XRP transaction demand falls 91.5% as traders focus on $0.65 support
XRP network activity and investor profitability fall to record lows, leading traders to focus on the $1 to $0.65 zone.
CFTC proposes framework favoring sports event contracts over gambling
The proposed rules would preserve election markets and allow many sports-based prediction contracts while limiting bets that could encourage manipulation.
Bitcoin miner margins fall to record low: Will BTC’s $60K floor hold?
Bitcoin miner profits recently fell to record lows, while Bitcoin struggles to hold the $60,000 floor. Should traders be worried?
Saudi-backed Riyadh Air lands maiden flight as Iran conflict rages
A Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft of Saudi airline Riyadh Air is pictured on the tarmac at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh on June 7, 2026. — AFPSaudi-backed Riyadh Air completes maiden flight to London.Carrier entering challenging market hit by Iran war.Saudi could offer…
Govt set to present FY2026-27 federal budget on Friday
This undated photo shows Finance Minister Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb presenting the Federal Budget 2024-2025 before the National Assembly. — APP/FileSenate debates 200% petrol price surge.Govt defends Rs129bn fuel subsidy package.Pakistan targets Rs13tr revenue for FY27.
Saudi Arabia appoints Princess Maha to lead Future Investment Initiative
This undated image shows Princess Maha bint Mishari bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. — Asharq Al-Awsat
Saudi Arabia’s Future Investment Initiative Institute, which every year hosts an annual summit that draws Wall Street titans to Riyadh, has named Princess Maha Al Saud as its chief…
The ‘freelancer’ who cannot refuse
As the country braces for the budget, Pakistan’s growing army of app-based delivery riders faces a calculation few policymakers appear to be making: the fiscal plan contains nothing for them, and they already cannot afford to break even.
Outside an online app’s mart in…
Govt extends austerity measures till June 30, revises business timings
Local residents walking across a market in Parachinar on December 3, 2024. — AFPConsular services to remain open Fridays nationwide.Grocery stores allowed extended evening operating hours.Provinces directed to enforce revised federal guidelines.
ISLAMABAD: The federal…
PML-N, PPP agree on fiscal deal without formally touching NFC, BISP: cabinet source
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif calls on President Asif Ali Zardari at President House, Islamabad, June 08, 2026. — X/@PresofPakistanProvinces to adjust over trillion rupees.Technical committees to finalise details soon.Social protection programs remain fully protected.
Asian stocks slide, oil gains as Middle East tensions escalate
The sun is seen behind a crude oil pump jack in the Permian Basin in Loving County, Texas, US, November 22, 2019. — Reuters
Tech selloff resumes as markets eye US inflation data.Fresh attacks in Middle East saps sentiment.Dollar steadies keeping yen at 160 and traders…