2024 has been an interesting year for gold, which reached historical highs backed by the growing demand for assets seen as a safe haven at a time of persistent inflation, economic crises, and international conflicts. Despite the dip gold experienced in early October, a troy ounce has been trading for over $2,650 over the past […]
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With counterfeit currency amounting to millions of bills every year, driven by advancements in printing technology, central banks have been enhancing their banknotes with various advanced security features. From holograms and hidden images to microprints and colour-shifting inks, these elements are designed to thwart even the most skilled fraudsters. However, not all currencies are equally […]
In today’s digital world, tech giants such as Apple, Google, Microsoft, and Nvidia power nearly every aspect of our lives. However, behind the digital services and devices we use daily, these tech companies are running sprawling data centres, global offices, and production facilities that consume staggering amounts of energy. In fact, their power consumption is […]
As inflation gradually eases in 2025, central banks across major economies have cautiously begun lowering interest rates. Yet, for many prospective homeowners, the cost of borrowing remains prohibitively high, keeping dreams of property ownership out of reach. In more prosperous nations, where mortgage rates have dipped in tandem with resilient average incomes, buyers are beginning […]
AI startup OpenAI recently revealed that its groundbreaking chatbot, ChatGPT, has reached 300 million weekly active users, doubling the number it had in September 2023. This rapid growth has made ChatGPT one of the fastest-growing and most popular apps of all time. Beyond answering basic questions, this powerful tool can compose entire essays in seconds, […]
In 2025, gold prices reached unprecedented levels, with spot gold trading at above $3,932 per troy ounce as of May 7th, an increase of over 83% within just a year. This remarkable surge, primarily driven by escalating geopolitical tensions over the past two years and the growing economic uncertainties, has allowed the cost of gold […]
In early June, Bitcoin surged to over $71,000 sparking widespread enthusiasm across the financial world and in crypto markets, in particular. The cryptocurrency hit an all-time high of $75,750 on March 14, marking a 178% increase from the same day in 2023. These bullish jumps in price did not go unnoticed and everyone from crypto […]
Last year, the tech industry faced a brutal wave of layoffs, with 167.6 thousand employees losing their jobs in the first three months alone, exceeding the total number of layoffs for all of 2022. This trend of job cuts has continued into 2024, driven by economic challenges, high interest rates, and rapid advancements in artificial […]
As of August 2025, ten companies have crossed the $1 trillion market cap mark. Aside from oil giant Saudi Aramco and Taiwan’s TSMC, all are U.S.-based tech firms. American chipmaker Nvidia (NVDA), which joined the trillion-dollar club in 2023, made history in July 2025 by becoming the first company to reach a $4 trillion valuation, […]
Yesterday we witnessed a historic debut of SEC-approved Ethereum ETFs and the total trading volume topped $1 billion. Although this is nowhere near the approximately $4.7B trading volume on Day 1 for Bitcoin ETFs, our team at BestBrokers decided to do further comparison between both crypto ETF debuts. We compared the total traded amount of […]