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Taxes on super rich and tech giants stall under Trump

Published 21 Apr, 2025 05:42am

PARIS: Global tax plans targeting billionaires and multinational companies are running aground, with the United...

EU hits tech titans with tougher market restraints

Published 07 Sep, 2023 06:21am

BRUSSELS: The European Union on Wednesday unveiled the list of digital giants — including Apple, Facebook owner...

Satellites could beam poorest nations out of digital desert

Published 06 Mar, 2023 08:05am

DOHA: Only a third of people in the world’s poorest countries can connect to the internet, the UN telecoms agency...

UAE’s latest bet on tech: a ministry in the metaverse

Published 04 Oct, 2022 05:55am

The United Arab Emirates, which already boasts the world’s tallest skyscraper and has launched a bold Mars ...

Tech giants clamp down on Russia state-linked news

Published 01 Mar, 2022 11:30am

SAN FRANCISCO: Tech firms from Facebook to TikTok and Microsoft moved Monday to curb the reach of Russian...

Hong Kong shares rise as tech giants Alibaba, Tencent bounced back

Published 26 Nov, 2021 05:15am

HONG KONG: Hong Kong shares edged up on Thursday as tech giants Alibaba and Tencent bounced back after continuous...

Tech mega-caps knock 1pc off Nasdaq; banks lift Dow

Published 28 Sep, 2021 05:12am

NEW YORK: The Nasdaq index slipped more than 1% on Monday as investors swapped technology heavyweights for stocks...

Tax or no tax, UAE aims to remain magnet for investors

Published 21 Jun, 2021 03:43am

DUBAI: Tax advantages paired with a life of luxury have long drawn foreigners and multinationals to the UAE, which ...

Pakistan-origin Lina Khan becomes chair of US Federal Trade Commission

Published 16 Jun, 2021 01:35pm

Confirmation hailed by US Senator Elizabeth Warren
Khan, a Big Tech critic, previously worked at the FTC as a legal adviser

HP commits to reducing its emissions by half this decade

Updated 20 Apr, 2021 08:29pm

HP has pledged to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by half during this decade.
The company hopes to reach net zero emissions by 2040 and push its suppliers towards more environment-friendly practices as well.

Reliance Jio splashes out $8bn in Indian airwaves auction

Published 02 Mar, 2021 09:10pm

Jio picked up a total of 488.35 megahertz (Mhz) in frequency bands of 800 Mhz, 1800 Mhz and 2300 Mhz, India's telecoms secretary Anshu Prakash told reporters.
The top three Indian wireless carriers - Jio, Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea - together bought airwaves worth 778.15 billion rupees ($10.60 billion) at the close of the two-day auction, Prakash said.

Facebook cuts deal with Australia, will restore news pages in the coming days

Published 23 Feb, 2021 11:02am

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg and Facebook said a compromise had been reached on key aspects of the law, which was fiercely opposed by the tech companies
A global outrage sparked last week after the social media platform blacked out news for its Australian users and inadvertently blocking a series of non-news Facebook pages

IBM to become more environment friendly by 2030

Published 17 Feb, 2021 02:12pm

IBM sets new climate goals to get rid of carbon emissions from its operations by 2030.

Tech giants ‘close’ to deals with Australian media

Pixel phones will now be able to read your heart and respiratory rates with their cameras.

Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5G becomes the lowest priced foldable phone

Published 02 Feb, 2021 09:13am

Samsung slashes the price for its Galaxy Z Flip 5G by $250.

Google to pay $2.5m to disadvantaged females and Asian applicants

Published 02 Feb, 2021 08:29am

The US Department of Labor find that hiring and pay variations at Google deprived female and Asian applicants for Google engineering positions.

Facebook Investigated in UK for its $400m purchase of Giphy

Published 30 Jan, 2021 03:49pm

Facebook Inc. is being investigated in the UK for its $400 million purchase of Giphy Inc by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) in the UK

Apple warns iPhone 12 and MagSafe Users to stay away from Pacemakers

Updated 25 Jan, 2021 08:18pm

Apple warns users of iPhone 12 and MagSafe accessories to maintain a distance of more than 6 inches away from implanted medical devices like pacemakers.

India's TCS becomes Most Valued IT Company in the World

Published 25 Jan, 2021 07:51pm

India's Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) overtakes Accenture to become the most valued IT services company in the world today.
TCS's market capitalization rose to US$ 169.9 billion ahead of its rival Accenture.

Netflix upgrade to improve the sound experience on Andriods

Published 25 Jan, 2021 07:26pm

New Netflix Android upgrade reduces buffering time and improves audio quality.

Microsoft reverses its controversial Xbox Live price hike

Published 23 Jan, 2021 05:41pm

Microsoft has announced that it will be reversing the controversial increase in the price for Xbox Live.

Apple to bring a thinner MacBook Air with Magnetic Charger

Updated 22 Jan, 2021 05:00pm

Apple Inc. plans on launching a thinner and lighter MacBook Air with a magnetic charger during the second half of this year or in 2022.

Twitter buys Social Podcasting App Breaker

Published 05 Jan, 2021 02:07pm

Twitter announced that it has acquired Breaker, a social broadcasting app, to build Twitter Spaces.

Slack Struggles with the First Worldwide Outage of 2021

Updated 05 Jan, 2021 02:07pm

Slack declares a worldwide downtime as the new year witnesses its first major outage

Adobe Flash Player Officially been Laid to Rest in 2021

Updated 01 Jan, 2021 03:40pm

Adobe has officially bid farewell to its Flash Player, announcing that it would not be receiving any more security updates in 2021.

Sony PS5 Sales break records in 2020, setting higher targets for the New Year

Updated 01 Jan, 2021 03:52pm

Sony managed to sell 3.4 million PS5 units in just 4 weeks of launch and plans on selling up to 18 million units in 2021.

Microsoft, Google, Cisco, Dell join legal battle against hacking company NSO

Published 22 Dec, 2020 10:53am

That in turn "means dramatically more opportunities for those tools to fall into the wrong hands and be used nefariously," the brief argues.

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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 20	162.36
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 20	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 20	1.35
Euro to USD / Jul 20	1.14
SOFR % / Jul 17	3.60

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 17	7,457.69
India Sensex / Jul 17	78,151.45
Nasdaq / Jul 17	25,520.24
Dow Jones / Jul 17	52,146.42
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 20	77,672.21
Hang Seng / Jul 20	25,069.85
FTSE 100 / Jul 20	10,562.80
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 20	24,913.94
France CAC40 / Jul 20	8,361.60

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 17	18,780
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 17	361,656
Petrol/Litre / Jul 20	316.15
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 20	84.29
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 20	4,011.10
Diesel/Litre / Jul 20	354.35
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 20	79.24

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Asia Ins. / Jul 20 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	37.90 ▲ 3.45 (10.01%)
TPL Insurance / Jul 20 TPL Insurance Limited(TPLI)	64.08 ▲ 5.83 (10.01%)
Shams Textile / Jul 20 Shams Textile Mills Limited(STML)	63.99 ▲ 5.82 (10.01%)
Ahmad Hassan / Jul 20 Ahmad Hassan Textile Mills Limited(AHTM)	100.21 ▲ 9.11 (10%)
Baba Farid Sugar / Jul 20 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	460.42 ▲ 41.86 (10%)
Crescent Cotton / Jul 20 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	59.05 ▲ 5.37 (10%)
National Silk / Jul 20 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	299.43 ▲ 27.22 (10%)
Olympia Mills / Jul 20 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	118.34 ▲ 10.76 (10%)
Pak Refinery / Jul 20 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	49.05 ▲ 4.46 (10%)
Suhail Jute / Jul 20 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	246.36 ▲ 22.4 (10%)

Stock	Price
Khairpur Sug. / Jul 20 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	1,684.32 ▼ -187.15 (-10%)
Service Textile / Jul 20 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	56.04 ▼ -6.23 (-10%)
S.G.Power / Jul 20 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	87.83 ▼ -9.76 (-10%)
Maqbool Textile / Jul 20 Maqbool Textile Mills Limited(MQTM)	33.43 ▼ -3.71 (-9.99%)
Nadeem Tex. / Jul 20 Nadeem Textile Mills Limited(NATM)	77 ▼ -8.16 (-9.58%)
Fateh Sports / Jul 20 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	136.20 ▼ -14.09 (-9.38%)
ARM Green Industries / Jul 20 ARM Green Industries Limited(ARMG)	64.50 ▼ -6.2 (-8.77%)
Arpak Int. / Jul 20 Arpak International Investments Ltd.(ARPAK)	131.50 ▼ -12.51 (-8.69%)
F.Credit & Inv / Jul 20 First Credit and Investment Bank Limited(FCIBL)	29.10 ▼ -2.72 (-8.55%)
Shahzad Tex. / Jul 20 Shahzad Textile Mills Limited(SZTM)	92 ▼ -8.51 (-8.47%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jul 20 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	141,022,464 ▲ 0.8
Pak Refinery / Jul 20 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	48,881,807 ▲ 4.46
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Jul 20 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	29,446,010 ▲ 0.17
TPL Properties / Jul 20 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	27,013,607 ▲ 0.23
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 20 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	24,076,163 ▼ -0.12
Lotte Chemical / Jul 20 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	14,906,706 ▲ 0.32
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 20 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,835,254 ▼ -0.01
B.O.Punjab / Jul 20 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	12,813,281 ▼ -0.16
Maple Leaf Cement / Jul 20 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	12,543,286 ▲ 1.2
F. Nat.Equities / Jul 20 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	11,970,743 ▲ 0.01

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