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Covered call ETFs have gained a following for their ability to generate monthly cash flow. But a tax surprise could be lurking for many investors.Β Β These actively managed funds have different underlying assets and strategies. But the premise is generally the same. Covered call funds hold equities and sell call options or use related derivatives…
Jean-Christophe Verhaegen | Afp | Getty Images When the economy and the market look shaky, gold and government bonds are the traditional places to park money. Lately, some investors have also been looking at something more rooted: timber.Β The pitch is easy to like: a back-to-basics, natural asset that grows on its own, matures into…
South Korean Finance Minister nominee Lee Hyoung-il speaks during his confirmation hearing at the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea, Sept. 15, 2026. Kim Hong-ji | Reuters The semiconductor boom will last at least through 2027, South Korean finance minister Lee Hyoung-Il said on Saturday. “For now, our view is that we can sustain this…
Laurence Dutton | E+ | Getty Images At London-headquartered payments technology company Paysend, access to artificial intelligence tools has to be earned. CEO Ben Chisell told CNBC he is a βvery cynical manβ about the hype around the technology, though he still sees value in it.Β Chisell, who previously worked at Amazon, eBay and Starling…
Long-term bond yields above 5% and a $2 trillion deficit are giving Americans a taste of what a U.S. debt crisis would be like. A true emergency would hurt much more, and isn’t baked in. But with the midterms poised to lock in divided government for two years, it isn’t clear what will take the…
Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh holds a press conference following a two-day meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) at the Federal Reserve in Washington, D.C., U.S. September 16, 2026. Evan Vucci | Reuters Traders are betting overwhelmingly that the Federal Reserve won’t raise interest rates when it meets later this month. But that…
BANGKOK β Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh refrained from signaling whether there will be another interest rate hike again this month, while acknowledging a “synchronous tightening” by central banks around the world and there’s “no free riders.” “I don’t prejudge meetings. I don’t believe in saying now what I might do at the meetings that…
Bela Bajaria at Netflix’s ” A House of Dynamite” premiere held at The Egyptian Theatre Hollywood on Oct. 9, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. Jesse Grant | Variety | Getty Images Netflix on Thursday announced Bela Bajaria will be replaced as the company’s chief content officer by former Disney exec Peter Rice, effective Oct. 26….
Nvidia, Micron and AMD sank on Thursday, as stocks tied to the artificial intelligence trade across the globe continued to plummet. Collectively, 20 of the most valuable global AI and semiconductor stocks have shed more than $1 trillion in value so far this week, as interest rate hikes, AI financing and intensifying competition weighed on…
A vessel transits the Gulf of Oman off the coast of Khor Fakkan in the emirate of Sharjah in the east of the UAE on October 13, 2026. – | Afp | Getty Images Oil fell Thursday as traders assessed potential supply disruptions following attacks on ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz, while digesting…