Tax refunds are up this year to an average of $2,290, early IRS numbers show. How does yours compare?
“Average refund amounts are strong,” the IRS said in an explanation of the data.
“Average refund amounts are strong,” the IRS said in an explanation of the data.
<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://images.cointelegraph.com/images/528_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjYtMDIvMDE5YzU4YmEtOTU5Yi03ZDA0LWFjNDYtNjE1NWU4MjY3NjQ5LmpwZw==.jpg" alt="Ether holds $2K, but will $242M spot ETH ETF outflow reignite price downside?" class="type:primaryImage"></p><p>Ether holds $2,000, but may remain under pressure as traders watch corporate earnings, US government debt and growing global tensions.</p>
As shares of Amazon deepen into a bear market, investors are once again weighing if the company’s spending plans will pay off.
Complacent high earners may be making tens of thousands of dollars less each year than they could be making elsewhere.
The S&P 500 sectors that top investment newsletters currently like most are strongest at market peaks.
The S&P 500 does better when the Dow industrials outperform the Dow transports.
<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://images.cointelegraph.com/images/528_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjUtMTIvMDE5YjI5MmQtMDZmZC03Nzg4LWFjNmMtZjc2NDMwNmE5YTVlLmpwZw==.jpg" alt="White House crypto adviser says banks shouldn't fear stablecoin yield" class="type:primaryImage"></p><p>Crypto companies and platforms that provide stablecoin rewards have become a major point of contention in the CLARITY crypto market structure bill.</p>
Investors wrapped up an unusual week in the stock market, with surprisingly strong job gains for January and an easing annual rate of consumer-price inflation offset by jitters about artificial intelligence’s capacity to destroy industries.
Traders say Ether’s declining open interest and futures funding rates could set the groundwork for a significant short squeeze on bearish leveraged positions and a rally to $2,500.
Americans had an auto-dealer transparency law that could have saved them $3.4 billion. An appeals court struck it down.
Want to pay rent in two installments instead of one? The fine print can make “0% interest” costlier than it sounds.
<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://images.cointelegraph.com/images/528_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjYtMDIvMDE5YzU3ZmYtYzdmMC03MTVlLWI1Y2ItOTZmNzM4ZDJkNTUwLmpwZw==.jpg" alt="Price predictions 2/13: BTC, ETH, BNB, XRP, SOL, DOGE, BCH, HYPE, ADA, XMR" class="type:primaryImage"></p><p>Bitcoin and several major altcoins are attempting a relief rally, signaling that the bulls are trying to form a higher low.</p>
<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://images.cointelegraph.com/images/528_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjYtMDEvMDE5YmVmNWUtNjgxZS03ZDY3LWE5NGYtMjhhYzI0NWU5YjhlLmpwZw==.jpg" alt="Dutch House of Representatives advances controversial 36% tax law" class="type:primaryImage"></p><p>Certain assets, like equity in a qualifying start-up company and physical property used for non-investment, were exempt from the 36% tax.</p>
<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://images.cointelegraph.com/images/528_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjYtMDIvMDE5YzU3ZDktNzc4MS03M2UwLWI0MzQtNmIwODA4NjY0ZWYxLmpwZw==.jpg" alt="Digital gold or tech stock? Bitcoin’s identity crisis deepens" class="type:primaryImage"></p><p>Bitcoin’s growing correlation with tech stocks challenges its digital gold narrative, as Ether treasuries, BlackRock and Polymarket make bold moves.</p>
<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://images.cointelegraph.com/images/528_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjYtMDEvMDE5YmRhNWUtODg2OC03YWNmLTg5NDEtNTllZjVlMjUyZTA0LmpwZw==.jpg" alt="Bitcoin bulls blitz $69K as retail traders pressure short positioning" class="type:primaryImage"></p><p>Bitcoin rallies above $69,000 as retail traders apply pressure to short positions and aim to generate a lasting bullish trend change.</p>
Bitcoin and Ether rebounded modestly as ETF outflows mounted, while BlackRock entered DeFi and Binance completed its $1 billion Bitcoin reserve shift.
A new framework allows institutions to borrow against staked SOL while the assets remain in qualified custody, as US lawmakers debate DeFi oversight.
A short term bounce may be due for software, but longer term problems remain
JPMorgan says aero engines is a hot sector and not about to go away, with GE Aerospace among its picks.
<p style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 15px; width:240px;"><img src="https://images.cointelegraph.com/images/528_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjYtMDIvMDE5YzU2NjktNTI3OS03YWYzLWI1YWUtMmZkYTQ1MDMyMzJjLmpwZw==.jpg" alt="Are quantum-proof Bitcoin wallets insurance or a fear tax?" class="type:primaryImage"></p><p>Post-quantum Bitcoin wallets are already on sale, leaving investors to decide whether they’re buying insurance or paying up fear tax.</p>