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Pattern Group, one of the leading resellers on Amazon, took the plunge into the public markets on Friday, and saw its stock slip in its Nasdaq debut.Trading under the ticker “PTRN,” the stock opened at $13.50 after the company sold shares at $14 in its IPO, the middle of the expected range. Pattern’s offering raised $300 million, with half the proceeds going to investors, and valued the company at about $2.5 billion.The Utah-based company was founded by husband and wife duo David Wright and Melanie Alder in 2013 as iServe Products before changing its name to Pattern in 2019. Pattern…
U.S. President Donald Trump prepares to announce an agreement with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer (not pictured) between the two countries, at Chequers at the conclusion of a state visit on Sept. 18, 2025 in Aylesbury, Britain. Leon Neal | Via ReutersA federal judge in Tampa, Florida, on Friday struck President Donald Trump’s $15 billion defamation lawsuit against The New York Times as “decidedly improper and impermissible,” but will allow Trump to refile a much shorter and less florid amended civil complaint within the next month.Judge Steven Merryday criticized Trump’s lengthy lawsuit — which accuses the Times of being a…
It’s time for Wall Street to get more bullish on Apple stock as the company’s newest iPhones hit shelves worldwide on Friday, according to Jim Cramer. Cramer said that early signs of stronger-than-expected demand for Apple’s iPhone 17 models and iPhone Air, coupled with upbeat remarks from Apple CEO Tim Cook himself, should be enough for more analysts to start raising their estimates. Fresh from interviewing Cook at Apple’s flagship New York City store on launch day, Jim cited positive commentary and a price target increase from JPMorgan. “It’s a race. It’s a race to be higher,” he told his…
ISLAMABAD: Despite using unconventional methods, former prime minister Imran Khan has been unable to secure substantive relief from the superior courts. So far, Imran Khan has written three letters to the chief justices of Pakistan (CJPs) — one to former CJP Qazi Faez Isa and two to the incumbent, CJP Yahya Afridi. CJP Isa declined to entertain Khan’s first letter regarding PTI’s grievances. During the hearing of the NAB law amendments case, Imran had asked Isa to compare the facilities provided to him in jail with those granted to former prime minister Nawaz Sharif. Isa had assured him that a…
India won the toss and elected to bat first on Friday in their clash against Oman in the lead-up to the Pakistan encounter in the men’s Asia Cup in Abu Dhabi. The Men in Blue rested pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah in this dead-rubber clash against Oman. India will face Pakistan next on Sunday. Pakistan captain Salman Agha said his team were ready to face India in the next round of the Asia Cup after last week’s group-stage match between the arch-rivals ended in acrimony when the Indian side refused to shake hands. Pakistan beat the United Arab Emirates in their…
* As China’s ancient porcelain capital, Jingdezhen is both traditional and youthful. Through urban renewal, it has come back as a fashionable city and a magnet for young ceramists from China and beyond.* Over the past decade, the old industrial city registered a net population inflow of 136,000, about 80 percent of them being young adults.* Local producers still strive to preserve the traditional way of making porcelain, treasured as the city’s competitive edge in the era of mechanical mass manufacturing.by Xinhua writers Yao Yuan, Wang Jian, Lai Xing and Huang HaoranBEIJING, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) — It may surprise many…
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman were among the world leaders who attended the Arab-Islamic summit in Doha earlier this week. Both the leaders met on the sidelines of the gathering. The Saudi crown prince, who also holds the portfolio of prime minister, told his Pakistani counterpart that he was ready to welcome him in Riyadh in two days’ time. It raised eyebrows as to what was the need for Prime Minister Shehbaz to travel to Saudi Arabia when he had already met MBS in Doha. At the time, no one, except those who…
Pakistan are set to chase South Africa’s daunting 292-run total in their second one-day international (ODI) pre-Women’s World Cup ODI encounter in Lahore. The rain-affected clash saw the Proteas’ innings get restricted to 46 overs after a disruption in play as the Pakistani bowlers had a forgetable day with the ball. Opening batter Tazmin Brits continued her dominant run with the bat — notching up a mammoth unbeaten 171 in just deliveries. Proteas skipper Laura Wolvaardt ably supported Brits with a hundred of her own as the two batters set up the third-highest Women-ODI opening partnership of all time of…
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s hand-picked vaccine panel on Friday postponed a vote on whether to delay the first dose of the hepatitis B shot from birth to at least one month for most babies born in the U.S.The decision means that the committee’s current recommendation – that all infants receive a hepatitis B vaccine within 24 hours of birth – will stay in place until the group meets again at a later date. It’s unclear when the panel, called the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, or ACIP, will convene again to discuss the hepatitis B…
Aircraft of China’s Red Falcon Aerobatic Team perform during the 2025 aviation open-day activities of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Air Force and Changchun Air Show in Changchun, northeast China’s Jilin Province, Sept. 19, 2025. The events kicked off here on Friday. (Photo by Yu Hongchun/Xinhua)CHANGCHUN, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) — The 2025 aviation open-day activities of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force and the Changchun Air Show began on Friday in Changchun, northeast China, showcasing the air force’s latest development achievements through dynamic aerial performances and static exhibitions.The event features appearances by flight and parachute demonstration teams, as…