Gold continues to rocket, hits record Rs 88,300
KARACHI: Domestic gold price hit a new record peak of Rs88,300 per tola and Rs75,703 per 10 grams, up by Rs950 and...
Phishing scam in guise of FBR runs rampant
The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has warned against a phishing scam currently sweeping the nation's email inboxes, trying to extort money...
Govt pins Rs 1.2tr debt on cash buffering attempt
Minister of State for Economic Affairs, Hamad Azhar, has claimed that the government added Rs 1.2 trillion to public debt in the...
WTO to set up panel to judge US-China solar panel dispute
GENEVA: The World Trade Organization agreed Thursday to China's request to create a dispute panel tasked with judging whether US tariffs on solar...
ECB shuts down one of its websites after hacker attack
FRANKFURT: The European Central Bank (ECB) shut down one of its websites on Thursday after it was hacked and infected with malicious software.
The...
Microsoft’s latest privacy policy says vendors listen to voice data
Microsoft Corp has said it updated its privacy policy to let customers know that it had been collecting voice data of its...
Bitcoin slumps to two-week low on technical trading, market jitters
LONDON: Bitcoin extended losses on Thursday after suffering its worst day for a month on Wednesday, with traders citing factors ranging from technical...
Wall Street rises after strong retail sales data, Walmart earnings
US stocks rose in choppy trading on Thursday, as strong July retail sales data and Walmart’s upbeat results eased some fears about...
Standard Chartered expects lower inflation, no further hike in policy rate
The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has delivered broadly in line with the Standard Chartered Bank's expectations so far in the current...
Govt to finally table Geographical Indication Bill in NA
The government has finally decided to table Geographical Indication (GI) Bill in the National Assembly to protect ownership rights of goods produced...
Global stocks hurt by China’s trade threats, falling bond yields
LONDON: China's threat to impose countermeasures in retaliation for the latest US tariffs knocked stocks sprawling on Thursday, checking earlier attempt to recover...
Oil deepens slide below $58 on recession fears, US supply
LONDON: Oil fell 3pc to below $58 a barrel on Thursday, extending the previous session’s 3pc drop, pressured by mounting recession concerns and...
Alibaba results beat estimates on cloud, e-commerce growth
SHANGHAI: China’s Alibaba Group Holding Ltd reported better-than-expected quarterly revenue and profit on Thursday, aided by growth in its e-commerce and cloud computing...
PMERA prohibits Indian produced TV ads in solidarity with Kashmir
LAHORE: In a noticed issued on August 14, 2019, Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) has banned all TV commercials produced in...
TCC steps up efforts for $6bn claim in Reqo Diq case
The Australia-incorporated Tethyan Copper Company has approached a court in the United States for enforcement of $6 billion penalty which was imposed...