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Washington CNN  —  America’s economic mood continues to deteriorate as President Donald Trump carries on with his sweeping economic agenda. Consumer confidence slid 7.2 points this month to a reading of 92.9, the Conference Board said Tuesday in its latest survey, reaching its lowest level since January 2021 and extending a decline that began in December, after the US presidential election. March’s decline was similar to February’s, underscoring the growing pessimism among US consumers. Not only are Americans expecting higher inflation this year, but more of them are also predicting that the economy will slip into a recession, the Conference…

Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE) was founded in 2013 by two friends who thought the cryptocurrency industry was taking itself too seriously. Inspired by the “Doge” meme that was spreading across the internet at the time, they created Dogecoin as a joke (in their own words). Little did they know it would become one of the most valuable cryptocurrencies on Earth in 2021, reaching a peak valuation of around $90 billion. But it spiraled from there and lost more than 90% of its value by mid-2022. Unfortunately, Dogecoin has almost no real-world utility, and speculative frenzies never last. So it simply couldn’t…

FAISALABAD: Abbottabad and Multan advanced to the semi-finals of the National T20 Cup as they beat Lahore Whites and Karachi Whites, respectively on Sunday night here at the Iqbal Stadium. In the first quarter-final, Abbottabad overcame Lahore Whites on the back of Kamran Ghulam’s unbeaten half-century (58 not out off 41, six fours and two sixes), which helped them knock down the 131-run target in 17.5 overs. After opting to field first, Abbottabad bagged two early wickets after which Lahore Whites’ skipper Muhammad Akhlaq steered the innings with a 49-ball 59 hitting seven fours and one six. After Akhlaq’s departure…

When Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) hit the $100,000 mark in December, all lights appeared to be flashing green. Many investors were convinced that Bitcoin was about to go parabolic. Indeed, it eventually hit a new all-time high of $109,000 on Jan. 20. But ever since then, Bitcoin has been on the decline, and it now trades around the $83,000 mark. This astonishing turn of events has led some investors to rethink everything they know about Bitcoin, including the famous “Bitcoin Cycle” investment thesis that claims to predict the next move of the world’s most popular cryptocurrency. The “Bitcoin Cycle” investment thesis…

AL AHSA (Saudi Arabia): When Stephen Constantine was appointed Pakistan’s head coach almost 18 months ago, he was clear in his mind that the target for his side should be realistically aiming to qualify for the 2027 AFC Asian Cup. A historic victory over Cambodia paved the way for Pakistan’s place in the third round of the Asian Cup qualifiers for the first time with Constantine and his charges opening their campaign in Group ‘E’ against much-fancied Syria on Tuesday. The group winner gets a spot at the tournament in Saudi Arabia with Myanmar and Afghanistan the other teams in…

Scammers are always looking at ways to separate you from your money and they are using the tax season to try and trick taxpayers into falling for various fraud schemes.With millions of Americans sharing personal and financial information, tax season is a prime time for scammers to steal not just your refund but also your identity, experts say.”Anybody can be a victim,” said Jennifer Hessing, who works as a fraud analytics director at Wells Fargo.Hessing said she experienced having someone file a tax return in her name with stolen personal information. The Internal Revenue Service caught the fraudulent filing, and…

Barbados-based Tabit Insurance has secured a $40m insurance facility, capitalised entirely in bitcoin. This enables real-time verification of funds by regulators and auditors, the company press release said, with the capitalisation of the facility in bitcoin touted as an “industry first”. Tabit also said that all insurance policies and premiums will remain denominated in US dollars, though the capital is held in bitcoin. Commenting on the benefits of the development, Tabit co-founder William Shihara said: “Our approach to capital allocation underscores our confidence in providing a steady hand to our partners. By combining traditional balance sheet strength with carefully chosen…

Former Bangladesh captain Tamim Iqbal regained consciousness and was speaking to family members after suffering a major heart attack during a domestic match, cricket officials told AFP on Tuesday. The 36-year-old was leading Mohammedan Sporting Club in a match of the 50-over Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League when he was rushed to a nearby hospital after severe chest pain on Monday. “He is now better. He talked to his family members and also walked briefly at the hospital,” club official Tariqul Islam said. Mohammedan physiotherapist Enamul Haque said Tamim was in a stable condition and would likely be transferred to…

The Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) longstanding legal battle against the crypto industry has officially ended. On March 19, 2025, Ripple announced that the SEC had dropped its four-year-old lawsuit against the company. Originally filed on former SEC Chair Jay Clayton’s last day in office, the lawsuit alleged that Ripple had unlawfully raised $1.3 billion through the sale of its XRP token without registering it as a security, as quoted on CNBC. Crypto firms, including Coinbase, Kraken, Robinhood, Binance and OpenSea have also seen lawsuits and investigations either dropped, resolved, or placed on hold. With this victory, Ripple, along with…

KARACHI: The base payment for women dome­stic cricketers announced by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) earlier this month is even less than the minimum wage set for unskilled workers in the country. Earlier in March, the PCB had announced women’s domestic contracts for 90 players for the season 2024-25 — including 18 U-19, 62 emerging category and 10 capped players. “It is the second consecutive iteration of the women’s domestic contracts after the first ever such contracts were conferred upon 79 players in the year 2023-24,” a PCB press release stated. “In addition to the domestic contracts, the emerging and…