Stories By Rana Zeeshan Siddique
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BUSINESS
/ 2 weeks agoAsia markets start big month on cautious footing as US jobs data looms
SYDNEY (WS News) – Asian markets started what could be a momentous month warily, with shares mostly lower and Treasury yields...
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BUSINESS
/ 2 weeks agoOil climbs more than $1 on reports of Iran preparing strike on Israel
SINGAPORE (WS News) – Oil prices extended gains on Friday, climbing more than $1 a barrel to pare weekly losses, after...
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BUSINESS
/ 2 weeks agoIMF demands mini-budget as FBR fails to collect tax targets
ISLAMABAD (WS News) – Despite lofty claims of bringing more people into the tax net through various schemes and measures, the...
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BUSINESS
/ 2 weeks agoBrazilian state law overturns soy moratorium that helped curb Amazon deforestation
AGUA CLARA, Brazil (WS News) — A historic agreement that’s helped curb deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon for nearly two decades suffered...
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BUSINESS
/ 2 weeks agoKKR exploring investment in Thames Water share plan
(WS News) – US investment group KKR is in talks with troubled British utility Thames Water and its advisers about participating in...
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BUSINESS
/ 2 weeks agoBusiness leaders urge government to reduce interest rate to 12.5pc
LAHORE (WS News) – Former federal minister Gohar Ejaz said that the government should announce a winter package for the industry...
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BUSINESS
/ 2 weeks agoBerkshire’s cash soars to 325 billion dollars, Buffett sells Apple, Bank of America
(WS News) – Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway extended their retreat from stocks in the third quarter, further slashing holdings in...
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BUSINESS
/ 2 weeks agoWall St Week Ahead US election, Fed meeting loom in big week for markets
NEW YORK (WS News) – A double dose of potentially market-moving events arrives in the coming week as Americans vote on...
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BUSINESS
/ 2 weeks agoVW cost cutting necessary after ‘decades of structural problems’, CEO tells paper
BERLIN (WS News) – Volkswagen’s planned cost-cutting programme was unavoidable in order to remedy “decades of structural problems” at the German...
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BUSINESS
/ 2 weeks agoFBR takes action against cement manufacturers for tax fraud
(WS News) – FBR has intensified a crackdown on cement sector for tax fraud. Accusation involves the use of bogus coal...
