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Forget toys and collectibles, cryptocurrencies could be a hot item this holiday season. In the US, 45% of Gen Z adults between the ages of 18 and 28 said they were looking forward to receiving cryptocurrency as a holiday gift this year, according to a global survey of 1,000 adults conducted in October by payments technology company Visa.How wise it is to gift cryptocurrencies is another matter, and expert advice differs.Flavio Landiver, a certified financial planner and senior financial advisor at Evensky & Katz/Falls Wealth Management in Coral Gables, Florida, says given how volatile and speculative cryptocurrencies are, it can…

PayPal CEO Alex Criss speaks at Global FinTech Fest in Mumbai, India on October 7, 2025.Indranil Aditya | Null Photo | Getty Imagespaypal announced on Monday that it has applied for approval to establish a PayPal bank that can provide loans to small and medium-sized businesses.”The creation of PayPal Bank strengthens our business, increases efficiency, and allows us to better support the growth and economic opportunity of small businesses across the United States,” PayPal CEO Alex Chriss said in a statement.PayPal said the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, along with the Utah Department of Financial Institutions, will review the application to…

PayPal CEO Alex Criss speaks at Global FinTech Fest in Mumbai, India on October 7, 2025.Indranil Aditya | Null Photo | Getty Imagespaypal announced on Monday that it has applied for approval to establish a PayPal bank that can provide loans to small and medium-sized businesses.”The creation of PayPal Bank strengthens our business, increases efficiency, and allows us to better support the growth and economic opportunity of small businesses across the United States,” PayPal CEO Alex Chriss said in a statement.PayPal said the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, along with the Utah Department of Financial Institutions, will review the application to…

The Pentagon will partner with Korea Zinc to acquire a 40% stake in a $7.4 billion mineral refinery to be built in Tennessee, Reuters reported on Monday.Critical mineral smelting and processing facilities could produce 540,000 tons of the material annually in the United States, according to the U.S. Department of Commerce. The agreement comes as the United States seeks to form important mineral partnerships that are independent of China.Korea Zinc plans to sell new shares worth $1.9 billion to a joint venture controlled by the U.S. government and an unnamed U.S.-based strategic investor, Reuters reported. The government and investors will…

Caracas has criticized the European Union’s new sanctions, saying they highlight the bloc’s lack of autonomy on global issues.Published December 15, 2025December 15, 2025Click here to share on social mediaShare 2shareVenezuela’s government has slammed the European Council over its decision to extend sanctions against the South American country until 2027, calling the measure a “total failure”.The sanctions, first introduced in 2017, include a ban on arms exports to Venezuela, as well as travel bans and asset freezes for individuals linked to state repression.Recommended stories list of 3 itemsend of listIn a statement shared with Foreign Minister Iván Gil Pinto, Caracas…

Morgan Rodgers was Aston Villa’s winner against West Ham on Sunday. Erling Haaland scored two more goals for Manchester City against Crystal Palace.But who will be the Premier League’s biggest game changer? ‘Between the Lines’ reveals which players’ goals and assists have earned their club the most points this season and historically. Bruno right in front of RodgersBruno Fernandes continues to show his worth in another difficult season for Manchester United and will be at the top of the table this season. data wrapper This content is provided by data wrappercookies and other technologies may be used. To view this…

OpenAI-backed biotech startup Chai Discovery on Monday announced a $130 million Series B round at a valuation of $1.3 billion. The company said the round was led by General Catalyst and Oak HC/FT. Other participants include Menlo Ventures, OpenAI, Dimension, Thrive Capital, Neo, Yosemite Venture Fund, Lachy Groom, SV Angel, and new investors Glade Brook and Emerson Collective. The company’s total funding currently exceeds $225 million. The company is part of a growing industry that sees AI as a faster route to drug development. In August, Menlo Ventures announced it would lead Chai’s $70 million Series A round. The investor…

Danaher finally turns the corner. CNBC’s Jim Cramer sees it that way. So is Wall Street. After years of “nightmarish” performance, life sciences stocks are “poised to go wild,” Cramer said Friday at the December monthly meeting for investment club members. Danaher, which makes tools and technology used by pharmaceutical, biotech and medical device companies, has faced tough years since COVID-19. The company’s business was also weighed down by policy changes in China aimed at cutting healthcare costs in the world’s second-largest economy. But that is changing. Wells Fargo analysts were the most recent to acknowledge Danaher’s recovery, raising their…

Google Gemini, ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, Claude by Anthropic, Perplexity, and Bing app logos appear on a smartphone screen on November 21, 2024 in Reno, USA.Jack Silva | Null Photo | Getty ImagesMerriam-Webster on Monday declared “slop” the word of the year for 2025, a sign of growing wariness about artificial intelligence.According to Merriam-Webster’s dictionary, slop is currently defined as “low-quality digital content, typically produced in large quantities by artificial intelligence.” The word has previously been used primarily to mean “product of little value” or “food waste fed to animals.” Mainstream social networks are flooded with AI-generated content, including what 404…

The label is the latest example of President Trump using military and symbolic language to justify U.S. operations against drug smuggling.WASHINGTON, D.C. – President Donald Trump announced he will sign an executive order deeming fentanyl and its core precursors “weapons of mass destruction” (WMD), the latest example of his administration using increasingly militarized language to justify operations against drug cartels and smugglers.Monday’s announcement came after the Trump administration repeatedly referred to drug smugglers as “narco-terrorists” and designated Latin American cartels as “foreign terrorist organizations.”Recommended stories list of 3 itemsend of listThe administration has repeatedly maintained that international drug smuggling groups…