Dems Push for Student Loan Forgiveness Ahead of Midterms
With a total $1.61 trillion of federal student loan outstanding, student loan forgiveness has been
advocated by Democrats multiple times. So why is it difficult for them to cancel the debt?
Finance
Using Fine Art as Investment
A prudent modern investor must make use of all financial opportunity to keep assets safe and to yield as much profit as possible. A financial investment that is oftentimes overlooked is the purchasing of fine arts. An unlikely pairing of words for some represents incredible opportunity to others.
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Elon Musk Bids for Twitter
Billionaire and Tesla CEO Elon Musk has demonstrated through his various investments and innovations that he has an eye for expanding his influence and breadth of operations to all corners of the market. This net has grown larger in the past two weeks.
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Nickel Market Crisis Explained
On March 8th, London Metal Exchange (LME) suspended trading due to a 250% price spike in nickel within 24h hours. The question around why a somewhat conspicuous commodity like nickel would cause such chaos is an important and interesting one. So, what happened?
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What Does the Chinese COVID Uptick Mean for Markets?
After nearly two years, the world is once again in the same conversation involving a virus and strict regulations in China. Will investors be better equipped for another turbulent market after some practice?
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Implications of Chip Shortages
As technology becomes increasingly integrated within our everyday products, demand for semiconductors has outpaced supply, and this constraint has worsened under COVID-19. Semiconductors, or “chips,” are typically made of silicon and conduct electricity in products, such as computers, smartphones, automobiles, medical equipment, and kitchen appliances.
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U.S. Market Exposure to Russo-Ukrainian Conflict
The Russian invasion of Ukraine, which is the largest conventional military attack in Europe since World War II, has caused a significant impact here at home in the United States, specifically in the financial market. While the Russian economy is in freefall due to sanctions from the West, U.S. markets also have experienced some stressors and exposure to risk as this conflict evolves.
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Fed’s Inflation Policy Complicated by Invasion
With inflation steadily increasing due to the numerous issues dealt with in the last two years, investors and consumers show concern as prices continue to rise. Many Fed officials have discussed a strict, aggressive approach to battle these rising costs. But now the long-awaited interest rate hike from the Federal Reserve faces a challenge. The Russian invasion of Ukraine.
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Turkey Attempts to Stabilize the Lira
Turkey’s economy, similar to every other nation, has taken a hit with inflation rates. But unlike every other country, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has refused talks of possible increases in interest rates.
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Microsoft’s Deal to Acquire Activision Blizzard to Be Reviewed by FTC
Major technology and gaming company Microsoft, known for manufacturing the Xbox gaming console, caught the attention of many in the gaming industry when they announced that they would be acquiring Activision Blizzard for a whopping total of nearly 69 billion dollars, making the buyout the largest in the history of the games industry.
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