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Internet platform Zoom to lay off 15 pc staff

SAN FRANCISCO: The company behind the Zoom video conferencing platform — which became a household name during the...

Published 13 Feb, 2023 05:57am

Technology

Zoom to shed about 1,300 jobs as pandemic-fueled demand slows

Zoom Video Communications said on Tuesday it would cut 15% of its workforce, or about 1,300 jobs, and trim base pay...

Published 08 Feb, 2023 12:08am

Business & Finance

Zoom shares down 90% from peak as pandemic boom fades

Shares of Zoom Video Communications Inc have tumbled about 90% from their pandemic peak in October 2020 as the...

Published 22 Nov, 2022 08:41pm

Business & Finance

Accused/appellant officers: FBR allows hearing through online channels

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has allowed personal hearing to the accused/appellant officers through...

Updated 05 Aug, 2022 12:02pm

Business & Finance

US retail sales zoom higher in June despite high prices

WASHINGTON: US retail sales shot up in June amid the ongoing surge in prices, according to new data Friday that...

Published 16 Jul, 2022 04:20am

Technology

Google sees the future of work as 'hybrid'

Major tech companies themselves have postponed workers returning to offices and expect the new norm to become "hybrid" routines that mix being on-site with working remotely

Updated 08 Sep, 2021 07:35pm

Business & Finance

Zoom reaches $85m settlement over user privacy, 'Zoombombing'

NEW YORK: Video Communications Inc agreed to pay $85 million and bolster its security practices to settle a lawsuit...

Published 02 Aug, 2021 06:02am

Markets

Dow falls more than 2% amid global growth, Covid-19 worries

NEW YORK: Wall Street stocks tumbled early Monday, with the Dow losing more than two percent amid worries over ...

Published 19 Jul, 2021 08:38pm

Business & Finance

4th session of Pakistan-Belarus joint business council held

KARACHI: An online meeting of 4th Session of Pakistan-Belarus Joint Business Council was held virtually via Zoom ...

Published 17 Apr, 2021 03:28am

World

Russia warns could block Zoom if it prohibits govt use

The US company has emerged as the global leader in video-conferencing applications, becoming ubiquitous as companies and schools moved online after the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic.

Published 07 Apr, 2021 04:49pm

Business & Finance

BOP earns Rs6.9bn profit after tax

LAHORE: In view of prevailing Covid-19 situation, the 30th Annual General Meeting of the members of The Bank of...

Published 01 Apr, 2021 04:10am

Technology

Zoom founder Eric Yuan transfers stock worth over $6bn

The transfers come as Zoom's shares have nearly tripled in the past 12 months, as the COVID-19 pandemic drove an increasing number of students and professionals to connect online.

Published 09 Mar, 2021 10:07am

Sports

Ledecky returns to racing with 1500m free win in San Antonio

Jordan Wilimovsky won the men's 1,500m free in 15:15.28. Will Gallant was second in 15:20.39 and Egypt's Marwan el Kamash was third in 15:27.06.

Published 04 Mar, 2021 11:16am

World

'Britain's worst Zoom meeting' goes viral

LONDON: Parish councils have long been seen as the genteel backbone of local democracy in towns and villages across...

Published 06 Feb, 2021 04:06am

Business & Finance

WhatsApp to bring voice and video calls to desktop next year

WhatsApp said it has already rolled out the feature to some desktop users on a trial basis in time for the holiday season, a move first reported by tech blog WABetaInfo.

Published 19 Dec, 2020 09:36am

Business & Finance

Zoom's Christmas gift: no cap on call lengths over the holidays

Zoom Video Communications Inc, whose technology has become a feature of household get togethers in 2020’s socially distanced world.

Updated 18 Dec, 2020 07:03pm

Business & Finance

WhatsApp tests voice and video calls on desktop version – report

The move to facilitate calls over large screens would put WhatsApp on par with video-conferencing bigwigs Zoom and Google Meet that have seen a meteoric rise in usage during the pandemic, but it is unclear if it has ambitions to compete with the two.

Published 18 Dec, 2020 05:21pm

Technology

Zoom to Lift its 40 Minute Meeting limit for the holidays

Zoom has announced that it will lift its 40 minute meeting limit for free accounts all over the world during the upcoming holidays.

Published 17 Dec, 2020 10:37am

Technology

Video conferencing app Zoom enjoys exponential rise in sales thanks to COVID-19

In the third quarter of 2020, analysts had expected Zoom's revenue to increase by $694 million, but the increase turned out to be higher than expected.

Published 02 Dec, 2020 10:37am

Technology

Zoom Settles FTC Charges for Misleading Users about its Security Features

Zoom was able to reach a settlement on the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) charges for misrepresenting its encryption features to users during the pandemic.

Updated 11 Nov, 2020 11:31am

Technology

Zoom forecasts sales surge as video conferencing becomes a daily routine

Shares of Zoom, which have surged almost four-fold this year, rose 9.3% to $355.30 after the bell.

Published 01 Sep, 2020 10:35am

World

Senators urge US Justice Dept to probe TikTok, Zoom

The two lawmakers said they were asking for the investigation because of reports of violations of Americans' civil liberties.
We believe that it is imperative that the Department of Justice investigate and determine whether Zoom and TikTok's business relationships.

Published 30 Jul, 2020 11:47pm

Technology

Zoom overtakes TikTok, as world’s most downloaded app

The video-conference app on iOS was downloaded almost 94 million times from April 1 to June 30

Published 20 Jul, 2020 11:01am

Technology

TikTok quits Hong Kong as US giants suspend processing data requests

Major US internet companies including Facebook, Microsoft, Google, Twitter and Zoom have all announced they have suspended the processing of requests for user data.
The US companies' social media platforms are generally banned in China, where access is blocked by Beijing's "great firewall".

Published 07 Jul, 2020 05:42pm

Business & Finance

Zoom doubles forecast for full-year revenue on remote-work boost

The latest quarterly report shows the company now has about 265,400 customers with more than 10 employees, a near four-fold increase from a year earlier.

Published 03 Jun, 2020 02:51am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 26	278.42
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 26	278.27
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 24	157.14
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 24	0.90
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 24	1.25
Euro to USD / Dec 24	1.04

Stock	Volume
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 23	19,848.77
S&P 500 / Dec 24	6,040.04
Nasdaq / Dec 24	20,031.13
Hang Seng / Dec 24	20,098.29
FTSE 100 / Dec 24	8,136.99
Dow Jones / Dec 24	43,297.03
France CAC40 / Dec 24	7,282.69
India Sensex / Dec 26	78,475.29

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 24	70.10
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 24	240,487.70
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 24	2,616.87
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 24	68.78
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 26	17,785
Petrol/Litre / Dec 27	252.10

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
First Capital Equities / Dec 26 First Capital Equities Limited(FCEL)	6.10 ▲ 1.00 (19.61%)
Sec. Inv. Bank / Dec 26 Security Investment Bank Limited(SIBL)	6.99 ▲ 1.00 (16.69%)
Next Capital / Dec 26 Next Capital Limited(NEXT)	9.90 ▲ 1.00 (11.24%)
Fauji Foods Ltd / Dec 26 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	16.45 ▲ 1.50 (10.03%)
Pak Gulf Leasing / Dec 26 Pak-Gulf Leasing Company Limited(PGLC)	15.81 ▲ 1.44 (10.02%)
Dewan Motors / Dec 26 Dewan Farooque Motors Limited(DFML)	42.21 ▲ 3.84 (10.01%)
Blue-Ex Ltd / Dec 26 Blue-Ex Limited (GEM)(GEMBLUEX)	44.96 ▲ 4.09 (10.01%)
Suhail Jute / Dec 26 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	99.06 ▲ 9.01 (10.01%)
Altern Energy / Dec 26 Altern Energy Limited(ALTN)	22.65 ▲ 2.06 (10.00%)

Stock	Price
Jauharabad Sug / Dec 26 Jauharabad Sugar Mills Limited(JSML)	23.10 ▼ -2.57 (-10.01%)
Mughal Energy / Dec 26 Mughal Energy Limited(GEM)(GEMMEL)	18.45 ▼ -2.05 (-10.00%)
Fateh Ind. / Dec 26 Fateh Industries Limited(FIL)	120.56 ▼ -13.38 (-9.99%)
Olympia Mills / Dec 26 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	36.01 ▼ -3.99 (-9.98%)
Popular Islamic / Dec 26 Popular Islamic Modaraba(PIM)	13.54 ▼ -1.50 (-9.97%)
Arctic Textile / Dec 26 Arctic Textile Mills Limited(ARCTM)	21.60 ▼ -2.37 (-9.89%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Dec 26 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	12.25 ▼ -1.22 (-9.06%)
Sanghar Sugar / Dec 26 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	24 ▼ -2.33 (-8.85%)
Equity Modaraba / Dec 26 First Equity Modaraba(FEM)	3 ▼ -0.29 (-8.81%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 26 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	127,408,831 ▼ -0.06
Fauji Foods Ltd / Dec 26 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	93,301,142 ▲ 1.50
TRG Pak Ltd / Dec 26 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	46,900,564 ▲ 6.41
Sui South Gas / Dec 26 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	33,559,500 ▼ -1.65
Cnergyico PK / Dec 26 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	33,367,944 ▼ -0.16
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 26 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	30,254,338 ▼ -0.19
B.O.Punjab / Dec 26 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	30,003,113 ▼ -0.11
Hascol Petrol / Dec 26 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	27,155,152 ▲ 0.87
Aisha Steel Mill / Dec 26 Aisha Steel Mills Limited(ASL)	26,980,436 ▲ 0.09

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