Budget cuts from the National Institutes of Health, the National Science Foundation, and other federal agencies have prompted pushback from the academic community but also some sober reflections on the future of the nation’s government-centered model for bankrolling biomedical research. That model has fueled breakthroughs, from magnetic resonance imaging and targeted cancer therapies, to mapping
Meme coins, over the years, have carved out of a unique niche within the cryptocurrency industry. Meme coins require minimal capital investment to build a sizable positions, yet promise explosive initial gains, which continue to attract millions of buyers from all over the world into meme assets to date. One of the up-and-coming contenders within
Kody Boye | Contributor For many years, speculation, hype, and false information have dominated the cryptocurrency investing market. Although the industry has given some investors returns that have changed their lives, many others have lost a lot of money because of volatility, fraud, and poor financial advice. The issue? Most cryptocurrency education is either overly
Chris Gallagher | Contributor Cryptocurrency saw swift growth in 2024, particularly in the fourth quarter–but the question of whether this trajectory will continue through 2025 remains unsolved. The first quarter of 2025 has already seen high volatility and fluctuation, with crypto prices hitting a high at the start of March only to plummet a few
Chris Gallagher | Contributor The U.S. mortgage market has been on a rollercoaster ride over the past few years, thanks to economic uncertainties, policy shifts, and global financial pressures. As individuals move through 2025, volatility remains a defining characteristic, influencing everything from home affordability to refinancing trends. Joseph Cucchiara (Joe), who is a part of
Investors fear that the tariffs will cause inflation to accelerate and economic growth to slow. Financial advisors urge caution, noting that many of the effects are yet to be seen. “Right now, there are so many questions,” Catherine Valega, a wealth manager at Burlington-based Green Bee Advisory. “We’re talking about US exceptionalism — is that
Ethan Stone | Contributor For high-income earners and business owners, taxes often represent their largest recurring expense. While many financial advisors focus on basic tax strategies, such as tax-loss harvesting, more advanced methods exist that can potentially legally and significantly reduce tax burdens. Judson Gee, Managing Partner of JHG Financial, has built a reputation as
The father said he didn’t know the interest rate on the loan, other than it was absurdly high. When I looked up the online lender, an apparently legitimate business called Clear Air Lending, I was stunned to see it charges as much as 725 percent on its loans. That’s right, 725 percent. With excellent credit
SINGAPORE: In just seven short years, Malone Lam Yu Xuan went from being a student in a secondary school in Choa Chu Kang to being dubbed crypto whizz-kid by some in the US in 2023. Many who saw his spending spree were amazed a 19-year-old could afford large mansions, a fleet of expensive cars and
Avolta’s revamped retail and F&B offer at Barcelona Airport in Spain. Avolta Latin America was the standout region for Avolta for all the wrong reasons, following the travel retailer’s reveal of its 2024 annual results on Wednesday. Like-for-like* sales in Latin America (including the Caribbean) were down by 4.7% in sharp contrast to its three