Business Updated 03 Mar, 2022 01:23pm Oil jumps, Brent above $116/bbl as supply issues persist US crude stocks fell to multi-year lows
Business Published 01 Mar, 2022 07:11pm Oil, gas and wheat prices surge as sanctions disrupt flows Crude oil extends gains above $100 a barrel, gas prices surge 17% and wheat 5%
World Published 28 Feb, 2022 07:15pm US bans transactions with Russian central bank This new move will make it hard for the Russian central bank to use its vast reserves of hard currency to buy rubles
World Published 26 Feb, 2022 03:11pm Biden picks Ketanji Brown Jackson as historic US Supreme Court nominee Jackson, 51, could serve in lifetime post for decades; Biden urges the Senate work to confirm Jackson quickly
World Published 25 Feb, 2022 10:44pm US imposes tough sanctions on Russia, but avoids some severe steps The fresh sanctions target Russia's two largest banks, which will be cut off from US dollar transactions
Business Published 25 Feb, 2022 05:55pm US Fed official sees big hike at March meeting, warns of Ukraine impact WASHINGTON: The US economy is healthy enough that interest rates should go from their current zero level to one...
Pakistan Published 25 Feb, 2022 10:47am ECC allows continuation of subsidy on five basic commodities at USC People to have flour, ghee, sugar, rice, and pulses at subsidised rates at USC from February 24 to 28 and for March 2022
Must Read Published 24 Feb, 2022 05:55pm Rupee falls against US dollar after Russia announces 'military operation' against Ukraine Geopolitical tension flared further after Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the launch of a major offensive...
Pakistan Published 24 Feb, 2022 12:46pm Islamabad made aware of Washington's position on Russia's invasion of Ukraine: US State Department spokesperson responds to question on timing of PM Imran's visit to Moscow
World Published 23 Feb, 2022 09:53pm Russia says US sanctions will meet 'strong response': ministry The ministry says that Washington has slapped a new round of sanctions in order to "change Russia's course"
World Published 23 Feb, 2022 01:15am U.S. adds to Western sanctions on Russia as Ukraine crisis intensifies The measures target Russian banks and sovereign debt, among other steps
World Published 22 Feb, 2022 11:52pm Punishing Putin: How Biden could cut Russia off from world tech Biden will achieve that by expanding the list of goods that require U.S. licenses before suppliers can ship them to Russia
World Published 22 Feb, 2022 02:57pm Russia faces new sanctions after Putin recognises breakaway Ukraine regions Lavrov brushes off Western sanctions over Donbass recognition
Business Published 21 Feb, 2022 06:11pm Oil rises as tight market looks to Russian-Western diplomacy Brent crude futures rise 25 cents a barrel while US WTI crude futures rise 35 cents to $91.42 a barrel
World Published 21 Feb, 2022 03:32pm US former top diplomat Pompeo, sanctioned by China, to visit Taiwan China put sanctions on "lying and cheating" Pompeo and 27 other top Trump-era officials as President Joe Biden took office in January 2021
World Published 20 Feb, 2022 10:22pm Biden will meet Putin 'at any time' to prevent Ukraine war, says Blinken Blinken says everything "we're seeing suggests that this is dead serious, that we are on the brink of an invasion"
World Published 20 Feb, 2022 06:32pm West could cut U.S. dollar access for Russian companies, UK's Johnson says Johnson says that Western sanctions on Russia in the event of an invasion would go much further
World Published 20 Feb, 2022 06:17pm Iran MPs put forth conditions for reviving nuclear deal Lawmakers lay out six conditions for the revival of the nuclear deal in a letter to President Raisi
World Published 18 Feb, 2022 01:56am Iran nuclear deal draft puts prisoners, enrichment, cash first, oil comes later Delegates say much of the text is settled but some thorny issues remain
World Published 17 Feb, 2022 11:11pm US says war appears imminent after shelling on Ukraine front line Biden says there is now every indication Russia is planning to invade Ukraine and is preparing a pretext to justify it
Business Published 16 Feb, 2022 04:36pm Oil prices recoup losses as Russia-Ukraine tensions stay high Brent trades at $93.86 a barrel, up 0.6%, having slid 3.3% overnight after Russia announces a partial pullback of its troops