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Humans are not prepared for a pandemic caused by fungal infections

When the 48-year-old longtime smoker came to Shmuel Shoham, an infectious diseases expert at Johns Hopkins, she was worried about […]

Rich Americans Keep Borrowing, Defying Economic Gloom

Wealthy people ramped up borrowing in the first half of the year despite rising rates and a stock-market rout that […]

One of the Decade’s Hottest Bond Markets Is Imploding in China

Rebecca Choong Wilkins and Lulu Chen (Bloomberg) — When investor demand for Chinese property debt was approaching its peak back […]

Ultrawealthy Americans are flocking to get ‘golden visas’ in Europe amid political turmoil. Here are the top 2 places they’re going.

BY CHLOE BERGER It seems as if the chaos and general bleakness of life in the U.S. is just too […]

No, you aren’t automatically saving money by working from home. Here’s how much it’s costing you

BY MEGAN LEONHARDT Lunch-flation. Soaring gas prices. Updating your work wardrobe. It’s no wonder many U.S. workers are resisting employer demands to […]

Tech war: US-EU united front on tech to erode China’s supply chain advantages, analysts say

The united front in trade and tech forming between Washington and Brussels is likely to impede China’s access to advanced […]

Real-Time Market Monitoring Finds Signs of Brewing U.S. Housing Bubble

Real house prices—prices adjusted for inflation—have steadily increased in the U.S. since 2012. Further acceleration in the pace of house-price […]

TOP 100 U.S. HOUSING MARKETS

The Top 100 U.S. Housing Markets… A major goal of the FAU Real Estate Initiative is to provide information that will allow […]

China’s Rise Will Be Short-Lived

By Peter Zeihan About the author: Peter Zeihan is a geopolitical strategist. He is the author of The End of the World Is Just […]

Is Putin Dead? Pay Attention When Russia Starts Broadcasting ‘Swan Lake’

by Brynn Shiovitz  Vladimir Putin’s enemies are keeping a close eye on a bird in pointe shoes, because a broadcast […]