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Here's how long it would take to build enough homes to fix the housing crisis
Realtor.com's Hannah Jones spoke to Business Insider about the housing crisis, ways to solve this, and...
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Bitcoin is about to undergo another 'halving' event — here's what that means
Previous halvings have powered the cryptocurrency's price higher because they reduce the supply of new tokens...
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China just pulled the country version of a company canceling its quarterly earnings call
The cancellation of the annual Chinese premier press conference signals increased opacity and control from Xi...
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Wall Street's next big bet could revolutionize homeownership
US homeowners have stacked up trillions of dollars of home equity. Big investors are now ready...
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China's latest market crackdown shows it hasn't learned any lessons
China has curbed short selling and quant trading activities to support its flailing stock markets, but...
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The markets are on fire — but Larry Summers says investors may not be fully pricing in political and social risks
JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon, Bridgewater Associates founder Ray Dalio, and BlackRock chief Larry Fink have also...
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Big deals are back with a $53 billion bang
Walmart, Capital One, and Truist announced transactions worth a combined $53 billion this week, meaning dealmaking...
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Jeremy Grantham says the AI bubble will burst and take the stock market down with it. Here are his 14 best quotes from an event this week.
Jeremy Grantham warned of a huge real estate bubble, predicted stocks would disappoint for a decade,...
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The new champions of the stock market: millennials
Millennials and Gen Z were the winners of the stock market's pandemic-era boom. They even managed...
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Chinese consumers are about to return from the holidays. That doesn't mean the economy will pick up.
Ppending is likely to slow after Chinese New Year, signaling more bad news for Beijing when...
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Boeing lost its way. Other companies should take heed.
Boeing is a quintessential example of America's rotting business culture. After 40 years of mistakes, companies...
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Gary Shilling says the S&P 500 may crash 30%, a recession will hit — and bitcoin and AI are both overhyped
Stocks are poised to disappoint, recession alarms are flashing, and speculation is rife in tech and...
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Xi just fired China's top markets regulator. It shows his focus is still on control above all else.
China replaced its top markets regulator late on Wednesday following news Xi was to meet with...
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Beijing refuses to admit its economy has broken down — and that's one reason officials are failing at fixing it, researchers say
China reported GDP growth of 5.2% in 2023. But, it has been in "a running battle...
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China has vowed to save its crashing stock market, but investors are just not convinced
China vowed to crack down on short-selling and insider trading, attract investment from longer-term funds, and...
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The new jobs report was great. But maybe don't go looking for a new gig just yet.
The latest jobs report had lots of good news for the labor market. Workers are in...
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Meta and Amazon are set to add $280 billion in market cap — more than Netflix is worth
The share price surges came as investors cheered stellar results from both tech giants for the...
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Mark Zuckerberg is set to rake in $700 million a year from Meta's first-ever dividend
Meta cofounder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg owns 350 million shares in the company that just announced...
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China is stepping up to save its economy this year, but the data just doesn't seem to be getting much better
In January alone, Chinese authorities pulled about a dozen moves to stabilize a stock market rout...
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Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway is an epic turnaround story — and its latest deal looks a winner, expert says
Warren Buffett's company beat the odds given its original focus on "textiles, trading stamps, and department...
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Americans are getting closer to an interest rate cut — but it probably won't happen in the Fed's next big decision
The Federal Reserve is expected to continue its pause on interest rate hikes this week, with...
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Beijing is making moves to restore confidence in its battered stock markets, but there might be another big problem just ahead
Analysts' earnings estimates for companies represented by the MSCI China Index members are down nearly 1%...
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China's stock market is in a 3-year slump and Beijing's flip-flops are adding to the confusion
"There has been increasing confusion over Beijing's policy stance on the economy," wrote Nomura economists in...
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Inflation at 3% isn't the problem — it's the expectation that interest rates will soon fall, asset manager says
Inflation rose at a higher-than-expected rate of 3.4% last month, damping market expectations of imminent cuts...