[ MEXICO CITY/SHANGHAI: Electric car rivals BYD and Tesla are set to be the biggest losers from Mexico’s proposed 50% tariff on autos imported from China, triggering a likely blow to the fast-growing electric car market in Mexico while sparing the traditional “Big Three” US car manufacturers. The proposed tariff, announced on Wednesday, targets electric … Read more

[ KARACHI: Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) traded largely sideways during the outgoing week, with the benchmark KSE-100 index closing at 154,440, up 163 points, or 0.1% week-on-week (WoW). Investors remained cautious amid profit-taking, the prevailing flood situation and the upcoming monetary policy announcement. On a day-on-day basis, the PSX extended its unstoppable rally on Monday, … Read more

DUBAI: Nadeen Ayoub, the first Palestinian to compete in Miss Universe, will step onto the stage at the height of one of the most harrowing periods in her people’s history, determined to show they are more than headlines of war. “We’re more than our struggle and pain,” she told AFP in Dubai, where she is … Read more

[ BEIJING: Pakistan’s Ambassador to China Khalil Hashmi inaugurated the Digital Pakistan Pavilion at the China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS) in Beijing on Thursday, marking a significant step in showcasing the nation’s IT capabilities on a global stage. The pavilion, featuring 15 leading Pakistani tech firms, aims to forge strategic partnerships and … Read more

[ SAN FRANCISCO: The Nasdaq notched a record high close on Friday in a mixed trading session, lifted by Microsoft, as investors looked ahead to the Federal Reserve’s policy meeting next week, when it is widely expected to cut interest rates to counter a slowdown in the jobs market. Fuelled by Tesla and other technology-related … Read more

Take one very large shark, a boat (we're gonna need a bigger one of those) and a movie that ran way over budget and you've got all the ingredients of a career-making film for one of Hollywood's most successful directors. Now fans of "Jaws" — Steven Spielberg's terrifying thriller about a man-eating shark — can re-live the … Read more