Archive for the October 8, 2019
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Three researchers from the US and Britain on Monday shared the Nobel Medicine Prize for research into how human cells sense and adapt to changing oxygen levels, opening up new strategies to fight common diseases
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Cotton prices were little changed on Monday as investors were in a wait-and-watch mode ahead of the US-China trade meeting and the release of the US Department of Agriculture's (USDA) supply and demand report this
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Copper edged higher on Monday ahead of fresh U.S-China trade talks this week, but reports that Beijing was reluctant to agree to a wide-ranging deal tempered hopes for a speedy resolution. Benchmark copper on the
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Oil prices were up on Monday, buoyed by hopes of progress in US-China trade talks and supported by challenges to supply facing major exporters. Brent crude rose 34 cents or 0.6% to $58.71 a barrel
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Tokyo Commodity Exchange (TOCOM) futures reversed early gains to close lower on Monday, as a report that a major China rubber trader suspended operations weighed on market sentiment and pressured on prices, dealers said. The
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Malaysian palm oil futures charted their first gain in a week on Monday evening, supported by signs of a demand recovery, though traders were watching for official data on Malaysian output and inventories due this
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US corn futures inched higher on Monday on position-squaring ahead of a key monthly US government crop report later this week and worries about forecasts for a freeze looming for the northwestern Corn Belt, traders
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Gold prices inched lower on Monday, but held a tight range around the $1,500 level as investors took a cautious approach ahead of the US Federal Reserve minutes and trade talks between Washington and Beijing
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Pakistan Flour Mills Association (PFMA) has called upon the government to withdraw import duty on wheat to enable the flour milling industry to work to its capacity, export flour and make inroads again in the
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The Federal government is not competent to impose a tax on agricultural income whether directly or indirectly. However, as per an amendment made in section 111 through the Finance Act 2013, where a taxpayer explains
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