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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.”

Finance

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

Economy

The 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

Elon Musk warns the U.S. is ‘1,000% going to go bankrupt’ unless AI and robotics save the economy from crushing debt

Netflix dominates streaming. No wonder it’s trying to redefine the market

Before Kevin Warsh has even taken over as Fed chair, Trump is joking about suing him. Scott Bessent is fine with that

Banking

Before Kevin Warsh has even taken over as Fed chair, Trump is joking about suing him. Scott Bessent is fine with that

NBA star Giannis Antetokounmpo gets in bed with sports gambling as a Kalshi shareholder

What caused the massive Bitcoin crash? Clues point to a blow-up at Hong Kong hedge funds

Dow soars by 1,200 points to top 50,000 for the first time as chipmakers and airlines lead ferocious stock market rebound

Personal Finance

Best certificates of deposit (CDs) for February 2026

Chase CD rates February 2026

Cash-out refinancing: How it works, what to know in 2026

Trump may hand out fatter tax refunds this year, but whether a short-staffed IRS can get it to you is a different matter, watchdog warns

Investing

Gen Z Patriots quarterback Drake Maye still drives a 2015 pickup truck even after it broke down on the highway—despite his $37 million contract

Dow soars by 1,200 points to top 50,000 for the first time as chipmakers and airlines lead ferocious stock market rebound

Big Tech’s $630 billion AI spree now rivals Sweden’s economy, unsettling investors: ‘We’ve never invested this much on anything before’

Epstein’s crypto ties: Documents reveal early Coinbase investment, publicist’s view of ‘complete creep’ Michael Saylor

Real Estate

Cash-out refinancing: How it works, what to know in 2026

Current mortgage rates report for Feb. 5, 2026

Current refi mortgage rates report for Feb. 5, 2026

Current ARM mortgage rates report for Feb. 5, 2026

Energy

Next-gen nuclear’s tipping point: Meta and hyperscalers start deals with Bill Gates’ TerraPower, Sam Altman-backed Oklo, and more

Over a million people are losing power during a freezing snowstorm while data centers nearby guzzle electricity

Meta’s Hyperion AI data center will sprawl to four times the size of Manhattan’s Central Park

New ‘Project Vault’ critical minerals stockpile is ‘first step of many’ needed for U.S. to break China’s supply-chain chokehold

Crypto

What caused the massive Bitcoin crash? Clues point to a blow-up at Hong Kong hedge funds

Bitcoin claws back above $70,000 after worst day since FTX crash

Epstein’s crypto ties: Documents reveal early Coinbase investment, publicist’s view of ‘complete creep’ Michael Saylor

U.S. Marshals Service under scrutiny after insider allegedly stole $25 million from federal crypto wallets

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Over a million people are losing power during a freezing snowstorm while data centers nearby guzzle electricity

IonQ, the biggest quantum computing company on the stock market, disputes short-seller claims it failed to disclose holes in its revenue

Scott Galloway predicts OpenAI could pull its IPO amid AI ‘vibe shift’ as investors ‘gag’ on Trump proximity, questionable revenue

Pinterest cracks down on dissent, fires engineers for an internal layoff tool as AI shake-ups keep employees on edge and in line

Scott Bessent’s ‘gotcha’ moment on Trump’s tariffs and inflation: He denies writing ‘tariffs are inflationary’ in letter to hedge fund investors

Meta’s Hyperion AI data center will sprawl to four times the size of Manhattan’s Central Park

Ray Dalio warns the world is ‘on the brink’ of a capital war of weaponizing money—and gold is the best way for people to protect themselves

Jeff Bezos’ mass layoffs at the Washington Post a ‘case study in near-instant, self-inflicted brand destruction,’ former editor says

The tech stock free fall doesn’t make any sense, BofA says in rebuke to investors while doubling down on the sector’s longevity

PepsiCo is cutting prices for snacks like Doritos by ‘up to 15%’ to appease customers pinched by the K-shaped economy

Bitcoin demand in Nancy Guthrie disappearance shows how crypto is becoming a more frequent feature of physical crimes

Best high-yield savings accounts of February 2026

Having a college degree still matters for being one of the wealthier Americans, New York Fed says

Palmer Luckey says AI will make hardware so cheap you’ll be able to buy a ‘Ford F-150 for $1,000’

Kevin O’Leary blasts attacks on billionaire entrepreneurs as a ‘huge mistake’—He says they don’t get enough credit for the jobs they’ve created

Gold and silver prices have soared in time for the 2026 Olympics—now winning-athlete’s medals will be worth more money than ever with some fetching over $100K

Philippines’ first male Olympic gold medalist in history was given a fully furnished $550,000 condo and a lifetime supply of ramen to go with his medals

Kalshi gave away $50 in free groceries for 3 hours in New York City. A line 4 blocks long full of students and people on food stamps formed

In 2026, it’s time for CEOs to rethink HQs and look to Dubai’s playbook for growth

Trump may have shot himself in the foot at the Fed, as Powell could stay on while Miran resigns from White House post

Americans are so broke and housing is so expensive that ‘rent now, pay later’ is on the rise

Something broke in the economy in 2023 that explains why so many people are miserable about it, New York Fed says

JD Vance appeals to allies for new ‘trading bloc’ that keeps Trump’s tariffs in place, secures access to rare earths

How the Magnificent 7 destroyed index funds: There’s nowhere to hide

Current price of gold as of February 4, 2026

Personal loan APRs on Feb. 4, 2026

Current price of silver as of Wednesday, February 4, 2026

Current price of platinum as of Wednesday, February 4, 2026

With PayPal stock down 80%, finance chief Jamie Miller steps in as interim CEO

Kleiner Perkins’s Leigh Marie Braswell learned about risk from playing poker: “If the odds are in your favor, you push your chips to the center”

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