A one-time maintenance deposit paid to a builder, electricity and water deposits, and even home loan interest that has not been claimed as a deduction earlier can form part of a property’s cost of acquisition while computing long-term capital gains (LTCG), the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Bengaluru, has ruled in a relief for a…
What Is a High-Yield Savings Account? High-yield savings accounts help you earn a competitive annual percentage yield on the money you have stored. This means you can grow your money while also storing it safely and keeping it within easy reach. The top high-yield savings accounts currently pay around 4% APY or higher. Online-only banks…
If you plan to diversify your portfolio in light of recent events, investing in gold stocks could be a good choice. Gold stocks not only track the movements of gold prices that tend to rise in uncertain times, but they also generally gain value in a rising stock market. Gold stocks could serve as a…
The startup org chart used to look like a wedding seating plan: founders, engineers, sales, marketing, finance, legal, HR, three advisors no one could identify and a “growth person” whose job was mostly interpretive dance with dashboards. Now it looks more like a group chat: founder, co-founder, Claude, Stripe, Midjourney, one very nervous lawyer and…
A switch from the industry’s standard tri-merge to a single-credit file could be done in such a way that loan-level price adjustment variations would be within acceptable limits, according to a new Mortgage Bankers Association study. Processing Content The analysis of Intercontinental Exchange data from 105,000 loans originated in the first half of 2025 finds…
Dearness Allowance: The Joint Coordination Committee (JAC) of Punjab Government Employees and Pensioners has pushed for long-pension DA and pension related demands to be fulfilled by the state government, according to a report by the Hindustan Times. Members demonstrated outside cabinet minister Hardeep Singh Mundian’s house in Ludhiana and submitted a memorandum demanding quick resolution,…
New research from Dartmouth reveals that fixing AI’s medical mistakes and missing follow-ups is actually draining physicians’ time. A new training method could fix it.
Employees of Central Autonomous Bodies (CABs) covered under the National Pension System (NPS) will now be able to choose from two additional investment options that were previously available only to union government employees. The move expands investment flexibility for thousands of NPS subscribers working in autonomous institutions and allows them to select a pension strategy…
After SpaceX’s spectacular public debut pushed its valuation to past $2 trillion, investors are already looking for the next mega IPO. And, many believe that company could be OpenAI. Now, Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI, reportedly refuses to take the AI company public at any valuation below $1 trillion (possibly encouraged by the overwhelming…
Best CD Account Interest Rates CD Term Average CD APYs 1 month 0.23% 3 months 1.41% 6 months 1.58% 12 months 1.75% 24 months 1.48% 36 months 1.35% 48 months 1.27% 60 months 1.34% As of June 15, 2026, the national average rate for a 12-month CD was 1.65%, according to the FDIC. The national…