China factory activity slumps further on energy woes

Beijing, Oct 31 (AFP/APP):Factory activity in China plunged more than expected in October, official data showed Sunday, suggesting the industrial sector continued struggling as it grappled with tight power supply and surging raw material costs. The key Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) — a gauge of […]

What’s in the global tax reform agreed by the G20?

Rome, Oct 30 (AFP/APP):After years of negotiations, G20 leaders on Saturday endorsed an historic deal aimed at ending tax havens, although some developing countries complain it still falls short. Some 136 countries representing more than 90 percent of global GDP have signed the OECD-brokered deal […]

Petrol prices to remain unchanged

ISLAMABAD, Oct 30 (APP):As per directions of the Prime Minister of Pakistan, the prices of petroleum products will remain unchanged for next fortnight to provide relief to the masses, Finance Ministry said Saturday. In a statement issued here, the ministry said, If there would be […]

Saudi Aramco Q3 profits soar 158 percent on higher oil prices

Riyadh, Oct 31 (AFP/APP):Saudi Aramco’s earnings rose 158 percent year-on-year in the third quarter on higher oil prices and volumes sold as the global economy recovered, it said on Sunday. “The increase in net income was primarily the result of higher crude oil prices and […]

FBR collects revenues of Rs 1841, surpasses collection target by Rs 233 bn

ISLAMABAD, Oct 30 (APP):The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has collected net revenue of Rs1,841 billion during July-October of current Financial Year (2021-22), exceeding the target of Rs1,608 billion by Rs 233 billion. According to provisional figures released here Saturday, this represents a growth of […]

Businessmen for reducing production cost as high inflation threatens economy

Islamabad-October30 (Online): The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry’s Businessmen Panel has stressed the need for reducing cost of doing business, besides evolving a new price control mechanism, as the inflation in has broken all records during the last three years, with food […]

US Congress braces for frantic year end with Biden agenda at stake

Washington, Oct 29 (AFP/APP):US lawmakers are heading into the holiday season after one of the busiest legislative periods in years, with President Joe Biden having failed so far to coalesce Democrats around make-or-break spending bills that he hopes will improve his sagging approval ratings. Facing […]

Iran petrol network partially restored after cyberattack

Tehran, Oct 29 (AFP/APP):Iran’s subsidised petrol distribution system was partially restored Friday, three days after an unprecedented cyberattack by unknown perpetrators, authorities said. Among 4,300 fuel stations across the country, “at present, 1,450 are connected to the central fuel distribution system,” said Fatemeh Kahi, a […]

US inflation has not yet subsided, posing challenge to Biden

Washington, Oct 29 (AFP/APP):President Joe Biden has bet that the high US inflation rate will decline and help the case for the spending plans he’s staked his presidency on, but data released Friday instead showed prices remaining stubbornly high in the world’s largest economy. There […]

Pakistan Stock Exchange launches new trading system

KARACHI, Oct 28 (APP):Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) has launched a new trading system, which was purchased from Shenzhen Stock Exchange (SZSE) of China. The system is deployed on state-of-the-art, robust, and advanced servers in house to meet and exceed the trading needs of PSX and […]