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The Gold Tax Surprise: When Gold Profits Get Taxed At 28 Percent Authored by Adam H. Douglas via The Epoch Times, If you bought gold during its 2023-2026 rally, you may be sitting on a large profit and a tax rule you have never heard of. Gold’s tax treatment can surprise investors, especially when selling after a major rally. Nattapon Saisaard/shutterstock The IRS classifies physical gold, and even the popular bullion-backed gold exchange-traded funds (ETFs), as collectibles, a category shared with art, stamps, and antiques. That classification changes the tax bill when you...

Watch: Small Earthquake Registered After IDF Blows Up Largest-Ever Hezbollah Tunnel The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Tuesday destroyed a major Hezbollah tunnel in southern Lebanon on Tuesday evening, minutes after issuing an unusual warning that the blast would be heard across wide areas. The tunnel is being described in regional media as the largest one ever discovered thus far in the war in southern Lebanon. Israeli N12 News reporter Amit Segal has written that "the force of the explosion caused a small earthquake to be felt along the northern border."...

Musical Chairs By Molly Schwartz, cross-asset macro strategist at Rabobank Yesterday, Trump spoke with Xi in Beijing. While markets kept a watchful eye on any headlines about the war in Iran, palates were left dry as only tepid announcements dripped out, such as that China “offered help” on Iran and “pledged not to send weapons.” What they did not manage to evade was a conversation about Taiwan. During the two and a half hour conversation with Trump, Xi underscored that US intervention in Taiwan could trigger a “highly dangerous situation.” While...