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In October, mortgage rates were around 8%, but that didn’t deter home sellers. Data compiled by CoreLogic shows home prices that month were 4.7% higher than in October 2022.But all real estate is local. Price changes varied from market to market across the country.To provide a visual element to these price changes, the Federal Reserve…

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No, Elon Musk’s Starlink wasn’t used to rig the 2024 presidential election for Donald Trump

Some social media users claim to have found an explanation for Vice President Kamala Harris’ 2024 election loss. They say billionaire Elon Musk’s Starlink technology manipulated votes to benefit President-elect Donald Trump. Starlink is an internet provider that uses satellites to provide connectivity; it’s a subsidiary of Musk’s commercial spaceflight company SpaceX. “Musk’s Starlink uploaded…

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Creating Phoenix semiconductor superhub carries risks but huge potential returns, too

Metro Phoenix is becoming a technology superhub, anchored by a $65 billion investment from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. that already has attracted dozens of suppliers, is boosting employment and will change the region’s transportation and development footprint.The potential payoff is enormous, but the effort faces many challenges along the way.Those include labor demands, workforce issues,…

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