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NEW YORK: Wall Street’s main indexes were little changed in choppy trading on Friday, as the blockbuster Nasdaq...

Microsoft joins AI-driven tech layoff wave with 4,800 job cuts

Published 06 Jul, 2026 07:04pm

The software giant earlier this year offered voluntary buyouts to about 7% of its US workforce

Trump bought at least USD51m in bonds in March

Published 26 Apr, 2026 02:16am

NEW YORK: US President Donald Trump bought at least USD51 million in bonds in March, according to financial...

Prada layers winter jackets over light dresses at Milan show as Zuckerberg’s presence fuels smart glasses talk

Published 27 Feb, 2026 12:22pm

Brightly coloured handbags and quirky kitten heel shoes were also on display

EU threatens temporary measures to stop Meta blocking AI rivals from WhatsApp

Published 09 Feb, 2026 04:49pm

There are many AI options and people can use them from app stores, operating systems, devices, websites and industry partnerships

Wall Street Week Ahead: Fed, big earnings week loom for markets as global tensions muddy outlook

Published 26 Jan, 2026 06:04am

NEW YORK: Investors who have been consumed by geopolitical turmoil to start the year may switch focus in the coming...

Meta urges Australia to change teen social media ban

Published 12 Jan, 2026 01:22pm

Australia has required big platforms including Meta, TikTok and YouTube to stop underage users from holding accounts

S&P 500 hits record high after US jobs data

Published 10 Jan, 2026 06:29am

FRANKFURT: The S&P 500 set an intraday record high on Friday as a weaker-than-expected jobs report did little to...

Trump buys at least $82 million in bonds since late August, disclosures show

Published 16 Nov, 2025 11:09am

According to the forms released by the US Office of Government Ethics

Meta in talks for $200 billion AI data center project, The Information reports

Published 26 Feb, 2025 12:45pm

Meta Platforms is in discussions to construct a new data center campus for its artificial intelligence projects,...

Facebook-parent Meta settles with Australia’s privacy watchdog over Cambridge Analytica lawsuit

Published 17 Dec, 2024 12:37pm

Meta Platforms has agreed to a A$50 million settlement ($31.85 million), Australia’s privacy watchdog said on...

Australia’s world-first social media ban for children under 16 attracts mixed reaction

Published 29 Nov, 2024 10:51am

SYDNEY: Australians reacted on Friday with a mixture of anger and relief to a social media ban on children under 16...

Meta to appeal Indian order that curbs data-sharing between WhatsApp, other apps

Published 19 Nov, 2024 02:58pm

Meta Platforms said on Tuesday it plans to appeal an order by India’s competition watchdog that restricts the US...

Wall St loses over 1pc amid fading rate-cut hopes

Published 26 Apr, 2024 04:15am

NEW YORK: US stocks slumped on Thursday as most megacaps fell after Meta Platforms’ quarterly results, while...

Wall St slips as higher yields offset upbeat corporate earnings

Published 25 Apr, 2024 03:05am

NEW YORK: Wall Street’s main indexes pared early gains to trade lower on Wednesday, as losses in heavyweight tech...

Wall St ticks up on megacaps, earnings boost

Published 19 Apr, 2024 05:07am

NEW YORK: Wall Street’s main stock indexes gained on Thursday as investors cheered upbeat earnings across several...

EU faces uphill battle to rein in big tech

Published 07 Mar, 2024 11:01am

BRUSSELS: The EU’s landmark curbs on how tech titans do business online kick in from Thursday, but just how far...

Japan PM Kishida to discuss AI with Meta’s Zuckerberg on Tuesday, Fuji TV reports

Published 27 Feb, 2024 10:44am

TOKYO: Japan Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will meet Meta Platforms Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg on Tuesday to...

Meta wants industry-wide labels for AI-made images

Published 06 Feb, 2024 07:23pm

SAN FRANCISCO: Meta on Tuesday said it is working with other tech firms on standards that will let it better detect...

Meta, Amazon beat expectations with stellar results

Published 02 Feb, 2024 02:51pm

SAN FRANCISCO: Meta and Amazon on Thursday blew through expectations in their latest quarterly results as Big Tech...

Nasdaq sinks to 1-week low on Alphabet disappointment

Published 01 Feb, 2024 04:52am

NEW YORK: The tech-heavy Nasdaq tumbled to over a week low on Wednesday, as Alphabet’s projections for rising AI...

S&P 500 hits fresh record high

Published 23 Jan, 2024 05:14am

NEW YORK: The benchmark S&P 500 scaled a fresh record high on Monday, extending a bull-market run into a new ...

Wall Street loses steam on last day of upbeat 2023

Published 30 Dec, 2023 06:28am

NEW YORK: US stocks lost momentum on the final trading day of an upbeat year that witnessed the benchmark S&P ...

Meta Platforms’ paid ad-free service targeted in Austrian privacy complaint

Published 28 Nov, 2023 12:13pm

BRUSSELS: Meta Platforms’ paid no-ads subscription service launched in Europe this month faced one of its biggest...

LinkedIn hits 1 billion members, adds AI features for job seekers

Published 01 Nov, 2023 06:28pm

LinkedIn, the business-focused social network owned by Microsoft, on Wednesday said it now has more than 1 billion...

Wall St gains on megacap boost ahead of Fed verdict

Published 31 Oct, 2023 05:26am

NEW YORK: Wall Street’s main indexes rose on Monday, boosted by megacap growth stocks ahead of a busy week of...

Meta introduces ad-free plans for Instagram, Facebook in Europe

Published 30 Oct, 2023 06:45pm

Meta Platforms said on Monday it will offer users in Europe a subscription plan to use Facebook and Instagram...

Nasdaq jumps over 1pc as Amazon, Intel updates lift megacaps

Updated 28 Oct, 2023 06:34am

NEW YORK: The Nasdaq outperformed peers on Friday as robust updates from Amazon.com and Intel lifted beaten-down...

Dozens of US states sue Meta Platforms for allegedly harming mental health of young people

Published 25 Oct, 2023 06:19am

WASHINGTON: Dozens of US states are suing Meta Platforms and its Instagram unit, accusing them of contributing to a...

Wall St climbs after investors digest slew of economic data

Published 29 Sep, 2023 06:24am

NEW YORK: Wall Street’s key indexes gained on Thursday as investors assessed the latest batch of economic data and...

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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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