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The banking system affects us all. That is why the collapse of SVB and Signature Bank is so worrisome. Is the economy in danger?  Are some banks more stable than others? Is money...

Benjamin Franklin once said: “The best investment is in the tools of one’s own trade.” This important insight is at the core of the major upgrade eToro is bringing to our...

SLUMP: Brent oil has borne brunt of global financial contagion fear. Its double-digit percentage price slump near matched that of the stricken banking sector recently. Contagion...

SLOWDOWN: Current bank sector concerns are individual not systemic. But lending standards on both sides of the Atlantic have tightened a lot, and this will accelerate now. As...

Are AI and crypto made for each other? Boosted by turmoil in the banking sector and falling inflation, Bitcoin has ripped more than 30% higher to make one of its biggest weekly...

Five things to understand about UBS’s takeover of Credit Suisse, and the European financial system Switzerland's biggest bank UBS (UBS) is set to buy its smaller cross-town...

Summary Bank problems accelerate the macro outlook Bank contagion is not a 2008 repeat but will have a big impact. Fed backstops US system with $300 billion help and is set for...

PAUSE: Global PMI’s have been rising for three months and are above breakeven 50 level for the only the first time in seven months. China and services have led, but the rebound...

Artificial intelligence (AI) is a hot topic right now. Since it came to light that tech giant Microsoft is going to invest billions of dollars in OpenAI’s AI-powered chat platform...

CONTAGION: US banking system concerns, triggered by weakness at Silicon Valley, Signature, and Silvergate banks, has spread to Europe. The Stoxx 600 Banks index, Europe’s biggest...