Business

New Jersey Marijuana Updated 1:28 AM; Posted Apr 19, 8:02 PM AFP/Getty Images Saturday is April 20, aka 4/20, aka 420, aka national weed day. (Photo by Thomas SAMSON / AFP) By Jeremy Schneider | NJ Advance Media For NJ.com EDITOR’S NOTE: Entrepreneurs everywhere are eyeing the billion-dollar legal weed industry, an economic opportunity…

April 20, 2019 | 12:58am ANNANDALE, Va. — Police say a central Virginia man made off with a whopper of a haul from Burger King: hundreds of gallons of used…

If teenagers are any guide, Americans’ love affair with the automobile may no longer be something car makers can bank on. The percentage of teens with a…

Our Special Correspondent LAHORE: Over the past three decades, Pakistan has reduced poppy cultivation by 87 percent.  The United States is pleased to partner with Pakistan in these ongoing efforts.  In a bid to continue to combat poppy growth, the government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) received a contribution of seven new Toyota Hilux pickup…

Our Special Correspondent LAHORE: The All Pakistan Textile Mills Association ( APTMA) Chairman Syed Ali Ahsan has said that a competitive and viable domestic…

A govt official has purchased 32 vehicles in the name Sheikh Khalid, who died in 2016 ISLAMABAD: The tax department has initiated an inquiry against a…

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The newspaper has gained a reputation for outlandish celebrity coverage The owner of US tabloid newspaper the National Enquirer has agreed to sell the title to magazine distributor James Cohen. American Media Inc (AMI) said it would sell the title and two of its sister publications to Mr Cohen.The…

Absurdly Driven looks at the world of business with a skeptical eye and a firmly rooted tongue in cheek. The fast food business encourages fast…

As Uber finally closes in on its IPO, its self-driving car unit is getting a big cash infusion and some independence. The company announced tonight that Toyota,…

AutoplayShow ThumbnailsShow Captionsas pickups grew bigger and full-size trucks tightened their grip on the hearts of American drivers:the Tarok to the New York Auto Show "to gauge market reaction for a truly versatile and compact entry-level pickup."• Hyundai is planning a mashup of a pickup and a small SUV after introducing a concept called the…

 ISLAMABAD: The business community of the country has sought Rs 800 billion worth budgetary concessions, exemptions and tax reductions for the next financial…

MUMBAI: Bhoja Poojari has handled baggage for India’s Jet Airways since it began flying nearly 26 years ago. Now, like many other Jet employees, he fears for…

Gold traded near its lowest level since end-December on Thursday as indications that the global economy might not be as pain-stricken as previously feared prompted investors to take risks ahead of a slew of economic data. Spot gold eased 0.1 percent to $1,273 per ounce by 0722 GMT, having fallen to $1,270.99 earlier in the session, its lowest…

KOHAT: The business community finally concluded its 72-hour-long protest and agreed to use biodegradable shopping bags following talks with the deputy…

ISLAMABAD: In a major development on Thursday, the core member of ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), Asad Umar, announced to resign from his post of the…

MUMBAI/BENGALURU: Jet Airways shares plunged on Thursday, battered by worries about whether the grounded Indian airline would fly again, while carriers such as SpiceJet rushed in to plug a supply gap in the wake of their rival’s demise. Once India’s largest private airline, Jet halted all flight operations indefinitely on Wednesday evening after…

KARACHI: The government is mulling over a proposal to introduce the Treasury Single Account (TSA) to shift all its deposits of various government departments…

DUBAI: State oil giant Saudi Aramco, the world’s biggest oil producer, is in talks to buy a stake in the refining and petrochemicals businesses of India’s…

MUMBAI: Lessors to Jet Airways have applied to deregister another four Boeing 737 planes, the Indian aviation regulator said on its website on Wednesday, even as the embattled carrier seeks emergency funding from its lenders. Latest analysis of data disclosed by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation shows that Jet’s lessors have, so far,…

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan is currently chairing a meeting to discuss tax amnesty scheme as ministers remained divided on the subject in yesterday’s…

ISLAMABAD: A meeting of Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) has been underway with Finance Minister Asad Umar in chair. The Ministry of Information and…

PARIS (AP) — Nearly $1 billion has already poured in from ordinary worshippers and high-powered magnates around the world to restore the fire-ravaged Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, after the French president set a controversial five-year deadline to get the work done.Construction teams brought in a huge crane and a delivery of planks of…

M Jahangir Hayat LAHORE: JS Bank Tuesday announced to appoint new Chairman of the Board of Directors of JS Bank Limited. AS per details the bank under the…

Projects include Rs45.9bn transmission line between Pakistan and Tajikistan, Rs85.9bn Balakot Hydropower Project and Rs77bn Karachi BRT Project The…

(Reuters) - Citigroup Inc reported higher-than-expected earnings on Monday despite declining revenue as the New York-based lender cut costs, grew its investment-banking business and expanded net-interest margin. FILE PHOTO: The Citigroup Inc (Citi) logo is seen at the SIBOS banking and financial conference in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Oct. 19,…

(Reuters) - Apple Inc and its allies on Monday will kick off a jury trial against chip supplier Qualcomm Inc in San Diego, alleging that Qualcomm engaged in…

The wife of former Nissan Chairman Carlos Ghosn said her husband is in poor health after spending nearly four months in a Japanese jail cell, during an …

Foxconn founder and chairman Terry Gou will step down in the coming months, 45 years after founding the company that made him Taiwan’s richest man. Speaking to Reuters, Gou says he plans to step away from daily operations at the company, but he will still be involved in its major decisions. Gou, who owns 9.4…

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — German prosecutors have charged former Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn and four others with fraud and other offenses in connection…

MUMBAI: India’s gold smugglers have slowed their operations over worries their shipments will be caught up in seizures of cash, bullion, booze and drugs that…