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Bitcoin's Price Surpassed $50,000 for the First Time in Two Years
Feb 13, 2024
The price of Bitcoin (BTCUSD) has exceeded $50,000 for the first time since December 2021 and broke the psychologic...
Gas Fees on the Ethereum Network hit an 8-month-High amid Interest in the New Experimental Token Standard ERC-404
Feb 12, 2024
Last Friday, on February 9, gas prices on the Ethereum network spiked to an average of 70 Gwei (equaling to a stand...
S&P 500 Reported a Lower Annual Net Profit Margin Declining for the 7th Straight Quarter
Feb 08, 2024
As of the latest FactSet reporting, the median (blended) net margin for the S&P 500 index for Q3 2023 is 11.6%, whi...
iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF: China’s Troubles Exaggerated, and USD Entered Weakening Cycle
Feb 07, 2024
The iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (IEMG) is a high-yield ETF.
Ordinals’ Based Genesis Cat Collection Revived NFT Market Value — Now Based on Ordinals Protocol
Jan 29, 2024
The NFT market hasn't collapsed at all: it's just that buyers are moving away from Ethereum artworks in favor of dr...
Despite Overall Stock Market Optimism, the U.S. Recession Probability Indicator is Flashing Trouble Ahead
Jan 23, 2024
The U.S. Recession Probability (I:USRPEM) is a special index designed and published by St Louis Fed (AKA FRED Econo...
The U.S. National Debt Broke a Record Again, Topping $34 Trillion.
Jan 08, 2024
It took only 3 months to reach new highs. Back in June 2023, Joe Biden suspended the national debt limit until Janu...
The Healthcare Select Sector SPDR Fund ETF: Sector’s Revenue is on the Rise Again, so XLV May Be at its Inflection Point
Dec 26, 2023
The Healthcare Select Sector SPDR Fund ETF (XLV) has historically outperformed the S&P 500 Index and has been less...
Bitcoin NFT Market Surprisingly Upstaged the Ethereum NFT Market
Dec 22, 2023
Bitcoin-based NFTs, also known as Ordinal Inscriptions, have been selling at an impressive pace over the past one m...
iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF (IJR) Outperforms both the Russell 2000 and the S&P 500!
Dec 20, 2023
Small-cap companies have high return potential, but also higher volatility.
Why Silver Outshined Broad Market Indices and Gold in November 2023
Dec 19, 2023
In November, the price of silver in the international market rose by more than 9%, while the price of spot gold ros...
Fed’s “Dovish Touch” Helped S&P 500 and Dow Jones to Overcome Doldrums: What’s Next?
Dec 18, 2023
The S&P 500 ended the week up 2.49% at 4,719.19 on Friday, posting gains in four of five sessions.
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