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2025 IPOs: Is the IPO Market Thawing?

The initial public offering (IPO) market has been a rollercoaster over the past few years. After a record-breaking 2021, the market cooled significantly in 2022 and 2023 due to economic uncertainty, rising interest rates, and geopolitical tensions. 2024 and 2025 … Continue reading


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SEC Confirms Crypto PoW Mining is Not a Security

Regulation | March 21, 2025 SEC says Proof-of-Work mining doesn’t fall under U.S. securities laws On March 20 2025, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC), Corporate Finance Division, issued a statement making it clear that mining crypto on proof-of-work (PoW) networks like Bitcoin isn’t considered a securities transaction.  That includes both solo miners (operators)


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Trump says student loans will be handled by Small Business Administration

President Donald Trump said Friday that the Small Business Administration, instead of the Education Department, would handle the country's student loans.

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Kraken Acquires Retail Futures NinjaTrader $1.5B

Crypto M&A | March 21, 2025 Crypto Continues to Woo Wall Street, Turning Point for Retail Futures Trading On March 20 2025, Kraken announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire NinjaTrader for $1.5 billion, a Chicago-based platform know for providing everyday retail traders access to futures markets, the largest crypto and TradFi


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Stock volatility poses an 'opportunity,' investment analyst says. Here's why

Stocks have wobbled in 2025. Investors with cash on the sidelines can essentially buy stocks at a discount.

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Where this Morningstar top-rated female fund manager is putting money to work

Janet Rilling is a senior portfolio manager and head of the plus fixed income team at Allspring Global Investments.

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Advocates denounce Social Security Administration response to judge's order barring DOGE access

A federal judge's order may require the agency to terminate access for all employees to its IT systems, acting commissioner Lee Dudek reportedly told Bloomberg.

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Guardrails and Gateways: How Canadian Crypto Regulations Influence Financial Innovation

March 21, 2025 By a Canadian Finance Journalist – Since the early days of Bitcoin ATMs in Vancouver, Canada has been a testing ground for cryptocurrency innovation. But behind every new crypto venture lies a complex web of regulations. In Canada, those rules are acting as both guardrails and gateways, steering the country’s financial innovation


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Social Security chief reverses stance, says he won't shut agency because judge barred DOGE from records

A federal judge's order may require the agency to terminate access for all employees to its IT systems, acting commissioner Lee Dudek told Bloomberg.

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There's a 'danger zone' for retirees when the stock market dips. How to shield your portfolio

Stock market dips early in retirement can be harmful to your portfolio, experts say. Here's how to protect your nest egg from this risk.

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VEGAIN’s Clear Protein Goes National, Opens Investment

Equity Crowdfunding | March 20, 2025 VEGAIN Expands Nationally with Raw Elements Partnership and Launches Equity Crowdfunding Campaign On March 19 2025, VEGAIN, an independent Canadian sports nutrition brand, announced an expanded partnership with Raw Elements for nationwide distribution and is inviting investors to be part of its growth through a VEGAIN equity crowdfunding campaign


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What could happen to your student loans without the Education Department

President Donald Trump may sign an exectuvie order aimed at dismantling the Education Dept. What does it mean for the 40 million Americans with student loans?

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BlackRock’s head of digital assets says staking could be a ‘huge step change’ for ether ETFs

Appetite for ether ETFs has been tepid since their launch last July, but that could change, according to Robert Mitchnick, head of digital assets at BlackRock.

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Elon Musk’s “Magic Money” Discovery and What It Means

Finance | March 20, 2025 Musk Calls U.S. Financial System 'Magic Money Computers' As reported in various outlets, Elon Musk was recently asked on a podcast with Senator Ted Cruz about what he's learned during his time at Washington to which he dramatically described that the U.S. financial system has 14 computers at the Treasury


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