Volatile Nikkei keeps Asian stocks on edge
[Reuters] 24 May, 2013
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Asian stocks fell to one-month lows on Friday and the yen rebounded broadly as extreme volatility in the Nikkei kept investors on e ...
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Gunmen kill Nato driver in Landi Kotal
[Business Recorder] 24 May, 2013
PESHAWAR: Gunmen on Friday opened fire on a convoy of Nato containers in a northwestern Pakistani town near the Afghan border, killing a driver and wo ...
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79pc Pakistanis think inflation increased in last three months
[Business Recorder] 24 May, 2013
ISLAMABAD: According to a Gilani Research Foundation Survey carried out by Gallup Pakistan, 79pc of Pakistanis think inflation has increased in the la ...
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45 Indian fishermen released, handed over to authorities at Wagah border
[Business Recorder] 24 May, 2013
LAHORE: Pakistan on Friday as a goodwill gesture and on humanitarian grounds released 45 Indian fishermen from Karachi's Malir Jail.It should be ...
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CD Shop owner killed in Quetta grenade attack
[Business Recorder] 24 May, 2013
QUETTA: Unknown assailants lobbed a hand grenade at a shop on Quetta's Sariab Road on Friday killing its owner.The shop which dealt in CDs was lo ...
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Online sureties' verification system being evolved: SHC CJ
[Business Recorder] 24 May, 2013
KARACHI: Chief Justice of Sindh High Court (SHC) Justice Mushir Alam has said that the online verification system of sureties and securities is being ...
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Indian HC meets Nawaz
[Business Recorder] 24 May, 2013
LAHORE: Indian High Commissioner Sharat Sabharwal on Friday called on Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) chief and prime minister-designate Mian Naw ...
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PC-I for Super Highway construction approved, to be built by next govt: CM
[Business Recorder] 24 May, 2013
HYDERABAD: Caretaker Sindh Chief Minister Justice Zahid Kurban Alavi (Retd) has said that PC-I of M-9 Project for the construction of Super Highway be ...
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Pakistani students graduated from AIT
[Business Recorder] 24 May, 2013
BANGKOK: Nineteen Pakistani students have completed Masters and Ph.D programmes at the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) and were awarded degrees at ...
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Google, like Facebook, in talks to buy Waze for about $1 billion: report
[Reuters] 24 May, 2013
(Reuters) - Google Inc is considering buying Israeli mobile satellite navigation start-up Waze Inc, which may lead to a bidding war with Facebook Inc, ...
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Procter & Gamble brings back former CEO to fix company
[Reuters] 24 May, 2013
(Reuters) - Procter & Gamble Co on Thursday brought back A.G. Lafley to run the world's largest household products maker, replacing Bob McDon ...
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Pakistan to repay IMF $541.47m by end-June
[The News] 24 May, 2013
KARACHI: Pakistan will repay approximately $541.47 million worth of debt to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) by June 30, say analysts.
The pa
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Goldman unveils checks on conflicts in bid to fix image
[Reuters] 23 May, 2013
SALT LAKE City (Reuters) - After dozens of meetings with executives and regulators, 100,000 hours of employee training and an immeasurable amount of p ...
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Former Goldman banker settles SEC 'pay-to-play' charges
[Reuters] 23 May, 2013
WASHINGTON/CHICAGO (Reuters) - A former Goldman Sachs Group Inc. investment banker has agreed to a five-year securities industry ban and a record fine ...
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Kim Dotcom mulls suing tech giants for ''copyright breach''
[Geo TV] 23 May, 2013
WELLINGTON: Internet mogul Kim Dotcom said Thursday he was considering taking legal action against tech giants suc
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Gap profit soars; Aeropostale first quarter sales plummet
[Reuters] 23 May, 2013
(Reuters) - Gap Inc reported a higher first-quarter profit on Thursday, helped by a rise in same-store sales at its Old Navy and namesake chains, and ...
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Gap first-quarter profit rises 43 percent
[Reuters] 23 May, 2013
(Reuters) - Gap Inc reported a higher first-quarter profit on Thursday, helped by a rise in same-store sales at its Old Navy and namesake chains, and ...
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Sprint, SoftBank complete U.S. state regulatory review process
[Reuters] 23 May, 2013
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Sprint Nextel and SoftBank Corp said on Thursday they had received all necessary state regulatory approvals for the Japanese comp ...
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