These days cybercrime can take place in different forms in the digital environment. Such offences cause physical or mental harm or tarnish the victim's reputation; it's done using computer networks and services such as mobile networks and the internet. The crimes can be divided into two major groups...

Whenever world leaders speak, who will not take heed? Yes, during the much- touted world energy Summit, the top six dealers in the industry spoke up. They assured us that by the turn of the year the overall cost of oil would stabilize and everyone would cheer up. Indeed, the leaders assured the worl...

Today, we are blessed with plenty of new technological advancements that were a pipedream just a few decades back. But, as you may guess, new technology inevitably comes with risks and curses. Just look at the recent high-profile ransomware attacks by REvil group hitting one million systems resultin...

You probably know about epilepsy and the devastation associated with it. May be you are even a victim. There is, however, some good news hovering around the corners. Researchers are currently working on new efforts to predict the cause of these seizures. Moreover, new technology is progressively bei...

Squarespace, Inc. (the "Company"), the all-in-one website building and ecommerce platform that enables millions to build a brand and transact with their customers in an impactful and beautiful online presence, today issued guidance for its second quarter ending June 30, 2021 and for the full year en...

With unemployment rate 6.1% at everyone knows that, for decades, the US has fought the unemployment crisis viciously. The Obama administration bore the brunt of the blame in its last years in power. There were even some startling layoffs in the tech industry and, most surprisingly, in the military...

The US dollar is known worldwide as the most valuable currency for carrying out business transactions. Despite ups and downs, a stable currency can, over time, retain its purchasing power, and the US Dollar is no different. Certainly, the dollar is one of the most frequently used currencies globally...

Cryptocurrencies have emerged as a new way of carrying out financial transactions, especially in the US. The banking sector in the US has decided to embrace this unique piece of technology. Recently, the Currency (OCC) office Controller provided a way forward for this to be possible. Banks now have...

Like elsewhere globally, the US manufacturing sector felt the adverse effects of Covid 19, with many operations getting halted. This resulted in the loss of jobs since the industry is usually labor-intensive. Moreover, it presented a new outlook on how the manufacturing sector needs approaching. Re...

Without a doubt, the coronavirus pandemic has slowed down economic growth in the United States and globally. In 2020, business activities countrywide slowed down due to the lockdown measures. Notably, the country's GDP dropped by more than 8%, which has been the country's worst, dating back to 1945...

While coronavirus greatly affected the US as a nation, the country's financial sector was equally hit. For instance, the stock market experienced high volatility periods, with stocks experiencing peaks that caused them to be overvalued by more than 58% as of February last year. It continued to exper...

The US job market certainly took a significant hit due to the pandemic- millions of people lost their jobs. Fast-forward to 2021; the economy is opening up gradually, and activities are picking up; yes, there is hope for the nation's future. However, businesses have to rethink their human resource s...

Good News: US Bank Deposits Go Up 21.3% to Hit a Record &16.2 Trillion In the wake of the on-going pandemic and its devastating consequences in the US, there seems to be good news sweeping across the nation- bank deposits are steadily going up, and things are slowly stabilizing. Americans' total ba...

Is The US Government's Economic Recovery Plan "Over- Ambitious?" Is the new US government's newly launched economic recovery plan overly-ambitious? Is it probably too big? While some experts and analysts think this is the case, others don't quite agree. For instance, Jonathan Parker, who serves as...

Worries That Biden's $1.4 Trillion Package Might Miss The Target In an unexpected fresh dilemma, US President Joe Biden's much-touted $1.9 trillion economic stimulus package is facing what some have called "a baptism with fire"- running against opposition despite holding promise for millions of des...

Wall Street Celebrates Biden's $1.9 Trillion Stimulus Package But Fears Things are now crystal clear- it's not all cheers for US President Joe Biden's newly launched historic $ 1.9 trillion coronavirus stimulus package; indeed, many describe this as "the investor's- double-edged sword" with many un...

America's Top Banks & What Makes Them Tick Goldman Sacks bank is a US investment bank with its headquarters in New York city. The bank specializes in offering various financial solutions such as investment management, client services, investments, and lending services. It has over 34000 employees t...

How the Cryptocurrency Era is Radically Shaping the US Financial Sector Cryptocurrencies have become a booming industry, with financial experts estimating the industry to be worth nearly $200 billion. With significant business captains of industry such as Elon Musk participating and endorsing this...