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We may be looking at the housing affordability crisis all wrong. Higher earners are driving home prices, not lack of supply, researchers say

Rather than a lack of supply, housing affordability “may primarily be about differences in income growth at the top of the distribution relative to the middle.”

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By Jordan BlumFebruary 7, 2026
EconomyThe U.S. construction industry’s need for labor is soaring and will need half a million new workers next year while AI giants ramp up spending
By Jason MaFebruary 7, 2026
EconomyElon Musk warns the U.S. is ‘1,000% going to go bankrupt’ unless AI and robotics save the economy from crushing debt
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By Hal SingerFebruary 7, 2026
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FinanceMusk says it’s an ‘underpopulation crisis,’ Fink calls it a ‘retirement crisis’—but Morgan Stanley says 3 stocks will take advantage of the trend
By Will DanielMarch 27, 2024
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SuccessNew York City makes history as first American city to charge congestion toll with $15 fee to enter Manhattan
By Cedar Attanasio and The Associated PressMarch 27, 2024
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PoliticsXi hosts American business leaders in Beijing, calls for closer economic ties
By The Associated PressMarch 27, 2024
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FinanceLarry Fink joins Jamie Dimon and Jerome Powell in sounding the alarm on ‘snowballing’ national debt: ‘The situation is more urgent than I can ever remember’
By Christiaan HetznerMarch 27, 2024
CommentaryFor the first time in 50 years, Democrats and Republicans are both embracing industrial policy–but that doesn’t mean it will pay off for workers
By Maria FlynnMarch 26, 2024
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FinanceNearly half of all investors expect a ‘no landing’ scenario for the economy where inflation remains but there’s no recession, Deutsche Bank survey shows
By Will DanielMarch 25, 2024
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FinanceESPN anchor Rece Davis calls a sports betting pick ‘a risk-free investment,’ stoking disbelief
By Will DanielMarch 25, 2024
CommentaryHousing market data suggests the most optimistic buyers during the pandemic are more likely to stop paying their mortgages
By Christos Makridis and William D. LarsonMarch 22, 2024
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RetailOlive Garden’s earnings just pulled back the curtain on the economy: The rich are dining out while the poor are falling back
By Sydney LakeMarch 22, 2024
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PoliticsBiden and Trump are both aping Reagan, asking voters if they’re better off than 4 years ago
By Zeke Miller, Seung Min Kim and The Associated PressMarch 22, 2024
FinanceTurkey’s inflation problem is so severe the central bank just hiked interest rates to 50%, months after it said it was done raising rates
By Will DanielMarch 21, 2024
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Politics‘Greedflation and shrinkflation’ are front and center in the Pennsylvania Senate race
By Marc Levy and The Associated PressMarch 21, 2024
FinanceBundesbank president hits back at recession-plagued Germany’s ‘sick man of Europe’ title: ‘I’m more worried that Europe is getting sick’
By Ryan HoggMarch 21, 2024
FinanceFannie Mae’s CEO says the housing market hasn’t killed the American Dream yet. Buying a home ‘might just take a little longer’
By Will DanielMarch 20, 2024
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PoliticsCan Bidenomics beat inflation? One skeptical Pennsylvania factory town highlights another election challenge
By Akayla Gardner and BloombergMarch 20, 2024
LifestylePortugal and Greece are defying a Gen Z happiness slump that’s pushing Western European and U.S. teens into a ‘midlife crisis’
By Ryan HoggMarch 20, 2024
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LifestyleNew report reveals the surprising benefit to economic recessions: They help you live longer
By Sunny NagpaulMarch 19, 2024
FinanceGet ready for a more expensive summer driving season: Gas prices have surged more than 12% since the start of the year
By Will DanielMarch 19, 2024
FinanceIt’s called ‘AI washing.’ Investors’ tech mania is so extreme the SEC just charged 2 companies with making ‘false and misleading claims’ in marketing
By Will DanielMarch 18, 2024
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Success‘Folks don’t live near the office anymore’: Remote work guru Nick Bloom gets real on why RTO is so hard
By Sydney LakeMarch 18, 2024
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SuccessMillennial women, congratulations—you’re the economy’s new power players
By Eleanor PringleMarch 18, 2024
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FinanceThis fossil fuel-rich Scandinavian country topped its highest GDP growth estimates in January
By Ott Ummelas and BloombergMarch 18, 2024
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FinanceGermany faces a recession, and an economic recovery ‘isn’t yet in sight’ according to Economy Ministry
By Zoe Schneeweiss, Harumi Ichikura and BloombergMarch 18, 2024
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