9th February, 2013
Google’s Chairman Eric Schmidt to sell up to 3.2 million shares!
While Google's stock is at record highs, Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt plans to sell more than 40 percent of his stock in the Internet search leader this year.
19th December, 2012
Facebook CEO Zuckerberg donates $500 million for health, education
Facebook Inc Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg is donating half a billion dollars in Facebook stock to a Silicon Valley charity.
1st December, 2012
Yahoo! ordered to pay $2.7 bn by Mexican court
The lawsuit stems from allegations of breach of contract and lost profits related to a yellow pages listing service.
12th November, 2012
Australian wins $208k from Google for ”mobster” defamation
Google Inc is like the newsagent that sells a newspaper containing a defamatory article: Judge David Beach.
3rd November, 2012
Facebook’s Sandberg sells $7.4 million in stock
Facebook Inc COO Sheryl Sandberg and two other executives sold millions of dollars worth of stock this week.
1st November, 2012
How much US candidates spend to get votes
A record $6 billion has been spent on TV ads in Campaign 2012, according to a new study led by Super PAC cash. – Video…
9th October, 2012
Thailand Rice intervention
Thailand’s government expects losses of about 80 billion baht ($2.6 billion) from its rice intervention scheme as of September 2012, the commerce minister said on…
1st September, 2012
Abramovich beats ‘dishonest’ Berezovsky in court
Chelsea Football Club owner Roman Abramovich emerged victorious on Friday from a $6 billion legal battle with his former mentor Boris Berezovsky.
2nd July, 2012
Threat to basmati rice export
The Rice Exporters Association of Pakistan announced crossing $2 billion mark, listing the problems that confronted the association and efforts to overcome them.
2nd March, 2012
Sanctions on Iran lift dollar demand
KARACHI, March 1: The current high demand for US dollars by importers is being attributed to a different reason linked with the Western sanctions on Iran.
29th December, 2011
Gold falls one per cent on higher dollar, euro zone concerns
LONDON: Gold fell more than one percent to a three-month low on Thursday as the dollar rose against a basket of currencies and on renewed…
6th May, 2011
Renren shares soar on Wall Street debut
NEW YORK: Shares in Renren soared Wednesday as the social network seen as China’s answer to Facebook made its debut on Wall Street. Renren, which…
2nd April, 2011
Britney Spears sued for $10M over fragrance deal
LOS ANGELES: A brand marketing company that brokered a deal for Britney Spears’ fragrance line sued the singer and her father Wednesday, claiming the pair…
25th March, 2011
Lifting of ban on forward booking Currency market reacts sharply
KARACHI: The currency market reacted sharply on the first day after the restoration of forward cover facility and panic prevailed in the market over the…
23rd March, 2011
Ban lifted after three years: SBP restores forward cover facility
KARACHI: The State Bank has lifted ban on forward cover for importers after three years. The move could impact upon exchange rate and the currency…
22nd February, 2011
Govt to dole out Rs60 billion to avert default
A senior government official told that an inter-ministerial meeting decided to release Rs30 billion immediately.