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Microsoft to cut 650 support jobs in Xbox Games unit

Microsoft said it is cutting 650 jobs in its Xbox unit, the third such layoff this year as the company tries to rein...

Published 12 Sep, 2024 05:15pm

Technology

Sony Q3 profit beats consensus, targets 2025 listing for financial business

TOKYO: Sony’s operating profit jumped 10% in the third quarter, beating estimates, buoyed by the strength of its...

Published 14 Feb, 2024 12:27pm

Technology

Sony gaming chief Jim Ryan to retire, group president to be interim head

TOKYO: Sony Group said on Thursday its gaming chief Jim Ryan would retire next March, with group President Hiroki...

Published 28 Sep, 2023 10:57am

Technology

Microsoft signs 10-year deal with Spain’s Nware after UK blocks Activision bid

Microsoft Corp said on Friday it signed a 10-year deal with Nware to bring Xbox and Activision Blizzard games to the...

Published 28 Apr, 2023 06:34pm

Technology

Microsoft’s Activision bid gets a boost in UK

LONDON: Microsoft’s $69-billion takeover bid for US video game giant Activision Blizzard scored a victory on Friday...

Published 24 Mar, 2023 08:29pm

Technology

Microsoft seeks EU nod for Activision Blizzard bid with new offer

BRUSSELS: Microsoft said on Friday that it has offered formal commitments to the EU in its bid to persuade the bloc...

Published 17 Mar, 2023 06:58pm

Technology

Microsoft inks licensing deal with cloud gaming provider Boosteroid

BRUSSELS: Microsoft on Tuesday signed a 10-year licensing deal to bring Activision’s Call of Duty franchise to cloud...

Published 14 Mar, 2023 07:06pm

Technology

Microsoft quarterly results saved by cloud computing

SAN FRANCISCO: Microsoft on Tuesday said sales slowed and profits slumped in the last quarter of 2022 as a darkening...

Published 25 Jan, 2023 10:47am

Technology

‘Call of Duty’ to be released on Nintendo Switch, Microsoft says

TOKYO: The hugely popular “Call of Duty” game franchise will become available on Nintendo’s Switch console if the...

Published 07 Dec, 2022 02:39pm

Technology

UK watchdog wants deeper probe into Microsoft’s $69bn Activision deal

Britain’s antitrust watchdog said on Thursday it would launch an in-depth probe into Xbox maker Microsoft’s...

Published 15 Sep, 2022 07:59pm

Technology

'Fortnite' returns to iOS, Android devices via Microsoft's Xbox Cloud Gaming

Users of Xbox Cloud Gaming will now be able to play 'Fortnite' for free on devices powered by Google-owned Android...

Published 07 May, 2022 05:25pm

Markets

Microsoft pledges more clarity over UK Xbox subscriptions: regulator

Microsoft will begin offering more information to customers about how it automatically renews Xbox online gaming...

Published 26 Jan, 2022 05:35pm

Markets

Microsoft has stopped making Xbox One consoles

Microsoft Corp has stopped manufacturing all Xbox One consoles to focus on producing its next-generation consoles,...

Published 13 Jan, 2022 06:38pm

Technology

New 'Halo' game debuts as Xbox turns 20

PARIS: Fans will this week get their hands on the latest "Halo" video game, as Microsoft marks 20 years of the...

Published 06 Dec, 2021 09:47am

Technology

Microsoft plans to tap smart TVs, streaming devices for Xbox games

Xbox is also building its own streaming devices for cloud gaming to reach gamers on any TV or monitor without the need for a console.
"I am looking forward to how we continue to invest in Game Pass, to add more content and bring the service to even more geographies."

Published 10 Jun, 2021 06:32pm

Technology

Microsoft has always sold Xbox consoles at a loss

Microsoft does not earn any profit on sales of Xbox consoles alone, according to a Microsoft executive during the Epic Games v. Apple trial on Wednesday.

Published 07 May, 2021 12:56pm

Business & Finance

Sony forecasts record profit

TOKYO: Sony said Wednesday it expects a record net profit this financial year as fresh virus lockdowns continue to...

Published 08 Feb, 2021 03:46am

Business & Finance

Microsoft profit soars

SAN FRANCISCO: Microsoft said Tuesday profit rose sharply in the recently ended quarter as the coronavirus pandemic...

Published 28 Jan, 2021 04:40am

Technology

Microsoft reverses its controversial Xbox Live price hike

Microsoft has announced that it will be reversing the controversial increase in the price for Xbox Live.

Published 23 Jan, 2021 05:41pm

Technology

Supply Bottlenecks Hamper Debute of Sony & Microsoft Gaming Consoles

Sales of the most awaited gaming consoles by Sony Corp. and Microsoft Corp.’s fall short of their predecessors during the launch week in Japan due to persistent supply bottlenecks.

Published 19 Nov, 2020 04:27pm

Technology

Clash of consoles: New PlayStation and Xbox enter $150 billion games arena - fight!

Sony, whose PlayStation 5 (PS5) takes on Microsoft’s Xbox Series X and Series S, is widely viewed as being in pole position to capitalise on a pandemic-driven boom in consumer spending that has buoyed the $150 billion video game industry.

Published 09 Nov, 2020 10:48am

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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