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S&P 500, Dow touch over one-week highs after business activity data

The S&P 500 and the Dow touched over one-week highs on Friday after data showed a still robust economy, while...

Published 22 Nov, 2024 09:10pm

Life & Style

Warner Bros Discovery, NBA settle legal battle over broadcast rights, WSJ reports

Warner Bros Discovery has settled its breach of contract lawsuit against the National Basketball Association (NBA),...

Published 17 Nov, 2024 10:35am

Markets

Wall St steady as investors favor small caps over Big Tech; banks rally

The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq were little changed on Wednesday, with declines in heavily weighted technology...

Published 16 Oct, 2024 09:38pm

Opinion

From ‘Doing Business’ report to ‘B-Ready’ report: some reflections

In a statement released on September 16, 2021, World Bank Group (WBG) indicated discontinuation of its ‘Doing...

Updated 11 Oct, 2024 06:40pm

Markets

Wall St rises on AI euphoria after Micron’s upbeat forecast

Wall Street’s main indexes rose on Thursday, with the S&P 500 hitting a record high, as Micron’s upbeat forecast...

Published 26 Sep, 2024 07:50pm

Markets

Wall Street mixed as investors await Fed rate clues, data

Wall Street’s main indexes were mixed on Wednesday, with the S&P 500 hovering near record highs, as investors...

Published 25 Sep, 2024 07:47pm

Markets

Wall Street gains as traders raise bets on bigger Fed rate cut

Wall Street’s main indexes rose on Friday as investors reevaluated the possibility of a bigger interest rate cut by...

Published 13 Sep, 2024 08:26pm

Markets

Dollar weak as traders add to wagers of big rate cut from Fed

SINGAPORE: The dollar softened on Friday, with the euro and the yen on the rise as investors remained on tenterhooks...

Published 13 Sep, 2024 10:27am

Markets

Wall St muted with weekly gains in sight on rate-cut hopes

Wall Street’s main indexes were largely flat in early trading on Friday as investors took a breather from the week’s...

Published 17 May, 2024 07:31pm

World

Biden admin plans $1bn in new arms for Israel despite Rafah threat

WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden’s administration informed Congress on Tuesday of a $1 billion weapons package for...

Updated 15 May, 2024 03:56pm

Markets

S&P 500 hits record high with earnings, rate outlook in spotlight

Wall Street gained on Wednesday, with the benchmark S&P 500 scaling a new record high, as investors took stock...

Published 07 Feb, 2024 08:34pm

World

Police in Michigan city put on alert after WSJ opinion piece

WASHINGTON: The mayor of Dearborn, Michigan, said the city’s police officers were ramping up their presence across...

Published 05 Feb, 2024 06:08am

Markets

Wall St poised for higher open as rate-cut bets strengthen

Wall Street’s main indexes were set to kick off the last week of the year on a positive note on Tuesday as growing...

Published 26 Dec, 2023 07:51pm

Markets

Wall St rises after soft inflation data; Nike slides

Wall Street’s main indexes gained on Friday after a key inflation reading came in softer than expected, boosting...

Published 22 Dec, 2023 09:00pm

Markets

Wall St eyes higher open after broad sell-off; Micron shines

U.S. stocks were set for a higher open on Thursday, recovering from a broad sell-off on Wall Street in the prior...

Published 21 Dec, 2023 07:59pm

Markets

S&P 500, Dow eye muted open as rate-cut cheer subsides

The S&P 500 and the Dow were poised for a subdued open on Friday after comments from a U.S. Federal Reserve...

Published 15 Dec, 2023 07:53pm

Markets

Wall St advances after Fed hints at rate cuts; Apple scales record high

Wall Street’s main indexes rose on Thursday, with tech giant Apple notching a record high, a day after the Federal...

Published 14 Dec, 2023 08:22pm

World

Putin ‘hopes’ for Russia-US deal on detained Americans

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday he wanted Moscow and Washington to arrive at a solution to...

Published 14 Dec, 2023 06:27pm

Technology

Apple to end credit card partnership with Goldman Sachs

Apple is pulling the plug on its credit card partnership with Goldman Sachs Group, the Wall Street Journal reported...

Published 29 Nov, 2023 10:48am

World

Saudi Arabia considers Chinese bid for nuclear plant

Saudi Arabia is considering a Chinese bid to build it a nuclear power plant, the Wall Street Journal reported on...

Published 25 Aug, 2023 10:09am

Technology

Twitter, now known as X, reinstates Kanye’s account: US media

WASHINGTON: X, the social media platform previously known as Twitter, has reinstated rapper and designer Kanye West...

Published 30 Jul, 2023 12:31pm

Markets

Wall St inches up as yields slip on jobless claims data

U.S. stock indexes edged higher on Thursday as a dip in bond yields supported megacap stocks, although investors...

Published 08 Jun, 2023 07:38pm

World

China to post spy facility in Cuba off southeastern US: WSJ

WASHINGTON: China has reached a secret deal with Cuba to place an electronic eavesdropping facility on the island...

Published 08 Jun, 2023 06:48pm

Technology

Facebook given record $1.3bn fine, given 5 months to stop EU-US data flows

DUBLIN: Meta was hit with a record 1.2 billion euro ($1.3 billion) fine by its lead privacy regulator in the...

Updated 22 May, 2023 02:49pm

Technology

Apple restricts use of OpenAI’s ChatGPT for employees: WSJ

Apple Inc has restricted the use of ChatGPT and other external artificial intelligence tools for its employees as...

Published 19 May, 2023 10:21am

Markets

Wall St subdued as consumer sentiment takes hit from rate hikes

Wall Street’s main indexes struggled to gain on Friday as U.S. consumer sentiment slumped to a six-month low,...

Published 12 May, 2023 08:29pm

Technology

Elon Musk says he has found new Twitter CEO

Elon Musk said on Thursday he has found a new chief executive for Twitter, but did not name the person, while the...

Published 12 May, 2023 11:42am

World

Ukraine’s Zelenskiy thanks Bakhmut defenders as Wagner head says town has fallen

KYIV: Fighting around the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut remained “particularly hot”, President Volodymyr...

Published 03 Apr, 2023 10:42am

Markets

Wall St climbs as inflation data boosts softer Fed policy hopes

Wall Street’s main indexes gained on Friday after data showed inflation slowed in February, supporting hopes of a...

Published 31 Mar, 2023 07:47pm

World

Russia detains Wall Street Journal reporter on suspicion of spying

LONDON: A Moscow court ruled that a US journalist for the Wall Street Journal newspaper should be detained for ...

Published 31 Mar, 2023 06:45am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 22	277.85
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 22	277.65
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 23	154.78
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 23	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 23	1.25
Euro to USD / Nov 23	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Nov 22	5,969.34
India Sensex / Nov 22	79,117.11
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 22	38,283.85
Nasdaq / Nov 22	18,003.65
Hang Seng / Nov 22	19,229.97
FTSE 100 / Nov 22	8,262.08
Dow Jones / Nov 22	44,296.51
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 22	19,322.59

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 22	17,785
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 22	240,483
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 23	71.24
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 23	2,716.19
Cotton US¢/pound / Nov 23	70.77
Petrol/Litre / Nov 24	248.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 24 786 Investments Limited(786)	6.82 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 24 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	593.76 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 24 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 24 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 24 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	70.89 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 24 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	120.21 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 24 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,023.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 24 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 24 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.55 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 24 786 Investments Limited(786)	6.82 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 24 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	593.76 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 24 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 24 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 24 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	70.89 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 24 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	120.21 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 24 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,023.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 24 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 24 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.55 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 24 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	177,135,830 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Nov 24 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	124,131,268 ▲ 0.00
Hascol Petrol / Nov 24 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	105,013,176 ▲ 0.00
Fauji Foods Ltd / Nov 24 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	77,697,371 ▲ 0.00
Treet Battery / Nov 24 Treet Battery Limited(TBL)	43,783,366 ▲ 0.00
B.O.Punjab / Nov 24 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	36,573,763 ▲ 0.00
Sui South Gas / Nov 24 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	32,719,678 ▲ 0.00
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Nov 24 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	27,969,689 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Nov 24 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	25,874,820 ▲ 0.00

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