Cryptocurrency prices have rallied in 2024, leaving some investors with notable gains. But crypto is a notoriously risky investment and prices are known to fluctuate quite a bit. Keeping an eye out for the top performers every now and then can give you important context on how the market is performing. Here are the top...
Anchiy/Getty Images Par for cryptocurrencies, Ethereum has been volatile since day one and ruled by whims over its nearly 10-year life. Case in point: A game called CryptoKitties launched on Ethereum in November 2017, allowing players to buy, breed and trade digital cats. The game briefly went viral, taking Ethereum with it. Ethereum was trading...
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Donald Trump won decisively in the U.S. presidential election and the U.S. bond market celebrated by falling, at least in the immediate aftermath of the news. The market’s reaction suggests that many investors are expecting a more inflationary environment as a result of the Trump administration’s second-term policies. The benchmark 10-year Treasury...
Bloomberg/Getty Images In this article Investors look forward to lower rates How will lower interest rates affect stocks? How interest rates have affected crypto and commodities markets How should interest rates impact your investing strategy? Higher rates have been playing out on stocks, cryptocurrency and commodities such as oil over the past few years. But...
picture alliance/Getty Images The most valuable companies in the world have grown to impressive heights in recent years, with nine publicly traded companies reaching market capitalizations of roughly $1 trillion or more. All but one of the companies come from the tech sector, with many offering products and services that consumers use every day. Several...
picture alliance / Contributor / Getty Images Public companies need to meet certain requirements for their stocks to be traded — or listed — on stock exchanges such as the New York Stock Exchange or the Nasdaq. If a company fails to meet those requirements, the stock can be delisted from the exchange. For example,...
Michael M. Santiago/Staff/Getty Images Stock market holidays are non-weekend business days when the two major U.S. stock exchanges, the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and the Nasdaq, are closed for the day. These days often closely follow federal holiday schedules and include major holidays like Labor Day and Thanksgiving. Regular operating hours for both exchanges...
James Devaney / Contributor / Getty Images Filmmakers have been creating movies about finance for years. Some, like “Trading Places,” comically depict the mayhem of the trading floor. Others, like “The Wizard of Lies,” are sobering representations of real events. While these films are entertaining to watch, few contain actionable advice for investors to follow...
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Drazen_/Getty Images Developing a strong investing portfolio is the key to building wealth, and a big part of that process is buying stocks. These types of securities represent a slice of ownership in a company, and allow individuals across the world to take advantage of the growth of a wide variety of businesses, from popular...