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In an aerial view, a customer enters a Lowe’s store on May 21, 2025 in Cotati, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty ImagesLowe’s on Wednesday posted a year over year sales increase for the quarter, but the company lowered its full-year profit outlook slightly to reflect a tougher economic backdrop.The home improvement retailer now expects full-year total sales to be $86 billion, up from its previous expectations of $84.5 to $85.5 billion, because of a recent acquisition. However, it said it expects comparable sales, an industry metric that takes out one-time factors, to be flat compared to a year ago compared…

Nvidia earnings, the most important report of the quarter, will be out after Wednesday’s close, and AI rockstar CEO Jensen Huang will be on the hot seat to answer tough questions about the spiraling artificial intelligence spending promises and how these tech companies — big and not so big — are going to pay for them all. Club stock Nvidia has gained about 35% year to date, as of Tuesday’s close, trading around $181 each. That’s nearly double their lowest close of 2025 on April 4, just days after President Donald Trump first announced his so-called reciprocal tariffs. There have…

Justice Shah, Athar Minallah had later tendered their resignations in protest against the constitutional tweakPolice officers walk past the Supreme Court of Pakistan building, in Islamabad, Pakistan April 6, 2022. REUTERS ISLAMABAD: Some Supreme Court judges have made really interesting comments with regard to the status of the court after the 27th Constitutional Amendment which carved a separate court — the Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) — out of the apex court to decide constitutional matters, leaving cases of lesser importance to the SC. Last week during the hearing of a promotion case, Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah had quipped that…

* Japanese scholar Yuki Izumikawa criticized Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s recent comments linking the Taiwan issue to Japan’s security legislation, calling them “extremely harmful” and a threat to Japan-China relations.* Izumikawa warned that Japan’s potential military involvement in a Taiwan conflict would escalate tensions, particularly for regions like Okinawa, which could become a battleground due to increasing joint military activities with the United States.TOKYO, Nov. 19 (Xinhua) — Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s recent erroneous remarks on China’s Taiwan are “extremely harmful,” offering no security gains for Japan or its people while posing significant risks to Japan-China relations, Japanese…

Azma Bukhari discloses that assets worth Rs23.40 billion had been frozen, along with 92 bank accounts LAHORE: The noose further tightened around the TLP after police booked 90 of its alleged financiers, raising legal questions about how — and under what law — the police applied the proscription law retrospectively. Moreover, TLP workers, along with scores of ordinary citizens, have faced detentions and arrests since Monday to prevent any gathering on the death anniversary of the late Khadim Husain Rizvi. Addressing a news conference on Tuesday, Information Minister Azma Bukhari disclosed that assets worth Rs23.40 billion had been frozen, along with 92…

This photograph shows a general view of Nexperia headquarters in Nijmegen on November 6, 2025.John Thys | Afp | Getty Images The Dutch government on Wednesday said it suspended its intervention at Chinese-owned chipmaker Nexperia, following constructive talks with Chinese authorities.”We see this as a show of goodwill,” Dutch Economy Minister Vincent Karremans said in a statement, posted on social media platform X. In a separate letter to parliament, Karremans said it had become clear Beijing now appeared to be permitting companies from European and other countries to export Nexperia chips, adding that “this is an important step.”The development appears…

Global investor sentiment for artificial intelligence remains buoyant, despite on the ongoing equities sell-off.  European and Asia markets have seen days of consecutive losses, tracking their U.S. counterparts lower as pressures mount on AI-related stocks and their valuations. The pan-European Stoxx 600 on Tuesday notched its lowest level in a month, with major bourses opening lower on Wednesday, while Asia-Pacific markets fell.  Stateside, stock futures were little changed overnight after major U.S. indexes extended their losses. AI-related stocks such as Nvidia, Palantir, and Microsoft are among those feeling the pressure.”We do think this is an AI specific pullback. We don’t think this is the beginning of the bear market,” Emma Wall, head of investment analysis at Hargreaves Lansdown, told…

Security Council votes 13-0 on Trump proposals; Pakistan, Russia, China raise concerns over statehood Security Council members raise their hands to vote in favour of a resolution on Gaza at the UN. Photo: AFP UNITED NATIONS: The UN Security Council’s endorsement of US President Donald Trump’s Gaza peace plan has generated sharp reactions across capitals, with Israel embracing the initiative while Hamas and several states warned it falls short of elaborating a pathway to a viable Palestinian state. The UNSC approved the US-drafted text by a 13-0 vote, with China and Russia abstaining, authorising a transitional ‘Board of Peace’ to…

Guests attend the China-Europe Youth Dialogue 2025 in Beijing, capital of China, Nov. 17, 2025. (Xinhua/Shi Yifei)BEIJING, Nov. 19 (Xinhua) — After a six-day visit to China, German graduate student Fridolin Kollmar has brought back not only eye-opening memories, but also golden business opportunities.More than just a student, Kollmar came to China as the seventh generation of his family’s packaging paper machinery business. Founded in 1842, the German manufacturer has opened a small workshop near Shanghai and is seeking to expand its business in China.Planning to join his family business after graduation, the young successor saw significant opportunities for the…

KARACHI: Sindh’s tourism stakeholders have urged the provincial government to place tourism development at the centre of its policy agenda, emphasising that the province’s extraordinary cultural, historical and natural diversity remains vastly underutilised due to weak infrastructure, limited marketing and insufficient institutional focus. The call was made at an award ceremony recognising Sindh-focused vloggers, travel writers, tour operators and travel agents, titled “Sindh Rohani, Saqafti, Tafrihi Siahat ka Faroogh” (Promoting Spiritual, Cultural and Recreational Tourism in Sindh), jointly organised by Attraf, the Sindh Culture, Tourism and Antiquities Department, and the Travel Agents Association of Pakistan (TAAP). Participants from the travel…