Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Dow, S&P 500 dip as growth worries weigh on sentiment

Dow

The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 0.4 percent at 33,040.72. The S&P 500 fell 0.3 percent to 4,147.55. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite Index remained unchanged at 12,175.40. Early Wednesday, Wall Street equities mainly declined, continuing the week’s bumpy pattern as markets assess a weaker global growth picture due to inflation fears. As a result … Read more

Oil on the boil

oil

KARACHI: Rising geopolitical tension, fears of supply disruption and a surge in the post-Covid demand are dragging crude oil prices towards $100 a barrel in the international market sooner than earlier predicted, risking the fragile global growth, analysts and industry players said. Experts say oil at $100/barrel has become a high probability, as the markets … Read more

PayPal has expanded its cryptocurrency services to UK customers

PayPal

Customers in the United Kingdom can now use the cryptocurrency services of PayPal. As per the PayPal platform, UK customers can purchase Bitcoin (BTC), ether (ETH), Litecoin (LTC), or Bitcoin cash (BCH) for as low as £1.

The step is the first global growth of its cryptocurrency services. Paypal will remain to utilize regulated crypto company Paxos for its services in the United Kingdom.

The service does not support PayPal business accounts. Clients are also required to verify their ID in order to become qualified for the service.

Head of PayPal’s crypto and blockchain division, Jose Fernandez da Ponte said, “We are committed to continue working closely with regulators in the U.K. and around the world to offer our support and meaningfully contribute to shaping the role digital currencies will play in the future of global finance”.

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