Muhammad Ilyas

• Sukkur IBA University

The primary source of investor interest that disrupts the financial markets is news that reflects the macroeconomy. This study intends to track changes in investors’ positive and negative market attention and their effects on stock market returns by examining the print media portrayal of the China–Pakistan economic corridor (CPEC). We access the da...

Purpose The current study aims to achieve two targets. First, examine empirically that whether corporate managers use tax avoidance to influence short-term profitability? Second, investigate the impact of tax avoidance on the value of firms. The tax accounts provide the opportunity to influence temporary/permanent profitability but empirical studie...

Irregular behavior of stock market affects all sectors of economy however, financial sector is the most vulnerable sector. The study attempts to examine the impact of stock market returns volatility on performance of banking sector in Pakistan. Two main hypotheses are constructed to achieve the objectives of study: i.e., (1) There exists a signific...