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Published: Dec. 11, 2025 at 8:44 a.m. ETInvestors in Gemini Space Station shares finally had something to really cheer about, after the cryptocurrency exchange finally received approval to get into the prediction-markets business.It’s something that Winklevoss twins Tyler and Cameron, who founded Gemini GEMI have been trying to do for more than five years. And they were quick to thank the powers that be for making it happen.

To help you understand what is going on in the global economy and what we expect to happen in the future, our highly experienced Kiplinger Letter team will keep you abreast of the latest developments and forecasts (Get a free issue of The Kiplinger Letter or subscribe). You’ll get all the latest news first by subscribing, but we will publish many (but not all) of the forecasts a few days afterward online. Here’s the latest…After a year of tariffs and policy shocks, 2026 will be pivotal for the global economy. Can the post-pandemic economy grow sustainably if the geopolitical environment…

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Jyoti Bansal, co-founder and CEO of Harness, speaks at the company’s Unscripted conference in London on Sept. 25, 2025.HarnessAlmost nine years ago, Jyoti Bansal sold AppDynamics to Cisco for $3.7 billion just as the software startup was set to go public. Bansal’s latest venture, Harness, is now worth substantially more than that, after raking in $200 million in fresh capital at a $5.5 billion valuation in a funding round led by Goldman Sachs.Harness’ technology helps companies manage and monitor code that’s produced with the help of artificial intelligence, making sure it doesn’t break, create security vulnerabilities or trigger cost overruns.…

“We will not be downsizing our home, but we do have rental income of about $1,500 per month.”

(Image credit: Getty Images)For most of your career, saving pretax dollars in such accounts as a 401(k) or IRA has been a smart move. You got the upfront tax deduction, your money grew tax-deferred, and it felt like the right play year after year.But once retirement hits, that same strategy can become a double-edged sword. Suddenly, every dollar you withdraw is taxable income.If most of your nest egg is sitting in pretax accounts, you’ve effectively made an unspoken deal with your “silent partner,” Uncle Sam, to decide how much of your retirement he’ll own. From just $107.88 $24.99 for Kiplinger…

This week, I am thankful: that my terrible, horrible, no good, very-bad BSN class is DONE I have submitted my very last assignments, and I never have to do another speck of work for that class again.  YAYYYYY!!!! I survived!  I am so very relieved to be done.  that despite the suffering, I got an A In between the crash-outs, I did get good grades on my weekly projects. Plus, my little group and I actually got a 20/20 on our final project, and the professor asked if she could use our presentation as a sample for future classes. So,…

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Note: The following is the testimony of Michael Christl, Research Fellow at TaxA tax is a mandatory payment or charge collected by local, state, and national governments from individuals or businesses to cover the costs of general government services, goods, and activities. Foundation Europe, before the FISC Subcommittee on 11 December, 2025 for a hearing titled, “Taxation of Ultra-High-Net-Worth Individuals.” Dear Chair Tridico and Distinguished Members of the FISC Subcommittee, Thank you for the opportunity to discuss the taxation of ultra-high-net-worth individuals. My name is Michael Christl, and I am Research Fellow at Tax Foundation Europe. I’d like to start…

Last Updated: Dec. 10, 2025 at 7:08 p.m. ETFirst Published: Dec. 10, 2025 at 6:50 p.m. ETThe U.S. seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela, President Donald Trump said Wednesday, in a move likely to ramp up tensions with the government of President Nicolas Maduro.“We’ve just seized a tanker on the coast of Venezuela, a large tanker, very large, largest one ever seized, actually,” Trump told reporters at the White House on Wednesday afternoon. “It was seized for a very good reason,” Trump added, though he provided no further details.