Steve Forbes: What's Ahead

The crypto revolution is coming, and PayPal may have just made cryptocurrency the cash of the future. Steve Forbes on PayPal’s recent move in the digital currency space, on how merchants and other financial powerhouses are preparing and on why politicians should wake up! Steve Forbes shares his What’s Ahead Spotlights each Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.

The upcoming infrastructure bill (most of which is unrelated to traditional infrastructure projects, such as highways and bridges) could harm the economy in two major ways. Steve Forbes on the looming tax increases and inflation and on what Congress’ agenda could mean for investors and the stock market.Steve Forbes shares his What’s Ahead Spotlights each Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.

There has never been a country that has taxed its way to prosperity, yet the White House and congressional Democrats are set on enacting huge tax increases that are sure to kill the economic recovery. Steve Forbes on Biden's infrastructure plan and why Americans will be left paying the price for it. Steve Forbes shares his What’s Ahead Spotlights each Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.

The IMF is ready to create some $1 trillion in an international money most people have never heard of called Special Drawing Rights to help global recovery, but taxpayers watch out! The U.S. government could rip you off of billions of dollars in taxes and with no congressional approval. Steve Forbes on what the U.S. Treasury Department is trying to maneuver that could ultimately cost American taxpayers nearly $200 billion and on why Congress should force Treasury to seek its approval.Steve Forbes shares his What’s Ahead Spotlights each Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.

President Biden just unveiled a $2 trillion infrastructure plan that could end up seriously hobbling the American economy more than it helps it. Steve Forbes breaks down the flaws of the plan and explains what the White House is ignoring when it comes to the real reason that government infrastructure projects are so costly.Steve Forbes shares his What’s Ahead Spotlights each Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.

There’s a humanitarian crisis on our southern border as hundreds of thousands of people trek north to the U.S. The mass migration is overwhelming both border patrols and facilities. It's a disgrace and an avoidable one. Steve Forbes discusses the mounting migratory pressures President Biden faces and the possible solutions that could lead to sustainable prosperity for Central American countries, such as Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador. Steve Forbes shares his What’s Ahead Spotlights each Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.

The rot eating away at the Big Apple was underway before Covid-19 hit, and in the wake of the pandemic, sky-high rents, rising homelessness and crime-ridden streets have left the city suffering an exodus…. Is New York dead? Steve Forbes on the city's fraying infrastructure and on what needs to happen to reverse the decline in New York City's quality of life.Steve Forbes shares his What’s Ahead Spotlights each Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.

When one political party controls both houses of Congress and the presidency, but very narrowly, the Senate filibuster has protected minority viewpoints from being crushed and ensured consensus is achieved before major changes are enacted. Now Senate Democrats want to get rid of it. Steve Forbes on the future of the Senate filibuster, what is at stake and why it must be saved.Steve Forbes shares his What’s Ahead Spotlights each Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.

Investors should enjoy the bull market while it lasts, for trouble is coming. The Fed is on its way to firing up inflation of a size not seen since the 1970s. Can the U.S. withstand the financial and monetary abuses about to hit it? Steve Forbes on the wreckless wave of government spending, the Democrats' enormous tax increase plan and the formula that will damage the economy and burst the stock market as inflation sets in.Steve Forbes shares his What’s Ahead Spotlights each Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.

For unfathomable reasons vaping has been equated with smoking regular tobacco. The opposite is true, and with the pandemic receding, public health officials and politicians will renew their mistaken, destructive war against e-cigarettes. Steve Forbes discusses e-cigarettes versus tobacco, where the facts line up and what anti-vapers are getting wrong. Steve Forbes shares his What’s Ahead Spotlights each Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.

India's government plans to make the possession of virtual currencies a criminal offense, a move that will wage a full-scale war against Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. Could the U.S. be the next to regulate such digital currencies? Steve Forbes on the great cryptocurrency war ahead, as governments and central banks fight to preserve their monetary monopoly.Steve Forbes shares his What’s Ahead Spotlights each Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.

Sweeping lockdowns imposed one year ago in the face of the world’s worst pandemic since the Spanish flu of 1918 were supposed to be a short-term solution to avoid overwhelming our hospitals. One year later, lockdowns remain; is there an end in sight? Steve Forbes on the damage of the Covid lockdowns and why they should end immediately for the sake of our health and the economy.Steve Forbes shares his What’s Ahead Spotlights each Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.

Germany, the world’s fourth-largest economy and most powerful nation in Europe, seems to be pulling away from its close alliance with the U.S. Is the U.S.-German relationship at risk? Steve Forbes discusses the relations escalating in Germany, what a compromised alliance could mean for China and Russia, and why preserving the relationship between the U.S. and Germany is crucial to maintaining free-world security.Steve Forbes shares his What’s Ahead Spotlights each Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.

Governments, including the U.S., are spending money on a scale not seen since WWII, and most of that is being financed by their central banks printing massive amounts of money. Inflation is, undeniably, a looming threat, but what can we do? Steve Forbes takes a look at a possible solution emerging in Latin America that would be one of history’s biggest monetary revolutions and the new digital currency that could save the global economy.Steve Forbes shares his What’s Ahead Spotlights each Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.

Congress passed a blowout spending bill of almost $2 trillion and will soon be looking at tax increases that will hit everyone, especially lower-income earners. Steve Forbes discusses one tax in particular that will leave your gas and electricity bills sky-high, as well as where the bulk of the revenue from such a tax usually ends up. Steve Forbes shares his What’s Ahead Spotlights each Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.

The wealth tax idea is back—watch out! Senator Elizabeth Warren just unveiled her latest version of a wealth tax. Its appeal is superficial, and it has serious flaws. Steve Forbes looks at the four major drawbacks of implementing a wealth tax, which would ultimately do more harm than good.Steve Forbes shares his What’s Ahead Spotlights each Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.

After a year of deaths and lockdowns people are ready to resume prepandemic normalcy. Covid-19 vaccines are working, consumer savings are at record levels and a new round of stimulus checks are on their way, but what happens when all this pandemic emergency money is spent? Is our economy headed for trouble? Steve Forbes on the economic slowdown that lies ahead and on how the Biden administration is mistakenly pushing policies that will deliver ever harsher blows to the economy.Steve Forbes shares his What’s Ahead Spotlights each Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. 

Contrary to news media hype, short selling stocks is a very small part of the investing world, and while it is often scapegoated when things go bad, the practice has a legitimate place in the investing universe. Congress should stand aside. Steve Forbes on how short selling works, what role it plays in our economy and how banning the practice would be a BIG mistake.Steve Forbes shares his What’s Ahead Spotlights each Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.

The integrity of future elections in this country is under assault. Congressional Democrats are determined to pass a new bill, "For the People Act of 2021." Steve Forbes on the provisions the country is up against if this legislation is passed and on how this new bill could contaminate and corrupt future elections in America.Steve Forbes shares his What’s Ahead Spotlights each Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.

Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies have skyrocketed, commodities are rising sharply and stock indexes set records day after day, but what about the price of gold? Steve Forbes on what critics are overlooking when it comes to the yellow metal and where gold prices are headed in 2021. Steve Forbes shares his What’s Ahead Spotlights each Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.