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Internet platform Zoom to lay off 15 pc staff

Published 13 Feb, 2023 05:57am

SAN FRANCISCO: The company behind the Zoom video conferencing platform — which became a household name during the...

Zoom to shed about 1,300 jobs as pandemic-fueled demand slows

Published 08 Feb, 2023 12:08am

Zoom Video Communications said on Tuesday it would cut 15% of its workforce, or about 1,300 jobs, and trim base pay...

Zoom shares down 90% from peak as pandemic boom fades

Published 22 Nov, 2022 08:41pm

Shares of Zoom Video Communications Inc have tumbled about 90% from their pandemic peak in October 2020 as the...

Accused/appellant officers: FBR allows hearing through online channels

Updated 05 Aug, 2022 12:02pm

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has allowed personal hearing to the accused/appellant officers through...

US retail sales zoom higher in June despite high prices

Published 16 Jul, 2022 04:20am

WASHINGTON: US retail sales shot up in June amid the ongoing surge in prices, according to new data Friday that...

Google sees the future of work as 'hybrid'

Updated 08 Sep, 2021 07:35pm

Major tech companies themselves have postponed workers returning to offices and expect the new norm to become "hybrid" routines that mix being on-site with working remotely

Zoom reaches $85m settlement over user privacy, 'Zoombombing'

Published 02 Aug, 2021 06:02am

NEW YORK: Video Communications Inc agreed to pay $85 million and bolster its security practices to settle a lawsuit...

Dow falls more than 2% amid global growth, Covid-19 worries

Published 19 Jul, 2021 08:38pm

NEW YORK: Wall Street stocks tumbled early Monday, with the Dow losing more than two percent amid worries over ...

4th session of Pakistan-Belarus joint business council held

Published 17 Apr, 2021 03:28am

KARACHI: An online meeting of 4th Session of Pakistan-Belarus Joint Business Council was held virtually via Zoom ...

Russia warns could block Zoom if it prohibits govt use

Published 07 Apr, 2021 04:49pm

The US company has emerged as the global leader in video-conferencing applications, becoming ubiquitous as companies and schools moved online after the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic.

BOP earns Rs6.9bn profit after tax

Published 01 Apr, 2021 04:10am

LAHORE: In view of prevailing Covid-19 situation, the 30th Annual General Meeting of the members of The Bank of...

Zoom founder Eric Yuan transfers stock worth over $6bn

Published 09 Mar, 2021 10:07am

The transfers come as Zoom's shares have nearly tripled in the past 12 months, as the COVID-19 pandemic drove an increasing number of students and professionals to connect online.

Ledecky returns to racing with 1500m free win in San Antonio

Published 04 Mar, 2021 11:16am

Jordan Wilimovsky won the men's 1,500m free in 15:15.28. Will Gallant was second in 15:20.39 and Egypt's Marwan el Kamash was third in 15:27.06.

'Britain's worst Zoom meeting' goes viral

Published 06 Feb, 2021 04:06am

LONDON: Parish councils have long been seen as the genteel backbone of local democracy in towns and villages across...

WhatsApp to bring voice and video calls to desktop next year

Published 19 Dec, 2020 09:36am

WhatsApp said it has already rolled out the feature to some desktop users on a trial basis in time for the holiday season, a move first reported by tech blog WABetaInfo.

Zoom's Christmas gift: no cap on call lengths over the holidays

Updated 18 Dec, 2020 07:03pm

Zoom Video Communications Inc, whose technology has become a feature of household get togethers in 2020’s socially distanced world.

WhatsApp tests voice and video calls on desktop version – report

Published 18 Dec, 2020 05:21pm

The move to facilitate calls over large screens would put WhatsApp on par with video-conferencing bigwigs Zoom and Google Meet that have seen a meteoric rise in usage during the pandemic, but it is unclear if it has ambitions to compete with the two.

Zoom to Lift its 40 Minute Meeting limit for the holidays

Published 17 Dec, 2020 10:37am

Zoom has announced that it will lift its 40 minute meeting limit for free accounts all over the world during the upcoming holidays.

Video conferencing app Zoom enjoys exponential rise in sales thanks to COVID-19

Published 02 Dec, 2020 10:37am

In the third quarter of 2020, analysts had expected Zoom's revenue to increase by $694 million, but the increase turned out to be higher than expected.

Zoom Settles FTC Charges for Misleading Users about its Security Features

Updated 11 Nov, 2020 11:31am

Zoom was able to reach a settlement on the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) charges for misrepresenting its encryption features to users during the pandemic.

Zoom forecasts sales surge as video conferencing becomes a daily routine

Published 01 Sep, 2020 10:35am

Shares of Zoom, which have surged almost four-fold this year, rose 9.3% to $355.30 after the bell.

Senators urge US Justice Dept to probe TikTok, Zoom

Published 30 Jul, 2020 11:47pm

The two lawmakers said they were asking for the investigation because of reports of violations of Americans' civil liberties.
We believe that it is imperative that the Department of Justice investigate and determine whether Zoom and TikTok's business relationships.

Zoom overtakes TikTok, as world’s most downloaded app

Published 20 Jul, 2020 11:01am

The video-conference app on iOS was downloaded almost 94 million times from April 1 to June 30

TikTok quits Hong Kong as US giants suspend processing data requests

Published 07 Jul, 2020 05:42pm

Major US internet companies including Facebook, Microsoft, Google, Twitter and Zoom have all announced they have suspended the processing of requests for user data.
The US companies' social media platforms are generally banned in China, where access is blocked by Beijing's "great firewall".

Zoom doubles forecast for full-year revenue on remote-work boost

Published 03 Jun, 2020 02:51am

The latest quarterly report shows the company now has about 265,400 customers with more than 10 employees, a near four-fold increase from a year earlier.

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 20	278.15
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 20	277.95
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 20	3.62

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 17	7,457.69
Nasdaq / Jul 17	25,520.24
Dow Jones / Jul 17	52,146.42
India Sensex / Jul 20	77,708.52
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 20	64,141.12
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
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 20	84.29
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 20	18,880
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 20	363,971
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 20	4,011.10
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 20	79.24
Petrol/Litre / Jul 21	315.80
Diesel/Litre / Jul 21	360.06

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%)
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%)
Husein Industries / Jul 20 Husein Industries Limited(HUSI)	55 ▲ 5 (10%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Jul 20 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	45.98 ▲ 4.18 (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%)
Ideal Dynamics / Jul 20 Ideal Dynamics Limited(IDEAL)	49.50 ▼ -5.25 (-9.59%)
Fateh Sports / Jul 20 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	136.39 ▼ -13.9 (-9.25%)
Buxly Paints / Jul 20 Buxly Paints Limited(BUXL)	173.04 ▼ -16.9 (-8.9%)
ARM Green Industries / Jul 20 ARM Green Industries Limited(ARMG)	64.63 ▼ -6.07 (-8.59%)
Elahi Cotton / Jul 20 Elahi Cotton Mills Limited(ELCM)	216.01 ▼ -20.08 (-8.51%)
Metro Steel / Jul 20 Metropolitan Steel Corporation Limited(MSCL)	22.03 ▼ -2.02 (-8.4%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jul 20 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	166,059,814 ▲ 0.8
Pak Refinery / Jul 20 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	49,159,104 ▲ 4.46
TPL Properties / Jul 20 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	38,436,785 ▲ 0.41
Trust Sec.& Brok. / Jul 20 Trust Securities & Brokerage Limited(TSBL)	36,283,729 ▲ 0.15
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 20 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	27,615,297 ▼ -0.07
Lotte Chemical / Jul 20 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	17,575,908 ▲ 0.54
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 20 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	15,089,114 ▲ 0
B.O.Punjab / Jul 20 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	14,202,726 ▲ 0.01
Maple Leaf Cement / Jul 20 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	13,521,739 ▲ 0.86
F. Nat.Equities / Jul 20 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	13,125,536 ▲ 0.01

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