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AFP/APP Hong Kong: Oil prices slumped on Monday as easing tensions between the United States and Iran dented risk premiums, while precious metals came under renewed pressure from a surging dollar following last week’s sharp sell-off.…

AFP/APP New York: Gold and silver prices dived on Friday, while European stock markets ended the week higher and Wall Street pulled back, as investors were reassured by US President Donald Trump’s pick to take over as head of the Federal…

AFP/APP London: US stocks rebounded Friday on the back of buoyant big tech earnings while London hit another record peak as investors tracked a series of takeover bids for UK companies. Wall Street opened higher as traders shrugged…

AFP/APP  Tokyo: Tokyo stocks opened lower on Thursday after hotter-than-expected US inflation data drove down Wall Street shares, while the yen briefly hit a 34-year low. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index dropped 1.07 percent, or 425.06…

AFP/APP  Washington: US consumer inflation continued to accelerate last month, according to government data published Wednesday, reducing the chances of an early interest rate cut from the Federal Reserve in a tense election year. …

AFP/APP  London: Wall Street stocks slumped on Wednesday after data showed US consumer inflation continued to accelerate last month, reducing the chances of an early interest rate cut from the Federal Reserve. The annual consumer…

AFP/APP London: US and European stocks retreated on Tuesday as investors awaited this week's US inflation data, the eurozone central bank meeting, and corporate results. Investors will be poring over US consumer price data to be…

AFP/APP New York: Oil prices scored fresh five-month peaks Wednesday on unrest in the crude-rich Middle East and an OPEC+ call for its members to maintain its strategy of reducing output. Eurozone stocks advanced as a drop in…

News Desk Islamabad: Pakistan urgently needed the financial inclusion of women to turn fifty percent of its population into a productive workforce. Assisting women with the promotion of their fledgling businesses through information…

News Desk Lahore: The internet is divided over a Lahore university’s celebration of Bollywood Day as one of its senior batch goodbye festivities. Others criticised the students for their “vilifying” behaviour and for “shamelessly”…