Inflation is through the roof. There’s an oil crisis. A looming food crisis. You name it. War is raging in Europe. Russia’s president is starting to sound unhinged. And headlines are now linking him w...
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White House Office Seeks Public Opinion On The Climate Impact Of Digital Asset
The Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) has reached out to the public to get their opinion about the recent crypto executive order signed by President Joe Biden in the White House. Specific...
Opinion: I want to leave a Roth IRA to my sister with special needs — what’s the best way to do that?
Q.: I have a Roth IRA that I would like to leave to my sister. She has mental-health issues and I want to have a way to leave money to be distributed monthly without paying it all out in handling fees...
White House office seeks public opinion on crypto-climate implications
The Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), an Executive Office of the President of the United States, commenced a study to identify the scope for offsetting energy use and climate changes rel...
Opinion: Preparing for the great sunset: What you need to know if tax code provisions expire
The hot equities and housing markets have contributed to a surge in U.S. household wealth during the pandemic. According to the Federal Reserve, household wealth grew by $19 trillion to $137 trillion ...
U.S. Government Seeks Public Opinion on Crypto Energy Use
Governments around the world are increasingly concerned about the level of crypto energy consumption, and it is no different with the US government. The President Biden-led administration, through the...
Opinion: What would it take for U.S. oil companies to ramp up production? A lot.
Even with oil prices above $100 a barrel and gas prices averaging over $4 a gallon at the pump, frackers show little interest in ramping up output. Companies including Devon Energy DVN, +1.56%, EOG Re...
Opinion: Convinced the stock market’s next two years will be like the past two? Don’t bet on it.
Don’t fall into the trap of believing the U.S. stock market’s spectacular return over the past two years represents the new normal. Not only will the market’s return in coming months likely be a lot l...
Weekend reads: the slowing housing market and inverted yield curve signal a coming recession
It is human nature to fear missing out as prices skyrocket, But all bubbles burst eventually. Ian Shepherdson of Pantheon Macroeconomics predicts a 25% decline in U.S. home sales. What will that do to...
Opinion: Of Course Yuga Labs Is Not “Web3”
Key Takeaways Yuga Labs is the company behind the uber successful Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT collection. In its efforts to go big, Yuga Labs has taken money from Silicon Valley titans, chased corporate ...
Opinion: Ukraine war is a wake-up call to ditch oil and gas forever
That invasion, and the subsequent U.S. ban on oil imports from Russia, are partly responsible, but they aren’t the only reason. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, the impact of t...
Stock market investors are in the danger zone. This all-weather investing strategy offers protection
We’re in a period of high inflation, with a war disrupting energy markets and the Federal Reserve raising interest rates. The murky outlook calls for a multiyear cycle of central-bank policy moves tha...
Opinion: This stock market rally has more upside, but expect any relief to be brief
The U.S. stock market’s impressive rally last week is more likely a reflex bounce than the beginning of a new leg of the bull market. I say that not because the rally ran out of steam on Monday, with ...
Opinion: 2022 Is Ethereum’s Biggest Year Yet
Key Takeaways Ethereum is expected to complete “the Merge” to Proof-of-Stake in the coming months. The Merge will see Ethereum become 99.95% more energy efficient, while ETH is likely to b...
Senator Warren’s Bill Will Hurt Crypto, Not Russia (Opinion)
Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren is seldom reserved with her distaste for the crypto industry. Name any common criticism of Bitcoin, and she’s probably shared it already: volatility issues, environ...
Opinion: It’s time to buy the best beaten-down stocks in tech and elsewhere, and this winning fund manager shows you how
Sentiment in the stock market is so dark, it’s time to rummage through the hard-hit technology sector to pick up potential long-term winners. For help, let’s turn to tech expert Chris Armbruster, the ...
How Will the Fed’s New Interest Rate Policy Affect Real Estate Prices?
Text size Rising mortgage rates will further restrict housing affordability. Brandon Bell/Getty Images About the author: Clare Losey is an assistant research economist at Texas A&M University’s Te...
Weekend reads: There’s a recession warning as the Federal Reserve fights inflation
The Federal Reserve this week increased the federal funds rate for the first time since 2018. Long-term market interest rates had risen significantly as investors anticipated that the central bank wou...
More than 70% of savers are worried that inflation will affect their ability to retire
Inflation just hit its highest level in 40 years. Future inflation expectations have risen by a third in 12 months. And the federal government’s own “inflation protected” bonds, which were designed to...
Opinion: Timeshare apartments are wildly popular — and often lead to buyer’s remorse. Here’s how to unload one without losing money
(AP Photo/Lynne Sladky) Hi, Ms. MoneyPeace: I have been receiving your MoneyPeace email newsletter for years and enjoy reading them. My husband and I are in a difficult situation. We bought a timeshar...
Why Champions League Quarter-Finalist Atlético Madrid Divides Opinion
Atletico’s success has not always been pretty, but pictured Stefan Savić and João Félix could hardly … [+] care. Getty Images There was a moment in Atlético Madrid’s win over Manchester Un...
Opinion: Top investors dump stocks — why that might mean you should buy
Well, here’s some cheerful news for all of us with a retirement portfolio: The geniuses running the world’s biggest investment funds have panicked and have bailed out of the market. If that’s not a go...
Opinion: Ukraine War Likely Has Triggered Lasting Bear Market
If historical precedent offers any guidance, the currently high valuations of the S&P 500, which remain elevated even after recent declines, mean that a prolonged bear market is likely in the near...
Opinion: Short-sellers are scarce and that’s some of the best news the stock market’s had lately
The U.S. stock market should be given the benefit of the doubt over the next 12 months, according to an analysis of short sellers’ recent transactions. This upbeat message may incline you to view shor...
Opinion: The Fed needs to target a floor for the 10-year Treasury, in addition to radically raising the fed funds rate
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell faces the toughest task since Chairman Paul Volcker tamed the Great Inflation of the 1970s and early 1980s. And a lot of the pressures driving the most virulent ...
Lessons from the 1970s for Today’s Markets Turmoil
Text size President Gerald Ford, Secretary of State Henry Kissinger and Vice President Nelson Rockefeller at the White House in Washington, D.C. in 1975. National Archives/AFP via Getty Images About t...