Tax day is almost here, and, thanks to higher interest rates, many investors are finding they earned a lot more income from their portfolios in 2023—and now they owe the government a piece of it. “That’s a good thing,” says Mary Ellen Stanek, co-chief investment officer at Baird Asset Management. “But it means investors need
Egypt, the Middle Eastern giant with a population of 114 million, is too big to fail, particularly at this moment. The United Arab Emirates, International Monetary Fund, and European Union forcefully underlined this point over the past week, pledging some $40 billion in investments and loans. President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi’s government responded with drama
Published: Feb. 29, 2024 at 5:23 p.m. ET Shares of Federal Realty Investment Trust FRT rose 2.21% to $100.85 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index SPX rising 0.52% to 5,096.27 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA rising 0.12% to 38,996.39.
Commercial and residential buildings are illuminated at dawn in Seoul, South Korea, on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023. South Korea has prepared a financial support program of 75.9 trillion won ($56.97 billion) for companies increasing investment in key sectors as well as small businesses struggling with the impact of high interest rates. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty
The Securities and Exchange Commission is set to impose new rules that would require many private funds to register with the agency as so-called dealers, a move that regulators say will help them better monitor a sometimes wobbly market for U.S. government debt. When firms that deal Treasury bonds register with the SEC “they become
Published: Feb. 6, 2024 at 6:25 a.m. ET Kwasi Kwarteng, who served as the U.K.’s finance minister during the mini-budget crisis which saw Britain’s pound drop to its lowest ever levels against the U.S. dollar, has said he will not stand for reelection as a member of parliament. The British politician, who had previously worked
Capital-gains taxes occur when you sell an asset, like your home or a stock. They are paid to both the state and federal government. The government collects a percentage tax on the gain or profit of the asset while in your possession. As you think ahead to tax season, understand that taxes on capital gains were lowered
Published: Dec. 21, 2023 at 5:23 p.m. ET Shares of Federal Realty Investment Trust FRT rallied 1.17% to $104.45 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index SPX rising 1.03% to 4,746.75 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA rising 0.87% to 37,404.35.