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The Gold Tax Surprise: When Gold Profits Get Taxed At 28 Percent
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...
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Jun 8, 2026 / Tyler Durden
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By Bas van Geffen, Senior Market Strategist at Rabobank
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Nov 11, 2026 / Tyler Durden
Watch: What Hegseth's Entourage Did At The Tomb Of The Unknown Soldier That Made A Sentinel Shout
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A US Army sentinel guarding the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier reprimanded Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, his wife and a group of his senior advisers on Wednesday after some in the party laughed and chatted beside the memorial following the Veterans Day ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery."All visitors will maintain an atmosphere of silence and respect at all times," the sentinel called out across the plaza, in footage CNN aired live Wednesday afternoon.A...
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Apr 25, 2026 / Tyler Durden
Launching AI Into Orbit
Launching AI Into Orbit
Authored by Timothy Murphy via RealClearDefense,
The Strait of Hormuz reminds us that a single chokepoint can shape the global economy overnight. What most policymakers miss is that space has its own version of Hormuz—and we are rapidly losing control of it. Multiple sectors of the global economy are dependent on access to the Strait of Hormuz, but nations are becoming ever more reliant upon access to space to drive their economies. Similar to the Strait, the key corridor in space is Low Earth Orbit (LEO). All...
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