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The estate-tax exemption rose to $11.58 million in 2020, $180,000 higher than the year before. It's set to expire at sunset in 2025, so experts are advising entrepreneurs to strike now and create an estate plan to take advantage of today's favorable estate tax environment.

Tax scams often pick up during tax-filing season, which runs through April 15 this year. Here are some common types of fraud and how taxpayers can protect themselves.

Bombardier is focusing more on aviation and pays down debt.

YieldStreet's partnership with BlackRock, a behemoth that manages $7.4 trillion, may signal that crowdfunding platforms are ready for wider adoption.

After Gates said he bought himself an all-electric Porsche Taycan, Tesla's CEO took to Twitter to throw shade at the Microsoft co-founder.

The American-Alaska partnership seeks bigger share of corporate travelers from giants like Amazon and Microsoft.

The Wuhan Municipal Health Commission confirmed Liu Zhiming, the director of Wuchang Hospital in Wuhan, died Tuesday morning.

HSBC's pre-tax profit for 2019 fell 33% to $13.35 billion, missing expectations.

Singapore's finance minister, Heng Swee Keat, delivered his annual budget speech on Tuesday.

Argentina's government has said it needs to restructure $100 billion in debt, including $44 billion to the IMF.

Atomico plans to cash in on an ongoing "renaissance" in Europe's tech sector, investment partner Siraj Khaliq said.

A 51-year-old director of a Chinese hospital located in the city at the center of the coronavirus outbreak died Tuesday, adding to the number of medical staff who have lost their lives to the contagious disease.

The venerable non-profit is following the lead of the scandal-wracked Roman Catholic Church, NBC News reports.

The new coronavirus outbreak and subsequent shutdown of huge swathes of China could impact more than 5 million businesses worldwide, according to a new study.

Half of adults currently own unredeemed gift cards or store credits according to a new survey from Bankrate. And that adds up to tens of billions in unused money. Instead of sitting on the free money, you can resell, gift or even donate your unused gift cards.

China said on Tuesday it would accept applications for new tariff exemptions for 696 products imported from the U.S. including pork, beef, soybeans, liquefied natural gas and crude oil.

Southeast Asia's economic epicentre Singapore has once again been ranked as the best place in the world for East Asian expatriates.

"When I saw the rumors on Sunday night, I was hopeful that they were just rumors," said Chicago runner Ryan Lederer.

Apple said in late January that it expected to report net sales between $63 billion to $67 billion in its fiscal second quarter.

As young savers continue to shy away from investing, CNBC Make It spoke to the experts to find out their top tips for getting started in markets across the globe.