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Rising US debt stokes calls in Congress for special fiscal commission

WASHINGTON: The US Congress is facing growing calls to find a way to stem rising budget deficits and debt following...

Published 22 Nov, 2023 05:48am

World

US Representative Tlaib accuses Biden of supporting genocide against Palestinians

WASHINGTON: U.S. Representative Rashida Tlaib, the first Palestinian-American woman to serve in Congress, has ...

Published 04 Nov, 2023 10:16pm

World

India’s ruling BJP trails Congress in key state election in Karnataka

NEW DELHI: India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is trailing the main opposition Congress party in a key...

Published 13 May, 2023 12:57pm

Yellen warns of ‘chaos’ if US fails to raise debt ceiling

WASHINGTON: US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warned Sunday that unless Congress acts soon to raise the nation’s...

Updated 08 May, 2023 09:00am

BR Research

On another debt crisis

Facing a challenging re-election battle in the next election cycle, the new year could not have started on a worse...

Published 16 Jan, 2023 09:28am

World

White House says it doesn't want to 'go around Congress' on debt ceiling

WASHINGTON: The White House on Sunday said it wasn't planning to circumvent Congress in order to raise the U.S. debt...

Published 09 Jan, 2023 12:40am

World

Modi’s party set for landslide election win in India’s Gujarat state

AHMEDABAD: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was headed for a landslide victory in...

Published 08 Dec, 2022 12:49pm

BR Research

Another shot at relevance?

After assuming presidency back in early 2021 following Donald Trump’s four turbulent years in office, Joe Biden...

Published 21 Nov, 2022 10:32am

Editorials

Modi’s fact falsifications

EDITORIAL: Speaking at a rally in his native Gujarat, India’s Hindu extremist Prime Minister Narendra Modi, once...

Published 14 Oct, 2022 03:39am

Pakistan

US senator urges Congress to step up aid for Pakistan

WASHINGTON: Describing $53 million US aid to flood-ravaged Pakistan as a “drop in the bucket”, a prominent...

Published 19 Sep, 2022 05:45am

World

India’s Congress braces for cross-country march to revive support

NEW DELHI: India’s main opposition Congress party members gathered on Wednesday for a cross-country march against...

Published 08 Sep, 2022 05:43am

World

China’s Communist Party to hold Congress set to cement Xi’s rule

BEIJING: China’s ruling Communist Party will begin its 20th Party Congress on October 16, state media reported...

Published 31 Aug, 2022 05:50am

World

Biden presses Congress to pass $52bn semiconductor subsidies

WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden on Monday pushed Congress to pass a bill providing domestic semiconductor...

Published 27 Jul, 2022 07:44am

Sonia, Rahul summoned in money laundering probe

NEW DELHI: India’s financial crime-fighting agency wants to question the two most senior members of the...

Published 02 Jun, 2022 06:19am

World

Biden to seek $33bn for Ukraine, a massive jump in funding

WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden will ask Congress on Thursday for $33 billion to support Ukraine — a dramatic...

Published 29 Apr, 2022 05:43am

World

Peru’s Castillo to face impeachment vote in Congress

LIMA: Peruvian President Pedro Castillo is facing an impeachment vote in Congress that could see the center-left...

Published 30 Mar, 2022 07:13am

World

Trump ‘more likely than not’ obstructed Congress: US judge

WASHINGTON: A federal judge ruled on Monday that former US president Donald Trump “more likely than not” engaged...

Published 30 Mar, 2022 06:08am

World

Biden to seek more than $770 billion in 2023 defense budget, sources say

WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden is expected to ask Congress for more than $770 billion for his US defense budget for...

Published 16 Feb, 2022 09:59pm

Opinion

Some in Congress seek to ban US lawmakers from trading stocks

Capitol Hill has begun to debate whether to ban US lawmakers from trading stocks, but despite some rare bi-partisan...

Published 24 Jan, 2022 06:50am

World

US Supreme Court rejects Trump bid to block Capitol attack document release

WASHINGTON: The US Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected a bid by former president Donald Trump to block the release ...

Published 20 Jan, 2022 10:20am

World

Defiant Biden touts first year, vows to reconnect with voters

WASHINGTON: Joe Biden sought to reset his presidency in a marathon first year press conference Wednesday, vowing to...

Published 20 Jan, 2022 09:59am

World

Trump cancels Jan 6 press conference, Biden to address divided nation

WASHINGTON: Donald Trump on Tuesday abruptly gave up his plan to steal the limelight on the anniversary of the...

Published 05 Jan, 2022 10:08am

World

US President Biden calls on Congress to ratify treaty on ozone depletion

WASHINGTON: US President Biden on Tuesday urged Congress to ratify an international treaty amendement that aims to...

Published 17 Nov, 2021 10:04am

World

Biden announces $1.75 trillion US spending deal ahead of Europe trip

WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden announced Thursday a revised $1.75 trillion social spending plan that he is...

Published 28 Oct, 2021 06:35pm

Upbeat Biden to hit road selling endangered spending plans

WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden said Saturday he will hit this road this week to sell his mammoth spending plans,...

Updated 03 Oct, 2021 11:27am

Markets

Trillion-dollar coin? Washington eyes solution to budget impasse

NEW YORK: Talk of a trillion-dollar US coin has returned to Washington now that Congress is mired in another...

Published 29 Sep, 2021 10:25am

World

Two US lawmakers travel to Kabul amid evacuation efforts

WASHINGTON: Two members of the US House of Representatives traveled to Afghanistan on Tuesday, prompting a rebuke...

Published 25 Aug, 2021 01:53pm

World

US, UK to launch evacuation flights as Taliban advance across Afghanistan

The orders came as the Taliban took control of Kandahar, the nation's second biggest city in the insurgency's heartland, leaving only Kabul and pockets of other territory in government hands

Published 13 Aug, 2021 09:39am

World

US Senate votes to advance huge infrastructure bill

The bipartisan group negotiating the blueprint overcame a key sticking point: how to pay for the spending

Published 29 Jul, 2021 11:12am

World

Democrats tap Republican Trump critic for US Capitol riot probe

WASHINGTON: US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Sunday named an outspoken Republican critic of former president Donald...

Published 26 Jul, 2021 05:21am

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Dec 10 786 Investments Limited(786)	5.74 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Dec 10 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	526 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Dec 10 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Dec 10 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Dec 10 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Dec 10 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	90.51 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Dec 10 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	500.43 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Dec 10 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Dec 10 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	10.99 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Attock Cement / Dec 10 Attock Cement Pakistan Limited(ACPL)	105.15 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Dec 10 786 Investments Limited(786)	5.74 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Dec 10 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	526 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Dec 10 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Dec 10 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Dec 10 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Dec 10 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	90.51 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Dec 10 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	500.43 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Dec 10 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Dec 10 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	10.99 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Attock Cement / Dec 10 Attock Cement Pakistan Limited(ACPL)	105.15 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 10 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	342,535,258 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 10 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	98,557,282 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / Dec 10 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	58,736,500 ▲ 0.00
Kohinoor Spining / Dec 10 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	56,593,500 ▲ 0.00
Fauji Foods Ltd / Dec 10 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	47,998,197 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Dec 10 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	46,684,647 ▲ 0.00
B.O.Punjab / Dec 10 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	32,876,325 ▲ 0.00
Pak Elektron / Dec 10 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	29,819,540 ▲ 0.00
Hascol Petrol / Dec 10 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	27,935,500 ▲ 0.00
Pak Int.Bulk / Dec 10 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	25,443,500 ▲ 0.00

Markets →

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 8	284.30
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 8	283.95
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 8	144.95
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 8	0.88
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 8	1.25
Euro to USD / Dec 8	1.08
UK LIBOR % / Dec 8	5.48

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 8	4604.37
India Sensex / Dec 8	69825.60
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 8	32307.86
Nasdaq / Dec 8	14403.97
Hang Seng / Dec 8	16334.37
FTSE 100 / Dec 8	7554.47
Dow Jones / Dec 8	36247.87
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 8	16759.22
France CAC40 / Dec 8	7526.55

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 8	71.23
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 8	17235
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 8	187414
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 8	2004.67
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 8	81.44

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