What Is the Ethereum Merge?
September 15th, Ethereum Network completed the long-awaited merge. So what does this actually mean for the cryptocurrency?
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Finance
Labor Department Reports Consumer Price Index of 8.3 Percent, Sending Markets Into Turmoil
The most recent Consumer Price Index (CPI) report brought some bad news for investors. After consistent monthly rate hikes from August of 2021 to June of 2022, July showed no increase giving some belief that inflation could have possibly hit its peak and could begin to come down.
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FDIC Reports Fall in Deposits by $370 Million in US Banks
Reports from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) reports that U.S. Bank Deposits have fallen by $370 Million, one of the largest declines since 2018.
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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?
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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