TOKYO : The dollar slipped against the yen in Asia on Thursday as investors locked in profits on the greenback’s recent surge, while the euro was weak on gloomy European growth data. The currency market’s reaction to upbeat Japan economic growth data was muted despite figures showing ...

SYDNEY : The Australian dollar slipped below parity with the greenback for the first time in 12 months on Saturday on fears that the mining-powered economy was slowing. The Aussie hit a low of 99.62 US cents in offshore trade overnight, dipping below the US$1 mark for the first time since May 14 ...

MOSCOW: Chelsea football club owner and superyacht enthusiast Roman Abramovich slipped out of the top 10 richest Russians in Forbes magazine's 2013 ranking published on Thursday.The flamboyant steel, mining, real estate and telecommunications tycoon has lost $1.9 billion of his fortune and is now ...

LONDON - Gold edged lower on Monday, after rising by nearly 2 percent in the previous session, as funds were seen cutting bullion holdings for better investment yields in riskier assets such as equities.Spot gold dropped 0.4 percent to $1,575.26 an ounce by 1406 GMT. On price charts the metal ...

POUGHKEEPSIE (UPI)"Whatever" remains the most annoying word or phrase in the English language, a poll indicates. "Like" and "you know" trailed in the show and place positions, the Marist College Institute for Public Opinion in Poughkeepsie NY, reported. Almost one-third, 32 percent, of the adults ...

KARACHI - Gold price slipped by Rs 257 to close at Rs 50,228 per 10 grams in the local market on Friday as its international price dropped to $1,720 an ounce, market sources said.According to Karachi Sarafa Association official, tola (11.664 grams) price also fell by Rs 300 to close at Rs 58,600. ...

KARACHI (APP) - Gold price slipped by Rs 43 to close at Rs 46,585 per 10 grams in the local market Friday, as its international price dropped to $1,592 an ounce, market sources said. According to Karachi Sarafa Association official, tola price also decreased by Rs 100 to Rs 54,350. Silver closed ...

KARACHI (APP) - Gold further slipped by Rs 428 to close at Rs 48,000 per 10 grams in the local market Tuesday, as its international price dropped to $1,696 an ounce, market sources said. According to Karachi Sarafa Association official, tola (11.664 grams) price also plunged by Rs 500 to close at ...

KARACHI (APP) - Gold further slipped by Rs 428 to close at Rs 48,857 per 10 grams in the local market Friday, as its international price dropped to $ 1,731 an ounce, market sources said. According to Karachi Sarafa Association official, tola (11.664 grams) price also decreased by Rs 500 to Rs ...

KARACHI (APP) Gold price slipped by Rs 343 to close at Rs 52,114 per 10 grams in the local market Wednesday, as its international price declined to $ 1,831 an ounce, market sources said. According to Karachi Saraf Association official, tola (11.664 grams) price also decreased by Rs 400 at Rs ...

KARACHI (APP) Gold slipped by Rs 514 to Rs 48,857 per 10 grams in the local market Monday, as its international price also dropped to $ 1,740 an ounce, market sources said. According to Karachi Saraf Association, tola (11.664 grams) price also declined by Rs 550 to Rs 57,000. However, silver ...

KARACHI - The Karachi stock market witnessed bearish activity with thin volumes on Tuesday, as investors remained cautious ahead of Supreme Courts hearing on NRO case on Wednesday. The KSE 100-share index closed at 10,292.33 after losing 30.23 points. The 30-index closed at 9,939.44 with a loss of ...

KARACHI - The Karachi stock market slipped slightly on Tuesday amid profit selling by investors after recent gains. The Karachi Stock Exchanges benchmark 100-share index, which opened in the green zone with a gain of 32.09 points, ended 0.27 percent, or 28.02 points, lower at 10,419.82. Volume rose ...

LONDON (AFP) - Oil prices fell Friday, hit by profit-taking and weaker stock markets, dealers said, although the losses were limited by upbeat economic data in the United States. Londons Brent North Sea crude for November delivery dropped 30 cents to 71.25 dollars per barrel in late afternoon ...

Oil prices fell below $56 a barrel Monday in Asia as news that Japan fell into recession highlighted investor fears of a global economic slowdown that will hurt crude demand. Light, sweet crude for December delivery was down $1.29 to $55.75 a barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile ...

LONDON (AFP) - Oil prices fell heavily on Tuesday, erasing earlier gains, as traders feared that slower economic growth in the United States could dampen future demand. New York's main oil contract, light sweet crude for August delivery, dropped 1.38 dollars to 143.80 dollars a barrel. ...

LAHORE - Justice Ali Akbar Qureshi of the Lahore High Court has asked the intermediate boards and the educational institutions to ensure issuance of examination roll-number slips to the students and they would be liable to prosecution according to service rules and also under criminal law if they ...