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Pakistani cueists won two titles in one day at the International Billiards and Snooker Federation (IBSF) world snooker championships on Friday, with Muhammad Asif clinching the IBSF World Masters Snooker Championship and Hasnain Akhtar claiming victory in the World U17 Snooker Championship. Asif secured victory over Indian Brijesh Damani with a score of 4-3 by the seventh frame of play. Earlier, Hasnain beat Wales’ Riley Powell 4-0 in the final of the under-17 tournament The former world amateur champion advanced to the final after securing a 4-2 win over India’s Manan Chandra in the semi-final held on Thursday at the…

Ahead of the next Federal Reserve meeting later this month, tensions between the White House and the central bank have reached a fever pitch.On Wednesday, a senior White House official told CNBC and other news outlets that President Donald Trump was likely to soon fire Fed Chair Jerome Powell.Trump later denied those reports, although he said he wouldn’t “rule out anything.”Trump has repeatedly said the central bank should have slashed its key benchmark by now. On Friday, Trump once again called Powell “too late” for not lowering interest rates already.”‘Too Late,’ and the Fed, are choking out the housing market with their high rate, making it…

Pakistan’s Hasnain Akhtar beat Wales’ Riley Powell in the final of the International Billiards & Snooker Federation (IBSF) World U17 Snooker Championship in Bahrain’s Manama city on Friday to win the tournament. Hasnain won the final against his opponent 4-0. Pakistan’s Muhammad Asif’s match against India’s Brijesh Damani is also underway in the final of the IBSF World Masters Snooker Championship 2025 today. The former world amateur champion advanced to the final after securing a 4-2 win over India’s Manan Chandra in the semi-final held on Thursday at the Crowne Plaza Bahrain. The frame scores were 118-6, 0-84, 25-76, 92-11,…

(Stranger Things Image courtesy of Netflix) Netflix’s second quarter topped Wall Street’s expectations on its top and bottom lines, driven by a slate of popular returning shows, and provided guidance for the rest of the year. But the question will be, having decisively won the first era of the Streaming Wars, where does Netflix go from here? After-hours trading following the earnings release sent shares down about $20, or roughly 1.5%, though more generally, the company’s stock skyrocketed a whopping 128% over the past year at around $1,253 apiece. Needham & Co. senior analyst Laura Martin, who has a $1,500…

The final season of super-hit “Squid Game” helped drive Netflix to strong second quarter earnings.No Ju-han/Netflix Boosted by increases in pricing, a flood of new overseas subscribers and the continued advertiser interest in the platform, Netflix outpaced analyst expectations with its second quarter earnings results released Thursday after the market closed. The country’s largest streamer had anticipated good numbers with the release of big-buzz shows like Squid Game and Ginny & Georgia during the quarter. It was also buoyed by the subscription price increase in January and a new partnership with a French broadcaster that expanded access to its shows…

Pakistan on Friday beat India 3-0 in the Asian Men’s U-16 Volleyball Championship semi-final being held in Nakhon Phanom, Thailand. “Team Pakistan U-16 Men’s Volleyball continues its dream run at the 2nd Asian Men’s U-16 Volleyball Championship 2025 in Thailand by defeating arch-rivals India in the semi-final,” the Pakistan Volleyball Association announced in a post on Instagram. Pakistan beat India with a clean sweep by winning three straight sets (25-16, 25-19, 25-12). “Stellar performances from Junaid, Faizan, Irfan, and Talha powered the Green Shirts into the Final and one step closer to glory,” the association said. With this victory, Pakistan…

US President Donald Trump arrives to speak on his policy to end tax on tips in Las Vegas, Nevada, on January 25, 2025. Mandel Ngan | Afp | Getty ImagesPresident Donald Trump’s “big beautiful bill” includes a section called “no tax on tips” — an idea that both Republicans and Democrats floated during the 2024 campaign.Now that the provision has been enacted, questions remain about how the tax break works and who qualifies.Despite its name, “no tax on tips” doesn’t eliminate tax on tips, which are still subject to payroll and state taxes. Instead, it’s a deduction worth up to $25,000.…

Pakistani cueist Muhammad Asif is set to face India’s Brijesh Damani in the final of the International Billiards & Snooker Federation (IBSF) World Masters Snooker Championship 2025 in Bahrain’s Manama city on Friday. The former world amateur champion advanced to the final after securing a 4-2 win over India’s Manan Chandra in the semi-final held on Thursday at the Crowne Plaza Bahrain. The frame scores were 118-6, 0-84, 25-76, 92-11, 87-62, and 72-41. Asif’s match today against Damani will be held at 6pm Bahrain Time (8pm PKT), the IBSF said in a post on Instagram. Asif qualified for the semifinals…

President Donald Trump’s massive tax and spending package includes a new child savings account with a one-time deposit of $1,000 from the federal government for newborns.The premise is simple: So-called “Trump accounts,” a type of tax-advantaged savings account, will be available to all children who are U.S. citizens starting in July 2026. Beyond that, the rules get somewhat confusing, tax experts say.Funding a Trump accountUnder Trump’s “big beautiful bill,” children born in 2025 through 2028 will also receive a $1,000 deposit each in their Trump account, funded by the Department of the Treasury. There are no income requirements.Parents and others will be able to contribute…

Pakistani cueist Muhammad Asif has advanced to the final of the International Billiards & Snooker Federation (IBSF) World Masters Snooker Championship 2025, being held in Manama, Bahrain, the federation said on Thursday. According to the IBSF, the former world amateur champion secured a 4-2 win over India’s Manan Chandra in the semi-final held on Thursday at the Crowne Plaza Bahrain. The frame scores were 118-6, 0-84, 25-76, 92-11, 87-62, and 72-41. Asif will face India’s Brijesh Damani in the final on Friday (today). The match will be held at 6pm Bahrain Time, 8pm PKT, the IBSF said in a post…