a key US jobs report that may provide clues on...

Published 04 Aug, 2023 10:07am

Markets

Tin bounces, other metals gain after US data

LONDON: Tin prices rebounded on Thursday following a mining ban in part of the world’s third largest tin miner,...

Published 04 Aug, 2023 06:20am

World

US layoffs fall to lowest level in nearly a year

American employers announced fewer layoffs in July than the year before, marking the first year-over-year decrease...

Published 03 Aug, 2023 06:01pm

Business & Finance

Republican debt-limit plan would cut US jobs, slow growth, economist tells Senate panel

WASHINGTON: A Republican plan to cut federal spending in exchange for lifting the US government’s debt ceiling...

Published 08 May, 2023 06:40am

Markets

Gold falls below $2,000 as US jobs growth lifts dollar

NEW YORK: Gold fell below the key $2,000 level on Monday as the dollar advanced on Friday’s strong US jobs ...

Published 11 Apr, 2023 03:44am

Business & Finance

US hiring eases in March as economy shows signs of cooling

WASHINGTON: US job gains eased in March for a second straight month, government data showed Friday, adding to signs...

Published 10 Apr, 2023 06:45am

Markets

Wall Street Week Ahead: Inflation data awaited by markets hit by worries about Fed, banks

NEW YORK: A critical inflation report next week will test a US stock market already consumed by worries over Federal...

Published 13 Mar, 2023 06:15am

World

US job cuts over Jan-Feb hit highest since 2009: report

Layoffs by US companies over January and February touched the highest since 2009, with the tech sector accounting...

Published 09 Mar, 2023 05:48pm

Markets

European shares subdued as strong US jobs data fan worries

PARIS: European shares were muted on Wednesday as better-than-expected employment data from the US fanned worries...

Published 09 Mar, 2023 06:23am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Apr 25	281.17
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Apr 25	280.97
USD to Japanese Yen / Apr 25	143.67
USD to Swiss Franc / Apr 25	0.83
Pound Sterling to USD / Apr 25	1.33
Euro to USD / Apr 25	1.14
UK LIBOR % / Apr 24	4.96

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Apr 25	5,525.21
India Sensex / Apr 25	79,212.53
Tokyo Nikkei / Apr 25	35,705.74
Nasdaq / Apr 25	17,382.94
Hang Seng / Apr 25	21,980.74
FTSE 100 / Apr 25	8,415.25
Dow Jones / Apr 25	40,113.50
Germany DAX 30 / Apr 25	22,242.45
France CAC40 / Apr 25	7,536.26

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Apr 25	63.17
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Apr 25	16,985
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Apr 25	298,950
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Apr 25	3,327.60
Cotton US¢/pound / Apr 25	68.80
Petrol/Litre / Apr 27	254.63
Diesel/Litre / Apr 27	258.64

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
First Capital Equities / Apr 25 First Capital Equities Limited(FCEL)	4.92 ▲ 0.96 (24.24%)
PICIC Ins.Ltd. / Apr 25 PICIC Insurance Limited(PIL)	3.14 ▲ 0.5 (18.94%)
Dewan Mushtaq / Apr 25 Dewan Mushtaq Textile Mills Limited(DMTM)	7.99 ▲ 1 (14.31%)
Pak. P.V.C. / Apr 25 Pakistan PVC Limited(PPVC)	8.26 ▲ 1 (13.77%)
J.K.Spinning / Apr 25 J.K. Spinning Mills Limited(JKSM)	61.90 ▲ 5.63 (10.01%)
At-Tahur Ltd. / Apr 25 At-Tahur Limited(PREMA)	86.74 ▲ 7.89 (10.01%)
Shezan Inter. / Apr 25 Shezan International Limited(SHEZ)	203.03 ▲ 18.46 (10%)
Sunrays Textile / Apr 25 Sunrays Textile Mills Limited(SUTM)	156.38 ▲ 14.22 (10%)
PIA Holding Co.B / Apr 25 PIA Holding Company Limited B(PIAHCLB)	3,282.29 ▲ 298.39 (10%)
S.S.Oil / Apr 25 S.S.Oil Mills Limited(SSOM)	357.05 ▲ 32.46 (10%)

Stock	Price
Engro Powergen / Apr 25 Engro Powergen Qadirpur Limited(EPQL)	28.71 ▼ -10.13 (-26.08%)
Ghani Chemworld / Apr 25 Ghani Chemworld Limited(GCWL)	8 ▼ -1 (-11.11%)
Samba Bank / Apr 25 Samba Bank Limited(SBL)	8.01 ▼ -0.99 (-11%)
Arpak Int. / Apr 25 Arpak International Investments Ltd.(ARPAK)	56.66 ▼ -6.29 (-9.99%)
Blue-Ex Ltd / Apr 25 Blue-Ex Limited (GEM)(GEMBLUEX)	47.38 ▼ -5.26 (-9.99%)
Saif Power Ltd. / Apr 25 Saif Power Limited(SPWL)	12.31 ▼ -1.3 (-9.55%)
Shaheen Ins. / Apr 25 Shaheen Insurance Company Limited(SHNI)	5.25 ▼ -0.46 (-8.06%)
Equity Modaraba / Apr 25 First Equity Modaraba(FEM)	2.75 ▼ -0.24 (-8.03%)
GlaxoSmithKline / Apr 25 GlaxoSmithKline Pakistan Limited(GLAXO)	409.57 ▼ -34.89 (-7.85%)
AKD Hospitality / Apr 25 AKD Hospitality Limited(AKDHL)	136.65 ▼ -10.81 (-7.33%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Apr 25 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	22,789,497 ▼ -0.02
Power Cement / Apr 25 Power Cement Limited(POWER)	21,965,614 ▼ -0.17
Sui South Gas / Apr 25 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	21,567,163 ▼ -0.56
B.O.Punjab / Apr 25 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	19,825,526 ▼ -0.08
K-Electric Ltd. / Apr 25 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	17,030,953 ▼ -0.04
Aisha Steel Mill / Apr 25 Aisha Steel Mills Limited(ASL)	16,751,796 ▲ 0.59
Cnergyico PK / Apr 25 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	16,717,262 ▼ -0.17
Pak Int.Bulk / Apr 25 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	16,382,803 ▲ 0.14
Sui North Gas / Apr 25 Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited(SNGP)	13,338,455 ▲ 0.33
Secure Logistics / Apr 25 Secure Logistics Group Limited(SLGL)	12,723,116 ▲ 1.13

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