No sooner had the global economy started to put the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic behind it than a whole new set of challenges opened up for 2025. In 2024, the world's central banks were finally able to start lowering interest rates after largely winning the battle against inflation without sparking a global recession. Stocks hit record highs in the United States and Europe and Forbes declared a "banner year for the mega-wealthy" as 141 new billionaires joined its list of the super-rich.
Dogecoin and meme coins plummet, as bitcoin retreats from all-time high
The price of Dogecoin dropped to $0.31 on Sunday.
Trump appoints Bo Hines, an ex-college football player, to presidential crypto council
Hines will work with AI and crypto czar David Sacks on driving innovation in the digital asset sector.
Cocoa is the best-performing commodity of 2024 — even beating bitcoin. What’s next?
Cocoa has outpaced the rise in the U.S. stock market and bitcoin, with prices for chocolate’s main ingredient having nearly tripled in 2024. The rally shows little signs of ending, with cocoa‘s 2023 to 2024 marketing year having ended with the biggest global supply deficit in 60 years, according to ING.
Trump taps pro-bitcoin Stephen Miran for key economic role
Miran, a pro-bitcoin advocate, will advise Trump on a range of important economic policies.
This is America’s ‘fatal flaw’ as the US bubble gets ready to pop, market expert warns
"When flying in such thin air, it doesn’t take much to stall the engines. All the classic signs of extreme prices, valuations and sentiment suggest the end is near."
A secretary turned $180 into $7.2 million by holding her employer's stock for 75 years
Grace Groner, a secretary at Abbott for over 40 years, built a huge fortune by holding her shares and reinvesting the dividends.