Highlights The collapse of FTX, a cryptocurrency exchange, has raised concerns about the safety of venture capital (VC) investment, particularly in the volatile world of crypto. FTX was started in 2019 and operated as a cryptocurrency exchange until bankruptcy in November 2022. It allowed users to trade various cryptocurrencies and complex derivatives. FTX had a partner...

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The headlines in January 2021 were flooded with stories of GameStop (GME) stock soaring from $20 to $350, and then back down to below $50. Many in different fields seemed involved one way or another: Wall Street was being “” from their position, Robinhood stopped the ability to buy, and a man going by the name of ‘Roaring Kitty’ (or Keith Gill in real life) became the...

What makes the great investors stand out is their ability to move their money into growing markets before everyone else realizes the potential. Over the past year the political and economic relationships between the U.S. and China started changing tones. For some this is signaling the transition of international power from the U.S. to China, while others believe that China’s...

The cost of living has been increasing over the past year and most people have started to notice. Just in June, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) jumped to an annual rate of 5.4%, the highest rate since August 2008. Jerome Powell, the chair of the Federal Reserve (FED), claims that the inflation is transitory and will end when the economy starts to open more, and supply and...

Risk carries many definitions. Sometimes it is referred to as the chance of losing money while other times it is seen as the chance that the actual outcome will be different from the expected outcome. This summer, the reality was very different from the expected and required many banks’ and financial institutions’ risk departments to redevelop the way they model, analyze,...

The weeks between the end of February to the end of June the market sent many mixed signals. The longest bull market in history, with a full 12 year stock market rally, was seemingly followed by the shortest bear market in history, only one month of declining stock prices. Now there remains a debate amongst the investors – can such a long bull market truly be followed...

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This paper was written for the History Day Competition in 2014. The theme of the year was “Rights and Responsibilities”. My paper won 2nd place in Minnesota and competed at the national level. History Day 2014 Results Powered By EmbedPress