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JPMorgan Chase & Co. sold green bonds for the first time in over two years as global sales of the debt accelerate at a record pace. 

Holiday season spending is expected to rise this year versus last year, though the increase among middle-income shoppers is forecast to be far smaller due to the impact of student loans and lower wage growth.

Cryptocurrencies offer several advantages to traditional money, including lower costs, faster transfers, and decentralized systems that do not collapse at a single point of failure. Despite these benefits, many people don’t consider digital currencies practical for everyday use. Moreover, the currently available crypto debit card solutions often require tedious transfers and incur high fees, making the process unfeasible for everyday users. Leading crypto exchange Bybit wants to change that, promising to make using cryptocurrencies more convenient and rewarding for users.

The United States-based cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase is removing dozens of trading pairs in order to improve liquidity on its platform.

Roblox, an online game platform with over 200 million monthly active users, now accepts XRP (XRP) as a payment method, according to an Oct. 17 announcement from BitPay on X (formerly Twitter).

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The rising cost of fun is becoming a drag. Ticket prices for live entertainment events, from Taylor Swift concerts to National Football League games and high-season Disney theme-park visits, rose at a startling rate this year, triggering a phenomenon that analysts have dubbed “funflation." Families coughed up large sums saved during the pandemic to attend live events and parks this year. Friends treated themselves to memorable performances.

Nifty 50 today: Key equity indices the Sensex and the Nifty 50 ended with gains on Tuesday, snapping their three-day losing run, on widespread buying across various sectors amid positive global cues. While the Israel-Hamas conflict endures and concerns about its potential spread to other nations persist, investors appear to have shifted their attention towards corporate earnings and macroeconomic indicators.

Renowned American business journalist, Jean Chatzky, once said, “If you default on an unsecured debt, you won’t lose anything (except points on your credit score).”

Influential investor Cathie Wood, CEO of Ark Invest, said that the researchers at the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) are “really good”, and it’s the agency’s Chair Gary Gensler who is standing on the way of spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs).

Cryptocurrency products recorded inflows for the third consecutive week signaling improved sentiment from institutional investors after a shaky start to the year. 

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has seemingly conceded its battle against a Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded fund (ETF) as the deadline for an appeal passed on Friday. 

Israel-Hamas war LIVE updates: Heavy Israeli airstrikes pound Southern Gaza Apart from the ongoing Israel-Hamas war, inflation, interest rates trajectory and quarterly earnings remain important triggers for the market. (Exciting news! Mint is now on WhatsApp Channels. Subscribe today by clicking the link and stay updated with the latest financial insights! Click here!) While the persisting risks of global economic slowdown, higher interest rates and sticky inflation keep the markets worried, fresh geopolitical concerns have added to the worries.

PTI. Also Read:Israel-Hamas war LIVE updates: Heavy Israeli airstrikes pound Southern Gaza In a statement signed by 15 opposition leaders, some of whom met the envoy at the Embassy here, they strongly condemned the "indiscriminate bombing" of Palestinians in Gaza by Israel and said that it amounts to an attempt at "genocide". “We urge an immediate cessation of all hostilities to prevent further loss of innocent lives and the destruction of homes and infrastructure," the leaders said.

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export-control regime. American sanctions’ global pretensions depend on the co-operation of allies. In principle, democratic governments in Asia and Europe are similarly wary of China, and devising their own export controls.

The horrors don’t stop. The latest, as casualties continue to mount across Gaza, is the accumulating evidence that the killers from Hamas lacked even the humanity to grant their victims the mercy of a quick death. In far too many cases, the victims were tortured before they were killed.

New Fortescue board member Larry Marshall says he is convinced the company will achieve the goal of decarbonising its mining operations by 2030 as it seeks to become a major supplier of prototype technology and machinery beyond the resources sector.

Bitcoin gave traders a glimpse into the possible impact of a looming US Securities & Exchange Commission decision on whether to allow exchange-traded funds that invest directly in the token. An erroneous report that BlackRock Inc. had won approval to launch a spot ETF rapidly sent the largest digital asset to $30,002 on Monday, the highest price since March. The move cooled after the world’s biggest money manager said its application remains under review, leaving Bitcoin 4.4% higher for Oct. 16. BlackRock is among about a dozen firms seeking to offer the first US spot Bitcoin ETFs amid expectations that the SEC may soon end its opposition to the products. Optimists argue such funds will help spur wider crypto adoption. “This was like a dry run for what’s going to happen if these things actually do get approved,” Bloomberg Intelligence ETF analyst James Seyffart said. “It basically gave traders a playbook.”

Jio Financial Services (JFS) plans to launch auto, home loans and other products, as the billionaire Mukesh Ambani-backed company seeks to establish itself as a full-service financial services firm in a rapidly growing market. Despite strong growth, penetration of financial investment products in India is low relative to the size of the economy. Ambani is looking to tap into this market after similar disruptive forays into the telecom and retail sectors. JFS has already launched personal loans for salaried and self-employed individuals in the financial capital of Mumbai and consumer durable loans across 300 stores in India, it said in a presentation to analysts late on Monday, offering a first glimpse into operational details that had largely been vague at the time of its listing in August. It will now also launch business and merchant loans for self-employed individuals, it said. The company's insurance broking arm has also partnered with 24 insurance companies, while its payments bank division, which relaunched savings account and bill payment services, plans to launch debit cards.

Inflows to U.S.-listed emerging market ETFs that invest across developing nations as well as those that target specific countries totaled $228 million in the week ended Oct. 13, compared with losses of $3.1 billion in the previous week, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.