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When it comes to breaking down the top 100 companies of the world, the United States still commands the largest slice of the pie. Throughout the 20th century and before globalization reached its current peaks, American companies made the country a...

The Briefing Generation X is the most indebted generation on average, with $140,643 of household debt Younger generations are witnessing their debts growing at a greater pace relative to older Americans ...

This infographic is available as a poster. Can Foreign Currencies Act as an Inflation Hedge? ...

U.S. inflation has climbed 5% over the last year, the largest 12-month increase since August 2008. With this in mind, many investors may be wondering how to position their portfolio to hedge against inflation. In this Markets in a Minute chart fro...

Is inflation rising? The consumer price index (CPI), an index used as a proxy for inflation in consumer prices, offers some answers. In 2020, inflation dropped to 1.4%, the lowest rate since 2015. By comparison, inflation sits around 2.5% as of Ju...

How Rising Treasury Yields Impact Your Portfolio Since the start of 2021, the yield on the U.S. 10-year Treasury note has climbed to pre-pandemic levels. But what exactly does this mean, and how could it impact your portfolio? In this Markets i...

The Briefing Amazon plans to acquire Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) for $8.45 billion This move would add 4,000 films and 17,000 TV shows to Amazon Studios’ content library ...

The Briefing Bitcoin had its latest price correction, pulling back more than 50% from its all-time highs Elon Musk’s tweet announcing Tesla’s suspension of bitcoin purchases accelerated the price drop ...

The Briefing U.S. household debt stands at $14.56 trillion, and has doubled since 2003 Student loan debt has expanded a colossal 550% in the same time frame ...