Category: investing

Closing Prices for Crude Oil, Gold and Other Commodities (Nov. 23)

Benchmark U.S. crude oil for January delivery rose $3.01 to $77.94 a barrel Wednesday. Brent crude for January delivery fell $2.95 to $85.41 a barrel. Wholesale gasoline for December delivery fell 7 cents to $2.47 a gallon. December heating oil fell 11 cents to $3.36 a gallon. December natural gas rose 53 cents to $7.31…


Closing Prices for Crude Oil, Gold and Other Commodities (Nov. 22)

Benchmark U.S. crude oil for January delivery rose 91 cents to $80.95 a barrel Tuesday. Brent crude for January delivery rose 91 cents to $88.36 a barrel. Wholesale gasoline for December delivery rose 10 cents to $2.54 a gallon. December heating oil fell 3 cents to $3.47 a gallon. December natural gas was unchanged at…


Investing: How to invest $1,000

By Kim Clark and Anne Kates Smith From Kiplinger’s Personal Finance Although the savings rate has dipped again following pandemic highs, many investors still have ample cash sitting in a low-interest bank or money market account. If you’re among them, here are some ways to invest $1,000. Buy Some Small Fry Get more bang for…


Closing Prices for Crude Oil, Gold and Other Commodities (Nov. 21)

Benchmark U.S. crude oil for December delivery fell 35 cents to $79.73 a barrel Monday. Brent crude for January delivery fell 17 cents to $87.45 a barrel. Wholesale gasoline for December delivery rose 2 cents to $2.44 a gallon. December heating oil fell 2 cents to $3.50 a gallon. December natural gas rose 48 cents…


Estate Tax Exemption Amount Goes Up in 2023

Every year, the IRS announces new limits on the estate tax exemption for the upcoming year. It is the amount of money people can give away without having to pay a federal estate tax. The number is primarily for rich people who have large amounts of money. The federal estate tax exemption has been raised…


Closing Prices for Crude Oil, Gold and Other Commodities (Nov. 18)

Benchmark U.S. crude oil for December delivery fell $1.56 to $80.08 a barrel Friday. Brent crude for January delivery fell $2.16 to $87.62 a barrel. Wholesale gasoline for December delivery fell 3 cents to $2.42 a gallon. December heating oil was unchanged at $3.52 a gallon. December natural gas fell 7 cents to $6.30 per…


FTX Collapse Illustrates Dark Side of Technology Revolutions

When I wrote last week about the collapse of crypto exchange FTX and the fall from grace of its founder and CEO, Sam Bankman-Fried (“Falling Meteorite FTX Scorches Crypto Landscape”), it was already apparent that this multibillion-dollar swindle would go down as one of the largest financial frauds in history. With its most recent valuation…


Closing Prices for Crude Oil, Gold and Other Commodities (Nov. 17)

Benchmark U.S. crude oil for December delivery fell $3.95 to $81.64 a barrel Thursday. Brent crude for January delivery fell $3.08 to $89.78 a barrel. Wholesale gasoline for December delivery fell 6 cents to $2.45 a gallon. December heating oil fell 9 cents to $3.52 a gallon. December natural gas rose 17 cents to $6.37…


Closing Prices for Crude Oil, Gold and Other Commodities (Nov. 16)

Benchmark U.S. crude oil for December delivery fell $1.33 to $85.59 a barrel Wednesday. Brent crude for January delivery fell $1 to $92.86 a barrel. Wholesale gasoline for December delivery fell 1 cent to $2.51 a gallon. December heating oil fell 3 cents to $3.61 a gallon. December natural gas rose 17 cents to $6.20…


How Does Tax-Loss Harvesting Work—and Is It for You?

If you have a portfolio and have sold any stocks at a profit this year, you might be looking for a way to offset the capital gains tax. That’s where tax-loss harvesting comes into play. It’s a way of selling investments that helps you lessen the capital gains tax blow. But what is tax-loss harvesting,…