You don’t have to be rich to be financially independent. Here’s how to take control of your money.
Relying on a high salary or a hot stock is a dangerous trap. Why the most secure people plan for sudden crisis. Source：MarketWatch
As five big U.S. banks report earnings on the same day, Citigroup is the one to watch
Among the largest U.S. banks, Citigroup is expected to show the greatest improvement by one important measure. But it still has a long way to go to reach its…
Earnings estimates have been following an unusual pattern this time around
Analysts generally lower their estimates in the months before earnings. But thanks to the energy and tech sectors, expectations have actually climbed heading…
The No. 1 decision for aging retirees: Stay at home or move into a senior community?
Why staying in your longtime home requires more planning than you think. Source：MarketWatch
The stock-market rally now hinges more on AI than oil
As earnings season kicks off, AI investment remains front and center. Source：MarketWatch
Stablecoin market cap has shrunk by $10 billion since May, but analyst sees no reason to panic
The market shrank by $7.7 billion in June alone, the largest dollar amount since May 2022's TerraLuna crash, but stablecoins will likely resume their longterm…
Bitcoin is nearing a power law support line Fidelity has tracked since 2015
The group's Dir. of Global Macro Jurien Timmer calls it an accumulation zone but notes the lack of a catalyst to bounce yet. Source：CoinDesk
Ripple once weighed shutting down and handing XRP to shareholders, CEO says
Ripple's Brad Garlinghouse says he and cofounder Chris Larsen considered winding the company down and handing its XRP to shareholders before deciding to fight…
Crypto IPO market stalls as capital rotates to AI and macro uncertainty weighs
Funding constraints and investor caution, not regulation, are delaying crypto IPOs, according to Cohen & Company Capital Markets' Christian Lopez.…
Bitcoin nearing late stages of bear market: Jamie Coutts, Real Vision
Real Vision chief crypto analyst Jamie Coutts said it's far too early to call $1 million by 2030, but he's confident Bitcoin could climb up to $250,000 over…
‘Day-to-day dread’ haunts frustrated job seekers in era of low hiring. When will it end?
Finding a job was easy a few years ago. Now, Americans are worried about their job prospects, even though the unemployment rate is historically low.…
Regular water is no longer enough. Welcome to the corporate gold rush around ‘functional hydration.’
Social media and GLP1s are spurring increased interest in hydration products, and companies are responding with things like electrolyte mixes and “hydrating…