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The IRS plans to tax some NFTs as collectibles — and the rich would pay up to 28% on profits

The IRS said it plans to tax some non-fungible tokens, or NFTs, as collectibles akin to art or gems —…

Fed hikes rates by a quarter percentage point, indicates increases are near an end

WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve on Wednesday enacted a quarter percentage point interest rate increase, expressing caution about the recent…

Here’s what changed in the new Fed statement

This is a comparison of Wednesday’s Federal Open Market Committee statement with the one issued after the Fed’s previous policymaking meeting on Feb. 1. The…

The Fed forecasts just one more rate hike this year

The Federal Reserve will hike interest rates just one more time in 2023 before the central bank ends its inflation…

Fail or sale? What could be next for stricken Credit Suisse

Credit Suisse may have received a liquidity lifeline from the Swiss National Bank, but analysts are still assessing the embattled…

‘Be mindful of your risk’: Money manager tackles Silicon Valley Bank fallout on ETFs

There’s speculation the Silicon Valley Bank collapse could expose problems lurking in ETFs tied to specific sectors. Astoria Portfolio Advisors…

UBS offers to buy Credit Suisse for ‘substantially’ more than $1 billion, sources say

Swiss banking giant UBS on Sunday has entered talks to buy its embattled rival Credit Suisse for “substantially” more than…

SVB collapse is double-whammy for tech startups already navigating brutal market

ChartHop CEO Ian White breathed a major sigh of relief in late January after his cloud software startup raised a…

UBS buys Credit Suisse for $3.2 billion as regulators look to shore up the global banking system

UBS agreed to buy its embattled rival Credit Suisse for 3 billion Swiss francs ($3.2 billion) Sunday, with Swiss regulators…