Tesla Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk and noted short-seller David Einhorn mocked each other in open letters published on Twitter on Friday, trading barbs clothed in polite language. Einhorn on Oct. 30 had told his investors at Greenlight Capital that his fund had lost money on Tesla. Greenlight bet against the electric carmaker, and shares rose in the second quarter. …

A New York financial regulator said Saturday it is investigating claims of gender discrimination by the new credit card from tech giant Apple and its issuer Goldman Sachs, after a cardholder’s tweet about his wife’s credit limit went viral. American businessman David Heinemeier Hansson had tweeted on Thursday that the Apple Card is a “fucking sexist program.” He said the …

Asian markets turned lower on Monday as another record close on Wall Street was overshadowed by uncertainty over the China-US trade talks, while Hong Kong was also hit by fresh protests in which at least one person was shot. Expectations Beijing and Washington will agree a mini pact have fuelled an equity rally for the past few weeks, and hopes …

Oil prices fell on Monday amid renewed doubts over the prospects of a trade deal between the United States and China, while concerns over excess supplies also weighed on the market. Brent crude was down 55 cents, or 0.9 per cent, at $61.96 by 3:50am GMT. The contract rose 1.3pc last week. US crude was 47 cents, or 0.8pc, lower …

Liverpool took a huge step towards a first league title in 30 years by beating defending champions Manchester City 3-1 at Anfield on Sunday to open up an eight-point lead at the top of the table. Two goals in the first 13 minutes from Fabinho and Mohamed Salah gave the European champions a dream start before Sadio Mane’s diving header …

Returning to Karachi after winning the title of the IBSF World Snooker Championship, second seed Mohammad Asif on Monday said that his victory was not just his win alone, but one for all of Pakistan. On Saturday, Asif coasted to an 8-5 victory over unseeded Jefrey Roda of Philippines in the final of the championship in Antalya. Carrying his trophy, he was …

There are a few tasks as daunting as climbing Mount Everest, and to open the batting in a Test match in Australia seems to be one of them — especially if the openers hail from the Indian subcontinent where batsmen grow up playing on low, flat tracks. Before the advent of ‘drop-in’ pitches in Australia, wickets (pitches) were quite notorious …

Left-arm pacer Akif Javed has made a big impression already in a very short domestic career and is set to take part in the ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup that will be played in Bangladesh later this month, according to a press release issued by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB). The 19-year-old was a discovery of the NCA Remote Areas …

The Quaid-e-Azam Trophy has struggled to attract cricket fans this season despite getting a face-lift but Monday’s round seven fixture between Sindh and Northern managed to draw thousands of bodies to the National Stadium in Karachi. The unexpected visitors just weren’t cricket fans though. The match had to be interrupted briefly when a locust swarm showed up while the Northern …

Balochistan bowler Ali Shafiq has been fined 20 per cent of his match fee for a level 1 offence relating to using language, action or gesture during his side’s three-day non first-class Quaid-e-Azam Trophy match against Khyber Pakhtunkhwa at the KRL Stadium in Rawalpindi. The incident happened on Sunday when Ali dismissed Mehran Ibrahim in the 21st over of Khyber …