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One Forgotten Housing Supply-Side Lever Could Unfreeze Affordability
One Forgotten Housing Supply-Side Lever Could Unfreeze Affordability
Rental affordability remains far superior to mortgage affordability, with the U.S. 30-year fixed mortgage rate trending around 6.5% in early June. With home prices still at record highs, last week's housing report showing sellers pulling listings at a near-record pace as buyers balk at prices is yet another warning sign that the frozen housing market remains well intact.
The Trump administration's affordable housing strategy focuses on market deregulation, expanded homeownership, stricter citizenship requirements for federal housing assistance, and Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac...
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State Department Launches Birth Tourism Prevention Task Force
State Department Launches Birth Tourism Prevention Task Force
Authored by Troy Myers via The Epoch Times,
The Department of State on Wednesday announced the existence of a task force that has already revoked hundreds of visas from foreign nationals accused of exploiting U.S. immigration laws.
Migrants, including a pregnant Haitian woman seeking to give birth in the United States, are apprehended by a U.S. Border Patrol agent in Yuma, Ariz., on Dec. 7, 2021. John Moore/Getty Images
The announcement of the Birth Tourism Prevention Task Force comes as President Donald Trump issued new...
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Aug 3, 2026 / Tyler Durden
After Blockbuster IPO, China's Memory Giant CXMT Plans Second Chip Plant In Beijing
After Blockbuster IPO, China's Memory Giant CXMT Plans Second Chip Plant In Beijing
CXMT, China's largest chipmaker by output and certainly by market value thanks to its blowout IPO pricing one week ago, which saw its stock surge more than 7x from its offering price of 8.66 yuan per share, is considering building a second memory-chip plant in Beijing and is in financing talks with a tech manufacturing hub backed by the local government, Reuters reported citing source familiar.
The move comes as CXMT, which is currently the world's 4th largest...
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Jun 30, 2026 / Tyler Durden
Deutsche Bank: Tesla's Q2 Vehicle Deliveries Tracking Above Consensus Expectations
Deutsche Bank: Tesla's Q2 Vehicle Deliveries Tracking Above Consensus Expectations
Tesla could be on track to deliver a stronger than expected second quarter, according to a new research note from Deutsche Bank analyst Edison Yu and his automotive team.
The firm now expects Tesla to report approximately 416,000 vehicle deliveries during the second quarter of 2026. That estimate is about 10,000 vehicles above the company compiled consensus and sits modestly ahead of most Wall Street expectations, which generally range between 413,000 and 420,000 deliveries.
If Deutsche Bank's forecast proves accurate, Tesla would...
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