Why The Experts Are Banking On Financial Institution M&A

Interest Rates and other conditions are setting the stage for more bank acquisitions this year. By Calvin Trice and Jeff Sheban Business and technology concept. getty Bank deals should return to a ste...

From NFTs to Web 3.0, here’s what these experts think of the crypto market

With the global markets in a rut, commodity prices at high rates, an escalating war in Ukraine with crypto prices also falling, there are increasing fears of a bear market. We are just three months in...

Bitcoin and Ethereum Are Soaring Again. Experts Explain Why

The price of Bitcoin has shot up in the past day, bringing—as it usually does—the entire cryptocurrency market with it.  At the time of writing, the price of the biggest digital asset was $42,748.13—a...

Stocks Rise As Experts Call For Bigger Rate Hikes To Fight Inflation

Topline The stock market opened slightly higher and government bond yields surged on Tuesday as investors assessed the Federal Reserve’s more aggressive stance on fighting inflation, with a growing nu...

Do You Need A Second Covid Booster Shot? Experts Are Divided.

Topline Amid evidence of waning immunity and new Covid surges across Europe and Asia, a growing number of countries have started rolling out fourth doses of coronavirus vaccines—or are debating doing ...

Health experts predict uptick in U.S. Covid cases due to new BA.2 variant

Dr. Anthony Fauci, White House Chief Medical Advisor and Director of the NIAID, responds to questions from Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) at a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee hearing on...

Stocks shrug off the war and COVID spikes to have their best week since November 2020. Here’s what experts say is going on

U.S. stocks rallied for the fourth straight day on Friday despite the ongoing economic effects of the Ukraine war, a new COVID-19 variant in Israel, and surging COVID cases in Europe. The S&P 500,...

Gas prices are already expected to top $5 a gallon, but experts lay out a scenario that could be much worse

Gasoline prices, already soaring following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, may climb even higher during the busy summer driving season. Unleaded gas, which reached a record $4.33 per gallon in the U.S. ...

UK Regulator FCA Opens Recruitment for Experts to Lead Crypto Department

The United Kingdom’s top market regulator, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), has put out an advert for an expert in digital currencies to come and head its crypto department. According to the job...

EU’s ‘Bitcoin Ban’ Fell Short but Experts Still Have Ideas for Fixing Crypto’s Carbon Costs

“On Filecoin, making yourself more sustainable and more green makes you a better market player to sell this storage,” said Hoogland in an interview. “We will soon have a 100% full transparency on-chai...

Most Wall Street Experts Now Predict Stagflation—Here’s What That Means For Investors And The U.S. Economy

Topline Professional investors are growing increasingly gloomy about the future, with the majority now predicting that stocks will fall into a bear market this year and the U.S. economy will be plague...

Experts claim that the Future of Sports Lies at Cross-Section of Crypto and NFTs 

NFTs are beginning to insert themselves in store for sports, as indicated by a recently delivered PwC report Neat Labs has effectively shown the progress of how sports gaming stages can get by in this...

Mortgage rates rise as Russia’s war in Ukraine stokes volatility. Experts say the short-term uncertainty over rates could continue

After two consecutive weeks of declines, mortgage rates have moved higher once again. Where they will go in the short term, though, largely depends on what happens overseas. Mortgage rates could fall ...

Covid declared a pandemic two years ago. Health experts warn it’s still not over

Medical staff treat a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patient in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at the Providence Mission Hospital in Mission Viejo, California, January 25, 2022. Shannon Stapleton | Reu...

What do Bitcoiners, politicians and financial experts think?

Rising prices are grabbing headlines all over the world. Across the pond in the United States, inflation recently broke a 40-year record. The situation is severe in Europe, with prices rising over 5% ...

Should you super fund a 529 college savings plan? What experts say

Kevin Winter | Getty Images If you’re eager to jump-start an education fund, you may consider a larger, upfront contribution to a 529 college savings plan. While the average account balance was ...

Korean blockchain experts seek the government’s help for digital asset market

The Korea Digital Asset Industry Committee comprising of leading Blockchain experts in South Korea has called for the formation of a government committee dedicated to helping and advancing digital ass...

Mortgage rates have dipped — is it a good time to buy a home? Experts weigh in.

Getty Images Some mortgage rates have fallen slightly: The average interest rate on a fixed rate 30-year mortgage now sits at 4.20% and the average annual percentage rate is 4.25%, down from 4.29% and...

Experts weigh in on new crypto regulations in South Africa

As part of a series of amendments to South Africa’s financial laws, crypto-asset service providers will become accountable institutions. A report from the South African treasury announced further cryp...

Lawmakers Raise Alarm on Crypto for Sanctions Evasion as Experts Cast Doubt

Still, lawmakers want assurances from Yellen that the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), which enforces U.S. sanctions rules, will be able to maintain the blocks against Russian banks and oligar...

Experts reject concerns Russia will use crypto to bypass sanctions: ‘Totally unfounded’

Experts on crypto policy argue that concerns expressed by high profile politicians about Russia evading economic sanctions using cryptocurrency are “totally unfounded.” They say the crypto market is n...

Retailing Experts Split On Amazon Split

In February, billionaire activist investor Daniel Loeb, CEO of Third Point, shared with investors his belief that the market is failing to recognize the respective full value of Amazon AMZN .com’s e-c...

Finder’s Experts Predict ‘Joke’ Coin Will Hit $0.16 This Year

Dogecoin (DOGE) is expected to reach $0.163 a unit this year, according to a top product comparison site. In a survey, some 33 analysts predicted the value of DOGE to reach $0.316 per unit by 2025. By...

Finder’s Experts Predict Dogecoin Will Reach $0.16 This Year, Panelist Says ‘Luster Will Wear Off as Meme Coins Lack True Utility’ – Markets and Prices Bitcoin News

Panelists from the product comparison platform Finder’s dogecoin price prediction report say that the popular meme-based cryptocurrency will reach $0.163 per unit in 2022. Finder’s recent poll concern...

Threat Of War Fuels Surging Aluminum, Gold Prices As Experts Warn Inflation ‘Shock’ Could Tank Stocks

Topline As escalating tensions between Russia and Ukraine pushed oil prices to seven-year highs Tuesday, the threat of military conflict in the region also fueled strong price gains for a slew of othe...

Experts: Russia’s new crypto regulation proposals are a ‘circus,’ still ‘essentially a total ban’

It looks like no matter how hard they try, Russian legislators are unable to tackle the topic of cryptocurrency regulation without near-banning digital assets. Further, some recent developments have s...

Bitcoin Loses Its Position to Gold – Experts Expect Further Decline to $30,000 – crypto.news

As the Bitcoin-to-gold ratio reaches the lowest level since mid-2021, most analysts and experts suggest that the further decline of BTC price is extremely likely. The expected support level is $30,000...

$8 or $58? 3rd or 7th? – What the ‘experts’ say about where Cardano will go

In 2021, Cardano was the third-biggest crypto by market cap, breathing down Ethereum’s neck. However, 2022 saw it in seventh place. To that end, Finder’s panel of fintech experts came together to pred...

Women are driving the labor shortage, and experts have identified a crucial solution

As of last month, there are still more than one million fewer women in the labor force than in February 2020. The most recent Bureau of Labor Statistics jobs report indicates that men are back to norm...

FBI Launches ‘Virtual Asset Exploitation Unit’ With Specialized Team of Crypto Experts – Regulation Bitcoin News

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has launched a new unit to tackle crypto exploitation. The new team will work with the National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team of the Department of Justice (...

Recession Risks Are ‘Rising’ As Federal Reserve Scrambles To Fight Inflation, Experts Say

Topline With the Federal Reserve set to aggressively raise interest rates and tighten monetary policy as it scrambles to confront decades-high inflation, Wall Street experts are now warning that doing...

Counterfeit NFTs result in marketplace shutdown: Experts weigh in

“Rampant” issues relating to minting counterfeit nonfungible tokens, or NFTs, have forced popular platform Cent to halt some operations. Founded in 2017, Cent kicked off as a “social network and infor...