Author: Money Mechanics

The U.S. could trigger the next global surge in cryptocurrency adoption as regulators move toward clearer rules for banks and financial institutions, according to Alessio Quaglini, CEO & Co-founder, of Hong Kong-based digital asset custodian Hex Trust.”Give it a few months, every single bank in the U.S. will provide custody services for Bitcoin BTC/USD,” Alessio said in an interview with Benzinga. “That’s when we’ll have real adoption—when banks start offering Bitcoin deposits, trading, and even structured products.”His comments come as Washington signals greater openness to crypto integration. Alessio said banks globally have run pilots with digital assets but avoided going…

futures continue to navigate a critical juncture around the VC PMI daily and weekly pivot zone near $3,680, reflecting an equilibrium between buyers and sellers as we close out another volatile trading week. The market has tested both extremes—printing a high at $3,744, close to the Daily Sell 2 level ($3,728), and a low at $3,660.5, just above the Daily Buy 1 level ($3,657). This oscillation underscores the effectiveness of the mean reversion principle, where price gravitates toward the average before re-testing the extremes.From a weekly perspective, Sell 1 Weekly ($3,727) and Sell 2 Weekly ($3,767) form a resistance cluster…

Housing inventory The best story about housing in 2025 has been the inventory growth, which has brought us closer to what a normal housing market looks like. After the extreme seller’s market that followed COVID-19, we experienced unhealthy housing market conditions in late 2020. By early 2021 I was talking about the need for higher mortgage rates to cool things off but that didn’t happen. By early 2022 the housing market was savagely unhealthy. So far, 2025 has been the healthiest year for the housing market since the pandemic! That said, the inventory channels have changed recently. The housing market…

Travelers at major European airports including Heathrow, Brussels, and Berlin faced significant delays this weekend following what Collins Aerospace described as a “cyber-related incident.” Collins Aerospace makes technology for airline check-in desks, so after the apparent cyberattack, airlines were forced to revert to manual check-ins, according to the Guardian. According to data from Flightradar24, more than 130 Heathrow flights had been delayed by 20 minutes or more as of 11am on Sunday morning, with 13 flights canceled on Saturday. A post on the Heathrow social media account said, “Work continues to resolve and recover from Friday’s outage of a Collins…

(Investing.com)– Jobs in solar, wind and other clean energy industries grew three times faster than in the rest of the U.S. workforce last year, according to a study published on Friday, warning that many of them could go due to Trump administration efforts to block renewables. The clean energy industry added 100,000 jobs in 2024, growing 2.8% to employ more than 3.5 million people, according to environmental advocacy group E2, which has published an annual study of clean energy jobs for the last decade. The states with the highest growth in clean energy jobs overall last year were Idaho, Oklahoma,…

Key takeaways Albuquerque offers affordable living with tax-friendly perks.Over 1,500 healthcare facilities give retirees peace of mind.Rich culture and outdoor recreation create a balanced retirement lifestyle.Strong social networks and retiree-friendly communities thrive here. Retirees today are prioritizing one thing above all else: access to high-quality healthcare. In a recent analysis of top retirement destinations, Albuquerque, New Mexico, stands out with more than 1,500 healthcare facilities—22 of those being hospitals in the county. Additionally, Albuquerque is an affordable place to live, offers much in the way of entertainment and arts, and is located in proximity to an international airport, making it…

Key Takeaways Comfort in retirement depends on factors like your lifestyle, the cost of living, and how long you’ll need your money to last. The age at which you retire impacts how long your savings need to last and how much income you’ll need each year. With the right planning and flexibility, $2 million can become a strong foundation for a retirement that supports both your needs and goals. For many Americans planning their retirement, hitting the $2 million mark in savings can feel like a major milestone. It’s significantly more than the average retiree has. But is it truly…

Sunset over Vieste on Italy’s Adriatic coast in Puglia, one of the best places to retire in Italy for an affordable lifestyle.getty Looking for the best places to retire? Why not consider Italy. A new report from International Living highlights seven regions in Italy where retirees can live at surprisingly affordable prices. In fact, you can live well in many parts of the country for an average cost of living as low as $1,000 a month for a single person or as low as $1,500 for a couple. That’s a striking contrast to the U.S., where the average household aged…

The One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB) has been making the rounds in the news, and one part in particular has caught retirees’ attention — so‑called “tax‑free Social Security.”Before you plan how to spend those tax savings, let’s clear something up: This is not making Social Security tax‑free. What it does is create a special tax deduction for certain retirees starting in 2025. (However, there is a separate bill in Congress now, called the You Earned It, You Keep It Act, that could end taxes on Social Security as soon as next year.)The special deduction in the OBBB is a nice…

Ted Lasso, the fictional soccer coach, won over his team’s players, fans and management with his infectious optimism and knack for seeing the good in people.One of his mantras — “Be curious, not judgmental” — doesn’t just make for feel-good TV; it’s a mindset that can be surprisingly powerful in retirement planning.When it comes to your financial future, most advice focuses on numbers: how much you’ve saved, your withdrawal rate, how long you might live. But there’s evidence that how you feel about the future may matter just as much — if not more. From just $107.88 $24.99 for Kiplinger…