If you bought just $1 of Bitcoin when it launched 17 years ago, how rich would you be today?

Bitcoin’s early years read like financial folklore. Launched in 2009 as a fringe experiment, it was dismissed, ignored, or casually spent. Yet tiny sums once worth dollars would today equal millions or billions. From lost hard drives to legendary pizza purchases, Bitcoin’s history is defined less by complexity than by scale, and how easily it […]

Should UAE expats remit now? Weak rupee and peso offer big gains against Dirham

Expatriates in the UAE are finding a remittance opportunity as the Indian rupee, Pakistani rupee and Philippine peso weaken against the UAE dirham. This allows workers to send more value home per dirham. While advantageous, financial advisors suggest a strategic approach like splitting transfers to navigate currency market volatility and maximise benefits.

Prince Andrew’s ex-wife Sarah Ferguson told Epstein ‘just marry me’ after he was released from jail

Newly released emails reveal Sarah Ferguson maintained contact with Jeffrey Epstein for years after his 2008 conviction for soliciting a minor. The correspondence, extending into at least 2011, shows Ferguson offering VIP access to royal properties and expressing affectionate sentiments towards Epstein, despite his criminal record and public scrutiny.

Dismissed as piles: Fit 31-year-old warns against ‘silent’ cancer symptoms after ‘big, ominous’ tumour found

Chris Kirt, a 31-year-old father diagnosed with stage two bowel cancer, shares his journey from dismissing early, subtle symptoms to undergoing surgery and achieving remission. Highlighting night sweats, fatigue, and changes in bowel habits, he now raises awareness of bowel cancer’s “silent” signs, especially in younger adults, encouraging vigilance, early detection, and self-advocacy in medical […]