Bloomberg European shares dropped amid a blurred outlook for global growth, as investors await Thursday’s update from the European Central Bank (ECB). The Stoxx Europe 600 Index was down 1.1% as of 9:01 am in London, trading at its lowest level since August 19 as automakers, banks and industrials led losses. Miners and technology outperformed, but all sectors were lower. …

Bloomberg Bitcoin’s slump following El Salvador’s troubled rollout of the largest cryptocurrency as legal tender has put several key technical levels into focus that could point to greater losses ahead. The virtual coin was trading at about $44,900 as of 9:15 am in London, having slid as much as 17% a day earlier before paring some of the losses while …

Manama / Emirates Business The number of POS and Ecommerce transactions in Bahrain shot up by 65% in August, year-on-year, reaching a total value of nearly $744 million during the month, after topping $3.62 billion in the first half of 2021, the Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB) revealed on Tuesday. According to new figures from the CBB, there were more …