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Pak corporates – challenges to growth

Pak corporates have had a roller-coaster side up, down and sideways with field shots and slam dunks. By the 1960s the in...

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Working on rules for regulating online ads: MIB tells parliamentary panel

The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) is developing rules to regulate online advertisements, incorporating ...

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Bursa Malaysia kicks off 2025 on a soft note, tracking US decline

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 2 — Bursa Malaysia’s benchmark index started the year on a subdued note, tracking the overnight de...

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Lucio Co consolidates 153 Puremart stores into Puregold

Tycoon Lucio Co is consolidating his retail grocery businesses further with the acquisition by Puregold Price Club Inc. ...

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CDB’s financial strength confirmed

THE board of directors of the Barbados-based Caribbean Development Bank (CDB)) has approved a Callable Capital Report, a...

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2024: A scorecard for Pakistan’s E&P sector

The Exploration and Production (E&P) sector is the foundation of Pakistan’s oil and gas value chain, driving the perfo...

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"What Is The Biggest Risk For 2025" And 13 Other Highlights From DB's 2025 Market Survey

"What Is The Biggest Risk For 2025" And 13 Other Highlights From DB's 2025 Market Survey The Deutche Bank 2025 global fi...

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Buffalo lawmakers face tough budget decisions in 2025

While recent Rescue Plan amendments may have reduced the deficit, it's still a problem Buffalo lawmakers will have to ha...

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The complicated web we weave

A former Afghan journalist I once ran into in China – one who gave up a comfortable life in the Gulf to return to Afgh...

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Breakout stocks to buy or sell: Sumeet Bagadia recommends four shares to buy today — 2 January 2025

Breakout stocks to buy or sell: Sumeet Bagadia recommends four shares to buy today — Jindal Worldwide, NDR Auto Compon...

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Indian stock market: 6 key things that changed for market overnight - Gift Nifty, gold prices to crude oil

Indian stock market: Gift Nifty was trading around 23,840 level, a discount of nearly 60 points from the Nifty futures�...

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SEC seeks public input for rules on crypto, green equity, Sukuk bonds

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is preparing new guidelines that will expand fundraising and investment opp...

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Stocks To Watch Today: NMDC, Tata Motors, NTPC, Mazagon Dock, Maruti Suzuki

Sandur Manganese, RailTel Corp and DCX Systems are some of the other stocks to keep an eye on Thursday....

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Green Tech Accelerator: Empowering Taiwanese SMEs Toward Net-Zero Emissions and Building a Global Green Tech Ecosystem

TAIPEI, Jan. 1, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- A news report from Business Next Media Group:Green Tech Accelerator aims to bridge ...

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Parts of the UK are flooded by heavy rain as wild weather continues to disrupt New Year's events

Heavy rains and strong winds caused flooding in parts of the United Kingdom, disrupting New Year's celebrations. Areas i...

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Bourses rebound in 1st session of 2025

Snapping 2-day losses, Sensex and Nifty recover over 0.40% on buying in blue-chip stocks...

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In 59-minute video, Delhi bizman blames estranged wife, in-laws of harassment, dies by suicide

A 40-year-old businessman in Delhi's Model Town reportedly died by suicide after enduring alleged harassment from his wi...

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Gemfields halts Mozambican ruby mining as two shot dead

Company accuses illegal miners of taking advantage of political unrest...

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FINEX Foundation also selling PDS stake to PSE

The Financial Executives Institute of the Philippines Research and Development Foundation (FINEX Foundation) has decided...

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PM Marape commends China for opening its market to PNG’s agricultural exports

Prime Minister James Marape today commended the Chinese government for its commitment to strengthening bilateral trade t...

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Joe Biden Addresses New Orleans Attack Says Law Enforcement Probing Links With Cybertruck Explosion Outside Trump Hotel In Las Vegas

President Joe Biden vowed Wednesday to deploy all federal resources to investigate the New Year’s Day attack in New Or...

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GDP growth revival seen in H2FY25

However, India will have to navigate geopolitical headwinds, tame domestic inflation: Economists...

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Despite 13.5% rise in refunds, GST kitty swells 7% to Rs 1.77 trn

Indirect tax from domestic transactions grew 8.4% to Rs 1.32 lakh cr in Dec...

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BJP slams Kejriwal over "failed promises", AAP hits back

AAP and BJP continue to clash amid the Delhi election campaign. Arvind Kejriwal accuses BJP of planning to demolish temp...

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Fed jitters push ringgit lower on first trading day of 2025

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 2 — The ringgit opened lower against the US dollar on the first trading day of the year, weighed by ...

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Russian gas era in Europe ends

MOSCOW/KYIV--Russian gas exports via Soviet-era pipelines running through Ukraine came to a halt on New Year's Day, mark...

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‘Trump hates China more’: Mexicans bet that Trump is bluffing on tariffs

As Donald Trump vows an expanded trade war, Mexican businesses are continuing with factory expansions. They assume Mexic...

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Stanbic IBTC Insurance Passes Audit Certification, Reinforces Commitment To Excellence, Transparency

LAGOS – Stanbic IBTC Insurance Limited, a subsidiary of Stanbic IBTC Holdings has announced that it has success­fully...

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Stock Market Live Updates 2 January 2025: Stock to buy today: IRB Infrastructure Developers (₹59.56)

Sensex, Nifty, Share Prices LIVE: The stock of IRB Infrastructure Developers was under selling pressure between July and...

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What Do We Want From the Mall?

Recently, a retail mirage of sorts appeared just off the Hempstead Turnpike on the Queens-Long Island border, next to th...

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Elon Musk: Fireworks Or Explosive Device Caused Fatal Cybertruck Incident At Las Vegas Trump Hotel; Vehicle Was Rented

Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) CEO Elon Musk said the explosion involving a Cybertruck on Wednesday was not due to the vehicle�...

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Asian shares kicks off New Year after ominous end to 2024

Futures on benchmarks in Shanghai declined after mainland Chinese gauges tumbled in December’s final day of trading. T...

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Okada Foundation president takes over as chair of Ferronoux

Okada Foundation Inc. President James Lorenzana has been named the new chairman of Ferronoux Holdings Inc. following the...

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New Orleans Truck Attack: Biden Says Suspect Posted Videos ‘Inspired By ISIS’ (Live Updates)

At least 15 people were killed in the incident and more than a dozen were injured early on New Year’s Day....

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Nowhere to go but up: China’s farming drones take root as industry grows

Though some overseas governments are sceptical, China’s agricultural drones are blanketing countrysides as farmers beg...

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Stock to buy today: IRB Infrastructure Developers (₹59.56)

Traders looking for short-term opportunities can buy the shares of IRB Infra at ₹59 and accumulate if the price drops ...

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LG PRESENTS VISION FOR EXPANDING ITS "AI HOME SOLUTIONS" INTO MOBILITY SPACES AT CES 2025

Company Leverages Its Latest AI-driven Innovations to Expand the Definition of Space Experience SEOUL, South Korea, Jan....

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Hope shines in 2024’s stories of people and the environment

In 2024, scientists, creative directors, and persons with disabilities, among other advocates for science and the enviro...

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The Senselessness Of Certain Wars: Reflections From Vietnam To Ukraine

The Senselessness Of Certain Wars: Reflections From Vietnam To Ukraine Authored by Hans Mahncke via Truth Over News,I ha...

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Massive cancellations: Tens of thousands of passengers are canceling flights with Jeju Air after one of its jets crashed on Sunday killing 179 people

Following the Jeju Air jet crash pretty recently, it has come to light that numerous passengers are actually cancelling ...

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CCP, PPRA sign addendum on e-PADS

ISLAMABAD: The Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) and the Public Procurement Regulatory Authority (PPRA) have sign...

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PARTLY FACETIOUS: Attacking a government building is a no-no in any country

“We never learn lessons, do we?”“Nawaz Sharif is still trying to challenge the great physicist Albert Einstein, wh...

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PSX plans auction for Ijarah Sukuk on 8th

KARACHI: Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) has announced that the 17th auction for GoP Ijarah Sukuk (GIS) is planned to be c...

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Average cost of Platts with incidentals, duty hike HSD price

ISLAMABAD: The price of high-speed diesel (HSD) in Pakistan has increased in the latest price review, according to an an...

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Dec CPI inflation clocks in at 4.1pc YoY

ISLAMABAD: The Consumer Price Index-based inflation clocked in at 4.1 per cent on year-on-year basis in December 2024 as...

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Reforms in energy sector inevitable: Power consumers paying high tariffs as compared to regional countries

ISLAMABAD: Chairman Economic Policy and Business Development and former caretaker minister Gohar Ejaz has said that the ...

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FPCCI, BBoIT to hold Balochistan Summit on 27th

KARACHI Atif Ikram Sheikh, President FPCCI, has apprised that FPCCI and Balochistan Board of Investment & Trade (BBoIT) ...

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H1 exports soar 10.52pc to $16.561bn YoY

ISLAMABAD: The country’s exports increased by 10.52 percent during the first half (July-December) of current fiscal ye...

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PR earns Rs46bn in first half of FY2024-25

LAHORE: Pakistan Railways has achieved revenue of Rs 46 billion in the first half of the fiscal year, marking an increas...