Thursday, January 1, 2026

Oil rises on Saudi plan to deepen output cuts from July

Oil prices rose by more than $1 a barrel on Monday after top crude exporter Saudi Arabia pledged to cut production by a further...
World economy-virus

Why is China not rushing to fix its ailing economy?

With China at risk of tipping into prolonged stagnation and a spiralling property crisis threatening financial stability, there is growing unease over why its leaders are not...

Ahead of budget,  is the FPCCI off tangent?

On 25th May 2021, four of the country’s leading newspapers carried an appeal to the Honorable Prime Minister. Unlike the annual pre-budget industry lobbying,...

Surging unemployment amongst soaring inflation 

Writing for Dawn, author Mohiuddin Aazim explains that the recent increase in fuel oil and gas prices is devastating for the majority of Pakistanis....

Exclusive: Embattled Shehbaz claims political uncertainty not a hindrance in IMF talks 

Claims his govt has accepted ‘harsh’ terms from the fund and is trying its best not to offend the IMF

Market Daily: A glimmer of hope for investors at PSX, up 261.42 points

LAHORE: Driven by Thursday’s inertia, the KSE 100 index was off to a weak start at open and after falling to fresh lows the...

The Finance Minister who cried Wolf

It is becoming harder and harder to believe Mr Dar’s claims given his history of being wrong. 

Exclusive: OPEC upbeat over 2024 oil demand outlook despite slowdown

OPEC will likely maintain an upbeat view on oil demand growth for next year when it publishes its first outlook later this month, predicting...

KSE 100 hovers around One Year Low as investors focus on the former Prime Minister

LAHORE: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) lacked volumes the country’s political scene remains unstable. Volumes dipped lowest in months and indices bled as investors focused...

AI means everyone can now be a programmer, Nvidia chief says

Artificial intelligence means everyone can now be a computer programmer as all they need to do is speak to the computer, Nvidia Corp (NVDA.O) CEO...

Investing in AI: how to avoid the hype

Experienced tech investors are hunting for undervalued opportunities in an over-valued space. At stake is how best to invest in the potential of Artificial Intelligence...

Lahore’s grave neglect: The alarming case of water contamination

In assessing the consequences of this, the ARC’s reported results reveal that the ignorance of this lead contamination in the government’s water supply is a heinous injustice

US Congress averts historic default, approves debt-limit suspension

The U.S. Senate on Thursday passed bipartisan legislation backed by President Joe Biden that lifts the government's $31.4 trillion debt ceiling, averting what would...
Coronavirus-world economic recession

Fed, economists make course correction on US recession predictions

Blame it on economic theory not matching reality, groupthink among forecasters or political partisanship by opponents of the Biden administration, but a year ago...

Analysis: Moody’s warning on US banks a wake-up call for sanguine investors

The slide in U.S. bank stocks this week appeared to catch traders in the options market by surprise, data shows, raising questions over whether...