How low can unemployment go?

The lowest the unemployment rate has ever gone is 2.5% in 1953. Is it possible for the country to get it that low today? We start this story with a question: How low can unemployment go in this country? It was 3.5% in February 2020, heading into the pandemic. In the pandemic recovery it fell…

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The Future Of Crypto And Blockchain: Fintech 50 2025

Carlos Domingo, Securitize Illustration by Óscar Raña for Forbes I n 2024, crypto finally went mainstream. The approval of a dozen spot bitcoin ETFs triggered a flood of institutional capital, transforming what had been a market dominated by retail speculators into one gaining broader acceptance on Wall Street. Then came Donald Trump’s election victory, which…

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The Future Of Real Estate: Fintech 50 2025

Cody Pickens for Forbes Technology has transformed some parts of the daunting homebuying process–making it easier to search and compare properties online, to prepare closing documents and title insurance and to service mortgages. But even the wizards of fintech can’t change the basics: With mortgage rates still hovering near a two decade high and home…

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