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Google limits Meta’s use of its Gemini AI models, FT reports

Published 28 Jun, 2026 08:24pm

Google, owned by Alphabet, told Meta around March it could not meet the full Gemini capacity the company had sought to purchase, the newspaper said

Nasdaq drops as tech megacap declines outweigh upbeat chip outlook

Published 26 Jun, 2026 06:44am

NEW YORK: The Nasdaq dropped on Thursday, dragged down by losses in Big Tech shares, while a shift into other...

Asian stocks hit record highs on AI boost

Published 23 Jun, 2026 05:27am

BENGALURU: A gauge of emerging Asian stocks hit a peak on Monday, after Taiwan and South Korea benchmarks closed at...

Ambani's Jio Platforms eyes record $3.8 billion Indian IPO, sources say

Published 19 Jun, 2026 10:57pm

The share listing aims to unlock value in a business that includes Reliance Infocomm

Musk's SpaceX prices record $75 billion IPO at $135 a share

Published 12 Jun, 2026 01:11am

SpaceX IPO immediately makes it one of the most valuable US companies

Wall St gains as chips rebound, ME tensions ease

Published 09 Jun, 2026 04:58am

NEW YORK: Wall Street’s major indexes rose on Monday, as chipmakers bounced back from a sharp selloff last week,...

Dow, S&P 500 scale peaks as HPE, Alphabet fuel AI momentum

Published 03 Jun, 2026 02:34am

NEW YORK: The Dow and the S&P 500 scaled fresh record highs on Tuesday as strong results from Hewlett Packard...

Wall St extends rally on tech strength

Published 30 May, 2026 05:48am

NEW YORK: Major Wall Street indexes extended their record run on Friday and were headed for weekly and monthly gains...

Meta shares plummet near 10% after earnings, Google skyrockets

Published 30 Apr, 2026 08:43pm

NEW YORK: Meta shares tumbled nearly 10 percent at the opening Thursday on Wall Street, while Google-parent Alphabet...

King Charles promotes US-UK unity in speech to Congress amid Iran tensions

Published 29 Apr, 2026 12:05pm

Downing Street and Buckingham Palace did not immediately respond to questions about Trump's comments about Iran

Asian stocks off record highs

Published 29 Apr, 2026 05:57am

BENGALURU: Asian emerging market stocks pulled back from record highs on Tuesday, as investors grew cautious ahead...

Nasdaq trails S&P 500, Dow as AI growth worries hit tech stocks

Published 29 Apr, 2026 05:57am

NEW YORK: The Nasdaq Composite fell on Tuesday, underperforming the benchmark S&P 500 and the blue-chip Dow,...

Google, Pentagon discuss classified AI deal

Published 20 Apr, 2026 05:29am

BENGALURU: Alphabet’s Google is negotiating an agreement with the Department of Defense that would allow the...

Google in talks with Marvell to build new AI chips, The Information reports

Published 19 Apr, 2026 09:43pm

The companies aim to finalize the design of the memory processing unit as soon as next year

Tesla expands robotaxi service to Dallas, Houston

Published 19 Apr, 2026 09:30am

"Try Tesla Robotaxi in Dallas & Houston!" CEO Elon Musk said reposting the X post

Swiss back tougher social media rules for minors, survey finds

Published 31 Mar, 2026 05:24am

ZURICH: The vast majority of Swiss want stronger protection for children and teenagers on social media, according to...

Apple to bring paid ads to maps to US, Canada this summer

Published 31 Mar, 2026 05:24am

SAN FRANCISCO: Apple on Tuesday said it plans to introduce paid ads to its maps service in the US and Canada this...

Trump names Nvidia, Meta CEOs to science and tech council

Published 27 Mar, 2026 08:35am

BENGALURU: US President Donald Trump appointed Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Oracle Executive Chairman Larry...

Google top India counsel quits in latest departure amid regulatory hurdles, sources say

Published 26 Mar, 2026 08:38pm

India is crucial for Alphabet’s Google since most smartphones in the country run on its Android operating system

Social media addiction trial: US jury finds Meta and Google liable

Published 26 Mar, 2026 05:00am

LOS ANGELES: A Los Angeles jury found Alphabet’s Google and Meta liable for $3 million in damages on Wednesday in a...

Social media addiction trial takes new turn with therapist’s testimony

Published 26 Feb, 2026 11:55am

Kaley is expected to take the stand on Thursday once Burke completes her testimony

Infosys ties up with Anthropic, days after IT selloff

Published 17 Feb, 2026 05:02pm

There’s a big gap between an AI model that works in a demo and one that works in a regulated industry

Google hit by European publishers’ complaint to EU over AI Overviews

Published 11 Feb, 2026 04:48am

BRUSSELS: Alphabet unit Google was hit with an EU antitrust complaint by the European Publishers Council on Tuesday...

Wall St mixed with data, earnings in focus

Published 11 Feb, 2026 04:48am

NEW YORK: The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq were muted on Tuesday while the Dow notched a fresh record high as...

Alphabet sells bonds worth $20 billion to fund AI spending

Published 10 Feb, 2026 05:03pm

Alphabet’s announcement follows a $25 billion note sale by Oracle disclosed on February 2 in a securities filing

European shares close at record high as AI worries ease

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 17	278.16
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 17	277.96
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 17	162.40
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 17	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 17	1.35
Euro to USD / Jul 17	1.14
SOFR % / Jul 17	3.60

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 17	7,457.69
India Sensex / Jul 17	78,151.45
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 17	64,141.12
Nasdaq / Jul 17	25,520.24
Hang Seng / Jul 17	24,562.24
FTSE 100 / Jul 17	10,600.37
Dow Jones / Jul 17	52,146.42
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 17	24,830.98
France CAC40 / Jul 17	8,338.81

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 17	82.49
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 17	18,780
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 17	361,656
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 17	4,017.39
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 17	78.63
Petrol/Litre / Jul 20	316.15
Diesel/Litre / Jul 20	354.35

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Dadabhoy Cement / Jul 17 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	17.01 ▲ 1.55 (10.03%)
Ruby Textile / Jul 17 Ruby Textile Mills Limited(RUBY)	17.59 ▲ 1.6 (10.01%)
Crescent Cotton / Jul 17 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	53.68 ▲ 4.88 (10%)
National Silk / Jul 17 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	272.21 ▲ 24.75 (10%)
Suhail Jute / Jul 17 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	223.96 ▲ 20.36 (10%)
Baba Farid Sugar / Jul 17 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	418.56 ▲ 38.05 (10%)
Shadman Cotton / Jul 17 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	50.61 ▲ 4.6 (10%)
Asia Ins. / Jul 17 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	34.45 ▲ 3.13 (9.99%)
Olympia Mills / Jul 17 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	107.58 ▲ 9.65 (9.85%)
TPL Trakker Ltd / Jul 17 TPL Trakker Limited(TPLT)	27.91 ▲ 2.5 (9.84%)

Stock	Price
Tariq Corp. (R) / Jul 17 Tariq Corporation Limited(Right)(TCORPR2)	2.70 ▼ -0.89 (-24.79%)
First Punjab Modaraba / Jul 17 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	11.04 ▼ -1.23 (-10.02%)
Khairpur Sug. / Jul 17 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	1,871.47 ▼ -207.94 (-10%)
Service Textile / Jul 17 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	62.27 ▼ -6.92 (-10%)
S.G.Power / Jul 17 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	97.59 ▼ -10.84 (-10%)
Mughal Iron & Steel(C) / Jul 17 Mughal Iron & Steel Industries Ltd (C)(MUGHALC)	63 ▼ -6.99 (-9.99%)
Fateh Sports / Jul 17 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	150.29 ▼ -16.65 (-9.97%)
Paramount Spinning / Jul 17 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	10.91 ▼ -1.1 (-9.16%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Jul 17 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	23.62 ▼ -2.36 (-9.08%)
Supernet Tech. / Jul 17 Supernet Technologies Limited(STL)	41.34 ▼ -3.72 (-8.26%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jul 17 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	86,491,992 ▲ 0.19
TPL Properties / Jul 17 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	62,545,194 ▼ -0.67
Pak Refinery / Jul 17 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	38,580,070 ▲ 2.94
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 17 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	23,499,606 ▼ -0.04
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 17 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	18,396,866 ▼ -0.24
Lotte Chemical / Jul 17 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	17,830,259 ▼ -1.32
Hascol Petrol / Jul 17 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	14,534,208 ▼ -0.33
B.O.Punjab / Jul 17 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	12,503,494 ▼ -0.51
TPL REIT Fund I / Jul 17 TPL REIT Fund I(TPLRF1)	11,458,248 ▼ -0.29
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Jul 17 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	10,427,355 ▲ 0.51

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