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An excavator works to clear rubble after the East Wing of the White House was demolished on October 23, 2025 in Washington, DC. The demolition is part of U.S. President Donald Trump's plan to build a multimillion-dollar ballroom on the eastern side of the White House.
North America

Meet all 37 White House ballroom donors funding the $300 million build, including Silicon Valley tech giants, crypto bros and the Lutnicks

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Jamie Dimon, chief executive officer of JPMorgan Chase and Co., during the 2025 IIF annual membership meeting in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025.
C-Suite

Jamie Dimon was the ‘master architect’ of JPMorgan’s new $3 billion skyscraper, the bank’s real estate head says

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Arkeem and Ashley with their 6 children.
Success

Meet the millennial father of six who went from homelessness to building a thriving trades business—and a blueprint for America’s reskilling revolution

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Palestinian children celebrate at a camp for displaced people in Nuseirat in the central Gaza Strip on October 9, 2025, following news of a new Gaza ceasefire deal.
Middle East

The Trump-brokered Gaza truce includes a U.S.-led reconstruction plan and Arab-led security in Gaza

By Samy Magdy, Melanie Lidman and The Associated Press
October 9, 2025
US President Donald Trump watches as workers install a new flagpole on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, June 18, 2025.
Real Estate

Trump says the American Dream is on hold because ‘big homebuilders’ are ‘sitting on’ 2 million empty lots

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October 6, 2025
A construction worker tries to stay cool amid a heat wave while working on new homes in Irvine Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025.
Economy

Alabama builders rethink deportations as raids disappear hundreds of their ‘God-fearing, family-oriented’ immigrant workers

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September 23, 2025
The Fed is starting to worry about the housing market now
Economy

The Fed is starting to worry about the housing market now

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Bryan Caplan looks smilingly at the camera
North America

Rural America is in crisis. One of America’s most provocative economists says the fix isn’t manufacturing—it’s something far less obvious

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Housing shrinkflation is here to stay. New homes are 11% smaller but 74% more expensive than a decade ago
Real Estate

Housing shrinkflation is here to stay. New homes are 11% smaller but 74% more expensive than a decade ago

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August 19, 2025
Workers build the frame of a new house in Washington State
Real Estate

The price premium on new-construction homes is dissolving. New-home prices dropped in 30% of large U.S. cities last quarter

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August 11, 2025
Artistic drawing of the inside of a factory
AI

How a bulldozer, crane, and excavator rental company is using AI to save 3,000 hours per week

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July 23, 2025
construction on the federal reserve building from above
Finance

Here’s how the Fed’s renovation budget ballooned to $2.5 billion

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July 23, 2025
Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell
Politics

Trump admin’s attacks on Powell over $2.5 billion Fed renovation hinge on ‘VIP dining rooms’ and procedural grounds with an obscure gov agency

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July 14, 2025
Caterpillar power generators are shown in a row at a data center facility. The generators can be used for primary or backup power.
Tech

At its centennial, Caterpillar finds its growth is now led by powering data centers

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July 11, 2025
Bosses are right: workers spend 2.5 fewer hours on the clock when they’re working from home
Success

Bosses are right: workers spend 2.5 fewer hours on the clock when they’re working from home

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July 3, 2025

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