Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email The stock market had a record-breaking run last year, but members of Congress still managed to outperform it with their portfolios making staggering gains in […]
Good news is bad news again. At least as far as the stock market is concerned. Wall Street concluded an already softer week with a thud Friday after the December jobs report came in much hotter than expected. The S & P 500 lost 1.54% in the session and 1.94% for the week. The Nasdaq […]
The Magnificent 7 group of stocks again proved their dominance in 2024. With an average gain of 63% in the year, they accounted for more than half of the S&P 500’s total gains. Now, I do believe that all seven tech giants are well-positioned for sustained growth. However, I think Meta Platforms (META) is the […]
Trump is about to make dubious history. When 2024 came to a close, investors had every reason to smile. The iconic Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI -1.63%), broad-based S&P 500 (^GSPC -1.54%), and growth stock-powered Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC -1.63%) ended the year higher by 13%, 23%, and 29%, respectively. Catalysts have been aplenty, with the […]
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. US hedge fund boss Boaz Weinstein has said he wants to be a “white knight” for UK investors and the London stock market by buying into the £266bn investment trust sector. The founder of New […]
Wall Street was closed on Thursday in observance of a National Day of Mourning for former President Jimmy Carter. U.S. stock markets closed mixed on Wednesday as market participants remained concerned regarding the forward trajectory of both inflation and interest rates. The Dow and the S&P 500 ended in positive territory, while the Nasdaq Composite […]
Mining pools represent a critical infrastructure component in cryptocurrency networks, enabling multiple participants to combine their computational resources for more predictable block rewards. This technical analysis examines the core mechanisms, operational frameworks, and economic dynamics of mining pools in cryptocurrency networks. What is Mining Pool? A Technical Analysis of Collaborative Cryptocurrency Mining. Technical Architecture of […]
It’s widely accepted the US stock market, AKA Wall Street, is currently overpriced or overvalued. That means the benchmark S&P500 index (which tracks the ups and downs of a basket or portfolio of hundreds of America’s biggest companies) is potentially due for a drop in value, or a fall. The multi-trillion-dollar question is whether the […]
Move to Earn (M2E) platforms operate through blockchain-based systems that link physical activity tracking with cryptocurrency rewards. These systems quantify user movement data through smartphone sensors and wearable devices, converting verified physical actions into token-based incentives. STEPN exemplifies this model with its GPS-tracked outdoor activities generating Green Satoshi Tokens (GST). Users must purchase NFT sneakers […]
Investing in the stock market can be a great way to build up your wealth and save for retirement. But just how much do you need to truly retire comfortably, and how much should you have invested in the market today to be on track to hit that magic number in 25 years? Below, I’ll […]