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I looked into buying a house in Singapore as an investment. Here’s why I didn’t — despite the 2% mortgage rate.23:24 Home-loan interest rates in Singapore are less than 2%, while in Japan they’re around 1% or even lower. That’s in stark contrast to mortgage rates in America and Australia, which are over 6% on average. Workers are worried, but there’s no sign AI is muscling people out of their jobs on a massive scale22:53 Mark Zuckerberg says we’re lucky to live in an “incredible moment,” but many workers are having a hard time stomaching the uncertainty. EBay may dodge a GameStop takeover — but there’s a new twist in the Ryan Cohen saga22:21 Bloomberg says GameStop could propose collaborating with eBay in some way other than a merger. Some analysts doubt whether eBay would benefit much from that sort of deal. Good news for stock-market bulls: Corporate earnings growth is no longer being driven just by tech22:21 For years, the S&P 500’s earnings engine had only one driver: the Magnificent Seven. This quarter, the rest of the market has started pulling its weight. This Nvidia change could spell good news for Micron21:49 An analyst says that Nvidia’s move to downgrade some chip capabilities could end up boosting consumption of high-bandwidth memory. Fed Chair Kevin Warsh promises 2% inflation, but skyrocketing U.S. debt makes that a pipe dream21:49 Microsoft’s stock is charging back. Here’s the case for it to rally another 30%.21:49 Think Microsoft is overspending on AI? A Bernstein analyst says the company is actually taking a “measured” approach. ‘I unexpectedly came into some money’: Is putting $20,000 into CDs a smart move?20:45 “I want to make the process as straightforward as possible for my beneficiaries to access the funds.” |