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At least 14 people have been killed after a bus carrying wedding guests crashed into a river in Pakistan.The bus was carrying around two dozen passengers. Searches continue for bodies and survivors. There are differing reports about the number of people who have died, with some local officials saying 18 people had been confirmed dead after the crash into the Indus River in northern Pakistan.It's been reported the bus left the road at the Thalichi Bridge. A party of 27 people were heading to Chakwal, a city in the Punjab province, government spokesman Faizullah Faraq said.At least nine people are thought to still be missing. Mr Faraq added that so far only one woman had been found alive and was being treated in hospital.Read more from Sky News:Pakistan toxic smog visible from spaceRussian w...

Investors who scored a little more interest from their callable certificates of deposit may soon find themselves left out in the cold. The Federal Reserve last week dialed back interest rates by a quarter point, bringing its target rate range down to 4.5%-4.75%. Since the central bank kicked off its rate-cutting campaign in September, yields on cash instruments have been sliding, including the amount that savers earn on money market funds. Consider that the Crane 100 Money Fund Index now has an annualized seven-day yield of 4.57%, compared with 5.1% at the end of August. Banks have also slashed the interest they pay on high-yield certificates of deposit – with Marcus by Goldman Sachs lopping 10 basis points from the annual percentage yield on its one-year CD to 4.1%, according to a Sunday ...

Bitcoin is trading near record levels, and Kalshi users are betting that the cryptocurrency could rise above $100,000 before the end of 2024.Kalshi data on Tuesday showed that 60% of users are betting that bitcoin could hit the $100,000 mark before January. Additionally, 45% of users wagered the flagship cryptocurrency could reach the level this month.Kalshi is an event contract market that launched in 2021, offering traders a way to bet on the outcome of events like economic data releases and election results. The platform gained prominence this year for its legal fight against the Commodity Futures Trading Commission that resulted in betting markets for the presidential election being open to U.S. traders in the run-up to last week's vote.The digital currency has rallied more than 28% si...

Some bitcoin miners are giving investors an opportunity to get in on the cryptocurrency's big postelection rally. Pure play bitcoin miners have been lagging this year for a host of reasons. Some names in the sector pivoted or expanded operations to AI data centers. Additionally, the launch of bitcoin ETFs in January gave investors a new vehicle for getting bitcoin exposure, which may have lowered demand for these stocks. Meanwhile, the halving on the Bitcoin network in April slashed miners' revenue in half, and the price of bitcoin – which can make mining more lucrative as it rises – drifted sideways for most of the year. CLSK RIOT,MARA 5D mountain Bitcoin mining laggards have been outperforming in the the recent crypto rally Now, with bitcoin consistently reaching new records since Electi...