Articles written by Kenneth Rapoza - Benzinga

Constellium Shares Are Falling Behind Competitors As Europe Copes With Aluminum Supply Restraints

Constellium's become a victim of geopolitics. Long-term investments will likely pull it out of its slump as 12-month stock performance underperforms.

Will Lower Inflation Make The Biden Economy Look Better For Harris Heading Into Final Two Election Months?

Inflation numbers came in a tad better than expected on Wednesday. Will this be enough to get Main Street to believe the Biden economy wasn’t so bad? And if so, does that give Kamala Harris a new edge over Donald Trump heading into the two months of the campaign?

Has The Market Already Front Run Sept. 18 Rate Cuts, And If Not, What's Worth Buying Now?

Jobs numbers have been lackluster and constantly revised downward. Unemployment is holding steady at around 4.2% but up since March. Sept. 18 is Fed day, and the market is already pricing in a 25-basis points rate cut, maybe even 50 points.

Layer 2 Blockchains Were All The Rage For Crypto Investors. But Layer 1 Blockchains Made Them Way More Money This Year

Remember when layer 2 (L2) blockchains were the new crypto investment theme, and if you were anyone with a Gemini account you probably forked over some investment capital and bought the layer 2 blockchain tokens. Layer

FOMC Minutes Likely To Show 'Balanced Tone,' But Market Counting On 25 Bps Cut Minimum In September

The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) releases its minutes from the July 30-31 rate policy meeting on Wednesday.

Kamala And Trump Will Continue China De-Risking. Does That Make China A Turn-Off To Wall Street?

Whether it’s Kamala Harris or Donald Trump at the helm of U.S. foreign policy in January 2025, one thing is likely: the continuation of a strategic decoupling from mainland China. That means Chinese companies outsourcing to or investing in factories in Southeast Asia and maybe even Mexico to keep their market share in the U.S.

The $46 Billion D'apps Market Has Huge Obstacles To Overcome If We're Ever to See Mass Adoption

The decentralized application (d’apps) market is estimated to be somewhere between $46 billion and $5

Kamala Harris Not Liked By Crypto Crowd; Trump May Be Preferred As Bitcoin Awaits $100K

Kamala Harris is not known to be a crypto enthusiast. You’ll be hard pressed to find any comments by her about Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC). But the crypto community doesn’t seem to be a fan. She turned to an invite to The Bitcoin Conference, hosted by Bitcoin magazine in Nashville.

Uniswap vs SEC Power Struggle Cannot Deter DEXs Away From Their Privacy Mandates

Uniswap (CRYPTO: UNI), one of the biggest decentralized cryptocurrency exchanges (DEX), is in an ongoing

Following Coinbase And Stripe Deal, Fiat-To-Crypto Payments Players See Big Future

The future of online payments is leaning a few degrees closer to cryptocurrencies. That doesn’t mean Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) will gain more traction and prices will rise; but some form of digital fiat, like U.S.

Old School Crypto Staking For High Yield Easier For Most Investors Than New Restaking Craze

Cryptocurrency investors should be staking at least one of their coins, take the yield, and let it ride. For retailer investors who are up on all the lingo, “staking” is like locking up money in a high risk investment, for the promise of interest payments over the lock-up period. Private equity does this.

What Does Europe's 'Tilt Rightward' Really Mean And Is The FTSE Europe ETF Worth Buying Now?

By now, we have all heard that Europe had a fairly decisive turn rightward over the weekend in parliamentary elections.

Layer 2 Blockchains Like Prometeus, Mantle, Nearly Equal Bitcoin Gains. But Are The L2 Players Worth The Investor Risk Now?

This Obscure Nasdaq Listing From A Faraway Land Has Outperformed The S&P 500 Over The Last Two Years. Is It Worth The Risk?

Class action attempts since late 2023 and a Russian court seizing $21 million of billionaire CEO Timur Turlov's assets kept Freedom Holding bearish so far.

Why Elon Musk Is Right About Argentina; "Chainsaw" President Milei Has Argentina Stocks Beating The S&P 500 All Year

Following a recent trip to Buenos Aires, America’s “Iron Man” Elon Musk said investors should put money to work

Cinco De "Ut Oh": Mexico Investors Face "Dead Money" Scenario As Economy Slows, And Rate Cuts Less Likely

Banxico’s survey of economists on May 2 has GDP falling to 2.26%, and inflation rising to 4.16%, meaning interest rate cuts likely on hold.