Tue, 21-Oct-2025

IKEA Shopping Spree list in Bill as Tall as Customer

IKEA Shopping Spree

IKEA’s devoted fan base is renowned for indulging in lavish shopping sprees within its sprawling stores. A recent post by @sameeracan on X showcased her comically lengthy bill, equalling her height, after a visit to IKEA to purchase just one lamp. With over two lakh views, the image sparked a wave of confessions from others … Read more

Sainsbury’s customers switching to own-brand products

Sainsbury

Sainsbury’s is observing customers “drawing back” some spending on general merchandise. Simon Roberts noted that during the year, pressure on household budgets is expected to worsen. Living expenses have been difficult for households due to rising fuel, food, and electricity costs. As prices grow more swiftly, Sainsbury’s consumers are switching to own-brand products and reducing … Read more

McDonald’s Russia craves success however Big Mac a ‘major loss’

McDonald's

McDonald’s replacement cafés in Russia sell 120,000 burgers on first day of the season. The new firm has aggressive development focuses after it sold a record number of burgers on its first day – 1,000,000 burger-flavoured meals per day. McDonald’s Corp (MCD.N) has completely left Russia, selling every one of the eateries it claimed to … Read more

Revlon takes out a $375 million bankruptcy loan to help shore up its supply

Revlon

The company is down to $6 million in cash and struggling to fulfill retail customer orders. Without access to raw materials, Revlon cannot meet sales demands, leaving the company with dwindling cash. Revlon will retain about $300 million of the initial bankruptcy loan for day-to-day business. Revlon Inc got to chapter 11 court endorsement to … Read more

Airbus cancels Qatar Airways plane order in feud

Qatar Airways

PARIS: Airbus has taken the extraordinary step of cancelling an order of 50 planes from Qatar Airways, a major customer, in an escalating feud over the airline’s grounding of A350 aircraft. The Qatari company, one of the Gulf region’s “big three” carriers, has grounded part of its A350 fleet over degradation of exterior fuselage surfaces. The … Read more

TRE certificate holders to segregate customer’s funds

TRE

KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) made it mandatory for the Trading Right Entitlement (TRE) certificate holders to segregate customers’ funds and securities from their own funds, a statement said. “Every TRE certificate holder is to ensure the protection of its customers’ funds and securities at all times and must refrain from comingling of its … Read more

Wealthfront, a financial services firm, now offers BTC and ETH exposure

Wealthfront

Wealthfront has revealed that it has added Grayscale’s Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) and Ethereum Trust to its current investing portfolio (ETHE). Over $25 billion in assets are currently managed by the automated investment service firm.

As a result, the company is now the first of its kind to offer bitcoin services as part of a broad portfolio. Tax-sensitive rebalancing, intelligent dividend reinvestment, and tax-loss harvesting are among the company’s automated features.

Customers may now gain exposure to the top two digital assets without the hassles, according to Wealthfront. “It takes time and effort to research all of the options, set up a wallet, and monitor an additional account. That’s why we’ve made it easy to get exposure to Bitcoin and Ethereum right in your Wealthfront portfolio, no wallets required. Instead of buying coins yourself, you can invest in GBTC and ETHE,” the announcement stated.

Grayscale’s GBTC and ETHE trusts will now be eligible to receive up to 10% of their total portfolio allocation. The 10% allocation rule, according to Wealthfront, is in clients’ best interests. “best interests at all times, and these investments can be riskier and more volatile than most ETFs.”

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