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Initiative will see Kiwis get helping hand on managing money, retirement

The Retirement Commission has brought together hundreds of financial service providers to help New Zealanders grow their...

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Sensex, Nifty rebound on value buying

Benchmark Sensex rebounded 239 points, while NSE Nifty ended its seven-day losing streak on Tuesday following value-buyi...

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The real and present killer

Bomb blasts. Shoot-outs. Missiles. All are killers. When they happen, there is uproar. There is panic. There are emergen...

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Smog: Who’s responsible?

Smog choking Pakistan’s major urban hubs is a tragedy that has been decades in the making, rooted in poor policy imple...

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Punjab Agricultural Income Tax (Amendment) Bill 2024

The Punjab Agricultural Income Tax (Amendment) Bill 2024 is a significant legislative initiative aimed at modernizing an...

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PARTLY FACETIOUS: ‘Each Pakistani woman has 6.2 children in her lifetime... .’

“I would advise amending the constitution or laws – I am not sure what is applicable.”“I know what you are refer...

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Reserves increased from two weeks to two months, bravo!

A beaming Finance Minister and former President of the country’s largest bank proudly announced that the foreign excha...

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Modaraba cos: SECP decides to conduct external Shariah audit

ISLAMABAD: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has decided to conduct an external Shariah audit of...

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UK and India to resume stalled free trade talks

LONDON: Britain and India will resume stalled talks to agree a free-trade deal, the two countries said after their leade...

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Why Dubai’s current real estate boom is here to stay

As Dubai’s luxury real estate market continues to defy expectations of a slowdown, experts are more confident than eve...

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PTA rules out any link with internet slowdowns with VPNs

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) on Tuesday ruled out any connection between recent internet slowdo...

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$2.8bn KSA investment: PM pleased with implementation of MoUs

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday expressed satisfaction over implementation of recently signed bilate...

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Domestic risk retention capacity: SECP recommends establishment of national reinsurance pool

ISLAMABAD: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has strongly recommended establishment of a nationa...

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Curbs on Iranian border trade affect FBR collection

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has suffered a huge revenue loss on account of restrictions on border trad...

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Tajik envoy underscores need for restoring Karachi’s glory for investment

KARACHI: Ambassador of Tajikistan Sharifzoda Yusuf, while highlighting the glorious history of Karachi which was a compl...

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Mastercard’s vision: a future without passwords

Mastercard has announced its vision to transform online shopping by 2030....

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Delhi pollution: Airmergency continues as city 'severe-plus' for 2nd day

Delhi experienced its second consecutive day of hazardous air quality, with an average Air Quality Index (AQI) of 460, c...

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On the third day of CM Mohan Majhi’s visit to Singapore, an Interactive Session on Business Opportunities in Odisha was held, attracting global investors and industry leaders

Bhubaneswar: On the third day of CM Mohan Majhi’s visit to Singapore, an Interactive Session on Business Opportunities...

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Newk's Eatery bites into more of DFW

The Mississippi-based chain is slating more new restaurants for Dallas' northern suburbs....

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Comcast to proceed with plans to spin off its cable channels

Comcast to spin off NBCUniversal cable television networks including MSNBC and CNBC...

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Comcast will announce the spinoff of cable networks Wednesday, CNBC source says

Comcast is planning to announce the spinoff of its cable networks, including CNBC, MSNBC and E!, on Wednesday, according...

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Oil settles flat on partial restart of Sverdrup field

Oil prices settled slightly higher on Tuesday as signs of escalation of the Russia-Ukraine war turned investors cautious...

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European AI Search Engines Plan New Index With Merchant Rankings

Ecosia and Qwant have unveiled plans to create their own artificial intelligence (AI)-powered European search index, whi...

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S&P 500 and Nasdaq close higher on Nvidia

The Nasdaq rose more than 1% and S&P 500 also ended higher on Tuesday, led by a jump in technology shares as investors e...

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Advance Auto Parts closing all California stores, including 14 in San Diego County

The auto supply company, with more than 150 stores in this state, is closing all California locations and hundreds of ot...

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Carnival Cruise Line launches ‘100% Holiday campaign’ via Today the Brave

Vince Osmond: 'We knew we could connect with people through deeper insight and break the category convention. The univer...

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Samsung Biologics signs manufacturing deal with European pharmaceutical company

The company will provide manufacturing services through 2031 in deals worth over USD 668 millionSamsung Biologics' cumul...

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Jersey Mike’s sandwich chain is acquired by private equity firm Blackstone for $8 billion

NEW YORK — Jersey Mike’s, the quickly expanding sandwich chain, is being acquired by asset management giant Blacksto...

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SpaceX launches giant Starship rocket, but aborts attempt to catch booster with mechanical arms

It was the latest test for the world’s biggest and most powerful rocket that SpaceX and NASA hope to use to get astron...

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Trump plans to nominate billionaire buddy Howard Lutnick as Commerce secretary

WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump announced Tuesday he will nominate transition co-chair and billionaire busin...

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CIMB Thai Auto upbeat on used cars

CIMB Thai Auto Co, a subsidiary of CIMB Thai Bank (CIMBT) specialising in used car loans, expects a market recovery next...

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SpaceX completes sixth Starship flight, splashes down both booster and spacecraft

SpaceX launched its sixth Starship test flight to date on Tuesday....

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Vital Healthcare resurrects dual listing plan

The NZX-listed healthcare trust is again proposing to separate its New Zealand and Australian assets into distinct legal...

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Belmont buyer first off the block as townhouse sells in days

A Geelong buyer trading inner city apartment for spacious Belmont townhouse was first through the door as a deal was wra...

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Cigna Group arm Evernorth opens Global Capability Centre in Hyderabad; plans to ramp up hiring

Evernorth Health Services opens global capability centre in Hyderabad and plans to hire 300 more employees by April 2025...

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TV doc to run Medicare, billionaire to Commerce

WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday tapped Dr. Mehmet Oz, a former television talk show host and hear...

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At age 20, a lifetime of earning less than men begins for women

The gender pay gap starts at 20 and continues to expand to a point where women earn 32.6% less than men in the 55—to 5...

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Newport police department considers adding more Teslas to fleet

Newport is considering adding two more Teslas to its police fleet, which have already saved the department $3,449 in fue...

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Farmlands: New Zealand’s largest rural supply store records more losses

The co-op has posted a $14.3 million net loss after tax for the year ended June 2024....

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Ottawa takes aim at corporate investors buying single-family homes

The federal government’s consultation is asking the public if they are aware of specific examples in Canada or other j...

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Regional leaders convene to pitch solutions for housing crisis: ‘This is a solvable problem’

NKY officials, business leaders, and professionals met to discuss the region's housing problems, which stem from a gener...

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Gallup: Public Support For Gun-Bans Craters

Gallup: Public Support For Gun-Bans Craters According to Gallup’s latest polling, support for a handgun ban has fallen...