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As interest rates rise, the ‘American dream’ of homeownership fades for some
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New York cannabis regulators approve rules for retail sales
https://www.pressherald.com/2022/07/18/new-york-cannabis-regulators-approve-rules-for-retail-sales/
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Fed hikes interest rates by 0.75 percentage point for second consecutive time to fight inflation
https://www.cnbc.com/2022/07/27/fed-decision-july-2022-.html
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States Where Recreational Marijuana Is Legal
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/slideshows/where-is-pot-legal
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High mortgage rates, prices discourage buyers and chill housing market
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MIT Discovers New Material for Processors — Semiconductors Better Than Silicon?
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Ford Makes Major Commitment To CATL Lithium Iron Phospate EV Batteries
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7 Alternative Investments That Can Lift Your Portfolio
https://money.usnews.com/investing/slideshows/alternative-investments-that-can-lift-your-portfolio
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Record Home Prices Force Prospective Buyers to Rent
https://www.wsj.com/articles/record-home-prices-rev-up-the-single-family-rental-market-11656417601
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The Rise and Precarious Reign of China’s Battery King
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Family offices shift from fixed income to alternatives
https://theasset.com/article/46940/family-offices-shift-from-fixed-income-to-alternatives
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China’s CATL Announces 1,000-Km / 620-Mile CTP 3.0 EV Battery
https://insideevs.com/news/594134/catl-qilin-new-high-energy-density-battery/
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Bitcoin has extended its record-breaking decline to below $19,000. ‘Although painful, removing the sector’s froth is likely healthy,’ one expert contends
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Why cryptocurrencies have gone from the next hot thing to a full-on meltdown
https://www.npr.org/2022/06/17/1105343423/cryptocurrencies-winter-crash-bitcoin-celcius
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Fed hikes its benchmark interest rate by 0.75 percentage point, the biggest increase since 1994
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Mortgage rates hit 6.3%—the real cost to buy a house has officially spiked over 50% in just 6 months
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Bitcoin: Why is the largest cryptocurrency crashing?
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AI’s role is poised to change monumentally in 2022 and beyond
https://techcrunch.com/2022/05/19/ais-role-is-poised-to-change-monumentally-in-2022-and-beyond/
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Here’s Why Bitcoin and Other Cryptocurrencies Keep Crashing
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How Higher Mortgage Rates Have Historically Affected Home Prices
https://www.urban.org/urban-wire/how-higher-mortgage-rates-have-historically-affected-home-prices
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Launcher shows off its 3D-printed rocket doing a full-scale burn
https://techcrunch.com/2022/04/25/launcher-shows-off-its-3d-printed-rocket-doing-a-full-scale-burn/
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A primer to legal weed in N.J.: Everything you need to know
https://www.nj.com/marijuana/2022/04/a-primer-to-legal-weed-in-nj-everything-you-need-to-know.html
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The New Era of Alternative Asset Allocation: 33-33-33
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Six AI Trends To Watch In 2022
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12 Graphs That Explain the State of AI in 2022 The 2022 AI Index talks jobs, investments, ethics, and more
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Federal Reserve raises rates by a quarter-point with more hikes to come in the coming months
https://fortune.com/2022/03/16/federal-reserve-rate-hikes-inflation-quarter-point/
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Scientists discover new electrolyte for solid-state lithium-ion batteries
https://www.anl.gov/article/scientists-discover-new-electrolyte-for-solidstate-lithiumion-batteries
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Can Real Estate Replace Bonds in Your Retirement Portfolio?
https://www.credit.com/blog/can-real-estate-replace-bonds-in-your-retirement-portfolio/
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The Market for Single-Family Rentals Grows as Homeownership Wanes
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/22/realestate/single-family-rentals.html
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