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Four days ago Bilal Fibres Ltd (PSX: BILF) – once a modest spinning mill on the dusty Sheikhupura Road – told the Pakistan Stock Exchange it had approved a Rs10 million business plan to create an in-house IT division. The nine-page filing sketches a start-up more reminiscent of a co-working loft than a ginning shed: five laptops, two software engineers, a marketing specialist, and a go-to-market playbook that explicitly name-checks Upwork, Fiverr and other online labour platforms for client acquisition. Management says the cash will cover basic kit, registrations and one year of salaries; breakeven is pencilled in for “12–18…
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Tesla vehicles are lined up at a vehicle storage yard at an industrial port, on the day U.S. President Donald Trump struck a trade deal with Japan that lowers tariffs on auto imports, in Yokohama, near Tokyo, Japan, July 23, 2025. Kim Kyung-hoon | ReutersJapanese automakers may have sidestepped crushing U.S. tariffs, but the reprieve is offering little comfort as Chinese automakers erode their long-held global edge, complicated by persistent structural challenges at home.On July 22, U.S. President Donald Trump announced that auto tariffs on Japan-made vehicle imports to the U.S. were lowered to 15% from the current 25%.However, the…
I was chest-deep in bathwater, listening to the sound of soapy foam popping. I’d timed the moment so that when the clock struck midnight — and I turned 40 — I’d be soaking in a bubble bath on the coast of Algeria. I needed an elegant backdrop as I stared my future in the face.I’d splurged on a single night in a sprawling hilltop estate with arches and colorful tiles. Palms rustled outside my window, and lights twinkled over the Bay of Algiers. The hotel had been constructed in a Moorish revival style at the end of the 19th century.…
WASHINGTON — Venus Williams made headlines for becoming the second-oldest woman to ever win a tour-level singles match this week in Washington, a story we’ve already covered here at Bounces this week.Venus Williams’s Wild RideBut in the days since Venus’ win, I was fascinated to see an unlikely sector where her post-victory remarks made prominent waves and headlines: healthcare and health insurance.Near the end of her on-court interview with Rennae Stubbs on Tuesday night, Venus brought up her health insurance status nearly unprompted.“I came back—I had to come back for the insurance, because they informed me earlier this year I’m…
44% of performing arts freelancers earned less than the national living wage in the 2023-24 financial year, compared to 34% the year before in what is being termed a “crisis of low pay” in freelancing, according to a new survey. The proportion of those earning less than the living wage was higher for women (47%), people from Black (46%) and Asian (49%) ethnic backgrounds, those from lower socioeconomic backgrounds (54%) and those with disabilities (55%). The Big Freelancer Survey (BFS) Report 2025, published today (24 July) by Freelancers Make Theatre Work (FMTW) is the fifth and final instalment of annual…
However, gains were initially limited Friday as traders weighed stronger U.S. supply metrics. Lower-48 dry gas output was pegged at 107.2 bcf/day, up +3.1% year-over-year, according to BNEF. Meanwhile, demand for the same day stood at 80.9 bcf/day, up just +0.9% y/y, signaling a widening supply-demand gap. Additionally, LNG net flows to U.S. export terminals dropped -5.4% week-over-week to 14.7 bcf/day, raising questions about near-term export-driven support. EIA Storage Data Surprises to the Bullish Side Thursday’s EIA storage report helped spark the late-week recovery in prices. Inventories for the week ended July 18 rose by just +23 bcf, underperforming both…
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Writer Lizzie Davey gives us a peek inside her purse (Picture: Supplied) Welcome back to Me and My Money, Metro’s series taking a look at the UK’s spending and saving habits. This week we meet Lizzie Davey, 34, a freelance tech and e-commerce writer from Brighton who has built a successful career that gives her an annual salary of more than £200,000. Lizzie saves a lot of her income and hopes to retire by her early 50s. Here, she tells us how she manages her income and savings. How do you make your money? I’ve been freelancing for 12 years, starting…
On Thursday of this past week the GBP/USD touched the 1.35900 area before seeing a rush lower and causing the currency pair to go into the weekend around 1.34365.The highs reached this past Thursday touched marks seen on the 10th of July, but didn’t come anywhere next to the highs produced on the 1st of July when the 1.37850 ratio was challenged.The fall in the GBP/USD which started on Thursday showed velocity, and when the 1.35000 level was penetrated below, the currency pair kept selling.The GBP/USD has correlated to the broad Forex market well and will continue to do so.…
