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Art of the impossible

There’s something in the argument, even if it’s been disproved by most analysts and thinkers, that a weak ...

Published 13 Jan, 2022 07:17am

CPEC projects: China invested over $25bn, generated 75,000 jobs: envoy

ISLAMABAD: Ambassador of China to Pakistan Nong Rong said China had invested over $25 billion in Pakistan on the ...

Updated 06 Jan, 2022 09:36am

Taliban offer jobs for wheat

KABUL: Afghanistan's Taliban government launched a programme to tackle hunger on Sunday, offering thousands of ...

Updated 25 Oct, 2021 09:28am

Business & Finance

US yield curve steepens as wages increase, jobs growth disappoints

NEW YORK: Longer-dated US Treasury yields rose on Friday and the yield curve steepened after data showed wages...

Published 06 Sep, 2021 06:14am

World

US private firms add just 374,000 jobs in August: ADP

WASHINGTON: Private American companies hired just 374,000 more workers in August, according to payroll services firm...

Published 01 Sep, 2021 08:08pm

World

US private hiring slows in June to 692,000: ADP

"The labor market recovery remains robust, with June closing out a strong second quarter of jobs growth".

Updated 30 Jun, 2021 06:07pm

Business & Finance

China's Meituan on hiring spree for 60,000 jobs as expands into new sectors

The Beijing-based company's aggressive hiring plan comes amid regulators' tightened scrutiny on the platform companies in the country.
China's market watchdog announced an antitrust probe into Meituan in April, focusing on a practice whereby a company forces vendors to use its platform exclusively.

Published 09 Jun, 2021 06:45pm

Business & Finance

UK employment outlook highest in 20 years

LONDON: The jobs outlook in the UK is accelerating at its fastest pace for 20 years as the hospitality sector...

Published 09 Jun, 2021 03:29am

Business & Finance

Hiring barely hit by Spanish minimum wage hike

MADRID: Spain’s historic 22% minimum wage hike in 2019 led to a reduction of barely 1% of its employment, far less...

Published 09 Jun, 2021 03:29am

Bad days are over, says PM

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Friday the country’s economic turnaround had brought down the ...

Published 05 Jun, 2021 04:08am

Minister tells PTEA members: Govt committed to expediting growth of commerce

FAISALABAD: The Minister of State for Information & Broadcasting Farrukh Habib has said that Government is fully...

Published 29 May, 2021 03:59am

Pakistan

Kamal terms census results approval ‘genocide of masses’

KARACHI: Pak Sarzameen Party (PSP) chairman Syed Mustafa Kamal said the approval and publishing of the controversial...

Published 21 May, 2021 05:04am

Opinion

Fixing the dairy value chain

Pakistan produces more than 59.7 billion tons of milk annually, implying an annual market size of more than US$ 34...

Published 20 May, 2021 04:26am

Sadiq Khan re-elected as London mayor

LONDON: Labour politician Sadiq Khan won re-election as London mayor on Saturday in a narrower than expected victory...

Updated 10 May, 2021 10:22am

Housing sector to fuel economy, create jobs: PM

LAHORE: Terming the government’s low-cost housing initiative a beginning of a revolution in the country, Prime...

Updated 07 May, 2021 10:05am

Business & Finance

Apple boosts US investment pledge to $430bn

SAN FRANCISCO: Apple announced Monday it plans to boost its investment plans in the United States to $430 billion...

Updated 27 Apr, 2021 10:05am

Pakistan

CM announces to exploit mines and minerals sector

LAHORE: Chief Minister Punjab Sardar Usman Buzdar while chairing a meeting about the development of the mines and...

Published 24 Apr, 2021 03:21am

Business & Finance

Pakistan economy needs to grow 7-9pc to generate jobs, curb debt: Report

The report highlighted that investment and productivity, which are the two major drivers of growth are not only rather low in Pakistan, but are on a decline.

Published 23 Apr, 2021 11:16am

Pakistan

Govts should provide relief to masses: Zahid

KARACHI: Chairman of National Business Group and President Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum Mian Zahid...

Published 21 Apr, 2021 03:21am

World

Canada adds 634,800 jobs in March

The February data was revised to show 271,700 jobs were gained rather than a decline of 100,800. The report, derived from ADP's payrolls data, measures the change in total non-farm payroll employment each month on a seasonally adjusted basis.

Published 15 Apr, 2021 06:44pm

Opinion

PARTLY FACETIOUS: Free meals

“So meals on wheels extended to two more cities…” “A further step towards the implementation of Medina ki...

Published 13 Apr, 2021 04:31am

Opinion

Dubai versus the Saudi district

This is apropos a Business Recorder op-ed "Saudi district gears up for foreign firms" carried by the newspaper on...

Published 11 Apr, 2021 05:27am

Markets

Gold firms near 1-month peak as dollar, U.S. yields retreat

Spot gold rose 1.11pc to $1,756.56 per ounce by 1:43 p.m. EDT (1743 GMT), having earlier hit its highest since March 1 at $1,758.45.

Updated 09 Apr, 2021 12:07am

World

Biden willing to listen to alternatives to his plan to raise corporate taxes

Biden is hoping to use the additional revenue to pay for a more than $2 trillion jobs and infrastructure package.

Published 08 Apr, 2021 02:03am

Pakistan

Sindh govt decides to provide jobs under deceased quota

The Chief Secretary Sindh sought reports from all the secretaries concerned on matters related to deceased quota, disability quota and regularization of employees.

Published 06 Apr, 2021 06:06pm

Business & Finance

Early trade in New York: Dollar on track for third weekly gain

NEW YORK: The dollar rose on Friday in thin trading, on pace for its third weekly gain, after data showed the...

Published 03 Apr, 2021 03:41am

World

US private payrolls post biggest gain in six months; housing market cooling

WASHINGTON: US private employers hired the most workers in six months in March as more Americans got vaccinated...

Updated 01 Apr, 2021 09:09am

Business & Finance

Brazil economy creates record number of formal jobs in January

BRASILIA: Brazil’s economy created more than a quarter of a million formal jobs in January, official figures ...

Published 27 Mar, 2021 05:41am

Opinion

US economy readies itself for take-off

Struggling to get its vaccine campaign and economic recovery plan in gear, Europe can only watch with envy the...

Published 20 Mar, 2021 04:39am

World

BBC to shift 400 jobs out of London in major shake-up

LONDON: The BBC announced Thursday it will shift around 400 roles out of London as part of its "biggest...

Updated 19 Mar, 2021 09:35am

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Power Cem(Pref) / Jan 20 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	10.75 ▲ 0.76 (7.61%)
Premier Sugar / Jan 20 The Premier Sugar Mills(PMRS)	531.82 ▲ 37.10 (7.50%)
Khairpur / Jan 20 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	65.84 ▲ 4.59 (7.49%)
Masood Textile / Jan 20 Masood Textile Mills Limited(MSOT)	46.28 ▲ 3.22 (7.48%)
Nagina Cot. / Jan 20 Nagina Cotton Mills Limited(NAGC)	87.00 ▲ 5.99 (7.39%)
Janana D Mal / Jan 20 Janana De Malucho Textile Mills Limited(JDMT)	75.87 ▲ 4.97 (7.01%)
Oilboy Energy / Jan 20 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	22.00 ▲ 1.38 (6.69%)
Next Capital / Jan 20 Next Capital Limited(NEXT)	10.97 ▲ 0.50 (4.78%)
PICIC Ins.Ltd. / Jan 20 PICIC Insurance Limited(PIL)	1.22 ▲ 0.04 (3.39%)
Kot Addu Power / Jan 20 Kot Addu Power Company Limited(KAPCO)	33.80 ▲ 0.91 (2.77%)

Stock	Price
Jauharabad Sug / Jan 20 Jauharabad Sugar Mills Limited(JSML)	20.70 ▲ -2.40 (-10.39%)
Kohinoor Power / Jan 20 Kohinoor Power Company Limited(KOHP)	4.51 ▲ -0.39 (-7.96%)
Netsol Tech. / Jan 20 NetSol Technologies Limited(NETSOL)	98.33 ▲ -7.97 (-7.50%)
Jah.Sidd. Co. / Jan 20 Jahangir Siddiqui & Co. Ltd.(JSCL)	15.48 ▲ -1.25 (-7.47%)
Metro Steel / Jan 20 Metropolitan Steel Corporation Limited(MSCL)	24.80 ▲ -1.85 (-6.94%)
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Jan 20 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	4.02 ▲ -0.29 (-6.73%)
Khurshid Spinning / Jan 20 Khurshid Spinning Mills Limited(KHSM)	9.50 ▲ -0.68 (-6.68%)
Kohinoor Spining / Jan 20 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	4.02 ▲ -0.27 (-6.29%)
KASB Mod / Jan 20 KASB Modaraba(KASBM)	2.14 ▲ -0.14 (-6.14%)
Pak Gen.Ins. / Jan 20 The Pakistan General Insurance Co. Ltd.(PKGI)	4.67 ▲ -0.28 (-5.66%)

Stock	Volume
TRG Pak Ltd / Jan 20 TRG Pakistan Limited(TRG)	20,116,729 ▼ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Jan 20 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	18,767,000 ▼ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Jan 20 Telecard Limited(TELE)	16,343,000 ▼ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Jan 20 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	9,808,705 ▼ 0.00
Ghani Glo Hol / Jan 20 Ghani Global Holdings Limited(GGL)	6,497,000 ▼ 0.00
Hub Power Co. / Jan 20 The Hub Power Company Limited(HUBC)	5,915,755 ▼ 0.00
Hascol Petrol / Jan 20 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	5,569,000 ▼ 0.00
Avanceon Ltd / Jan 20 Avanceon Limited(AVN)	4,360,549 ▼ 0.00
Octopus Digital / Jan 20 Octopus Digital Limited(OCTOPUS)	4,114,500 ▼ 0.00
Al-Shaheer Corp / Jan 20 Al Shaheer Corporation Limited(ASC)	3,998,000 ▼ 0.00

Markets →

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jan 19	176.35
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jan 19	176.25
USD to Japanese Yen / Jan 19	114.42
USD to Swiss Franc / Jan 19	0.92
Pound Sterling to USD / Jan 19	1.36
Euro to USD / Jan 19	1.13
UK LIBOR % / Jan 19	0.07

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jan 19	4532.76
India Sensex / Jan 19	60098.82
Tokyo Nikkei / Jan 19	27467.23
Nasdaq / Jan 19	14340.25
Hang Seng / Jan 19	24127.85
FTSE 100 / Jan 19	7589.66
Dow Jones / Jan 19	35028.65
Germany DAX 30 / Jan 19	15809.72
France CAC40 / Jan 19	7589.66

Item	Value
Crude Oil / Jan 19	86.27
Karachi Cotton Assoc. / Jan 19	19180.00
Gold 10 Grams / Jan 19	107940.00
Gold Spot / Jan 19	1839.20
Cotton / Jan 19	123.95

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