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		<title><![CDATA[Anthropic's IPO sets up defining moment for Wall Street and AI boom]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Anthropic PBC’s initial public offering is laying bare the stark
extremes of the multi-trillion-dollar AI boom business model:
astonishing growth paired with uncertainty about demand and the spending
required to continue developing the ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/home/s-4330879</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Oct/26/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Memory chip giants worth $2 trillion face test to prove AI isn't a bubble]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[From South Korea to Japan and China, the world’s biggest memory
chipmakers will this week seek to quell fears that AI spending is
outpacing future demand. How they handle back-to-back earnings
disclosures and investors’ questions will help ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/home/s-4330877</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Oct/26/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[How a Hollywood showrunner transformed an 'ugly' stucco box into the ADU of her dreams]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES -- Several years ago, while dropping her son off at a
friend's house in Studio City, Sam Donnelly fell in love with the
charming neighborhood in the San Fernando Valley.

"I thought, 'This is magical,'" says Donnelly, an executive
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    <pubDate>Oct/26/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Treasury unveils rule to ban large investors from homebuying]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Treasury Department on Thursday proposed new regulations to bar
large institutional investors from buying up single-family homes, the
latest step in the process to implement the most controversial section
of the sweeping bipartisan housing law...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/home/s-4328331</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Oct/22/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Real estate Q&A: Can we keep deposit after buyer backed out of home sale?]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Q: We had our house under contract. and everything was on track. The
inspection period had passed, and the buyer’s loan was approved; then
he simply changed his mind because he found another house he liked
better. We took our home off the market...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/home/s-4328162</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Oct/22/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Las Vegas home sellers turn to mortgage buydowns to attract buyers]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[To buydown or not to buydown? That’s become a pressing question for
Las Vegas Valley home sellers as mortgage rates remain elevated and
buyers struggle with affordability.

With 30-year mortgage rates hovering above 7 percent since September,
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		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/home/s-4328097</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Oct/22/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[US pending home sales plunged in September to a record low]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Pending sales of existing U.S. homes fell to a record low in
September as high mortgage rates continued to weigh on demand.

An index of contract signings from the National Association of
Realtors tumbled 7.3% to 66 last month, its lowest reading ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/home/s-4326512</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Oct/20/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Musk plans to gift SpaceX shares to kids through Trump Accounts]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Elon Musk vowed to distribute a share of SpaceX to each child in the
U.S., a multibillion-dollar pledge that adds to a string of sizable
donations from the tech industry for the benefit of the American
public.

“Next year, I will give one of my ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/home/s-4326042</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Oct/19/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Dan Gilbert pledges $1 billion for RenCen revamp, nonprofit to own complex]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DETROIT — Mortgage mogul Dan Gilbert has pledged $1 billion to
establish a new nonprofit that will redevelop, own and operate the
Renaissance Center and surrounding 35-acre east riverfront district,
officials said Oct. 19.

The contribution ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/home/s-4325930</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Oct/19/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Donating to charity? Your generosity could pay off at tax time this year]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[For years, people have faithfully dropped money into church
collection plates, supported their favorite charities or helped fund
local nonprofits — only to discover their donations didn’t save them
a dime in federal income taxes.

Now, a new ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/home/s-4325805</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Oct/19/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[US homebuilder sentiment drops to 14-year low on weak sales]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Confidence among U.S. homebuilders this month slumped to a 14-year
low as mortgage rates above 7%, labor shortages and elevated supply
costs batter the housing market.

The National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo gauge of
housing market ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/home/s-4325776</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Oct/19/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[CoreWeave stock wipeout exposes divide between AI fear and greed]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[CoreWeave Inc. has become caught in a tug of war between investors
who see rising bond yields as a potential rally killer for the AI trade
and those who think demand for computing power will make those concerns
seem passe before long.

The cloud-...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/home/s-4324091</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Oct/16/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Malibu's million-dollar mansions, burned by fire, face a new threat from El Niño]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Duke’s Malibu has endured one disaster after another. The famed
restaurant perched over the Pacific narrowly survived last year’s
Palisades Fire, though smoke left it badly damaged. Five weeks later, a
mudslide forced it to close for 13 months...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/home/s-4323853</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Oct/16/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Detroit's Renaissance Center embroiled in dispute over what constitutes affordable housing]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DETROIT — Developers of the proposed $2.2 billion Renaissance
Center project are resisting calls for deeper affordable housing
commitments, as Detroit residents press for lower rents and millions of
dollars in housing assistance in exchange for ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/home/s-4323205</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Oct/15/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[NYC's iconic Plaza Hotel to close down for 4-year facade renovation]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[New York City’s iconic Plaza
Hotel is closing for a four-year renovation of its historic
facade.

The closure, which is set to begin in Jan. 2027, will accommodate
repairs to the hotel’s landmarked exterior, ensuring guest safety and
adhering
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    <pubDate>Oct/15/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Inside a California shopping center's struggle to reinvent mall food]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES — Westfield Topanga is one of Southern California's
most popular malls, but it has grappled with what to do with the empty
space left when it lost its Sears.

Joining a national wave of malls trying to become fancy food
destinations,...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Oct/15/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Real estate Q&A: What should we check before we buy a house near the water?]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Q: We found a beautiful home a few blocks from the water and are
ready to make an offer. Friends keep warning us about flood zones and
insurance, and one even mentioned something called an elevation
certificate. We don’t want to talk ourselves ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/home/s-4323063</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Oct/15/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[US mortgage rates reach 7.5%; home-buying slump hits sixth week]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[U.S. mortgage rates continue to rise, pushing down home purchasing
activity for a sixth straight week.

The contract rate on a 30-year fixed mortgage ticked up 1 basis point
to 7.50% in the week ended Oct. 9, still the highest level since
November...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/home/s-4322412</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Oct/14/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[US retirees to get another $75 a month for 2027 Social Security]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Monthly checks for nearly 72 million Americans receiving Social
Security benefits will increase by 3.6% in 2027, the most in four
years.

The cost-of-living adjustment, known as COLA, will apply to Social
Security benefits starting in January and ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/home/s-4322308</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Oct/14/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[JPMorgan Chase reports 10-year return on $200 million in Chicago philanthropic investments]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[JPMorgan Chase issued a report this week seeking to determine the
return on $214 million in philanthropic investments it made over the
past decade into developing underserved Chicago communities.

While perhaps a little harder to measure than more...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/home/s-4314818</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Oct/08/2026</pubDate>
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