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<ul><li>A near-record share of homeowners are renting unsold properties, becoming "accidental landlords."</li><li>Mortgage rates hit seven-month highs, driven by bond market reactions to … [+5307 chars]

The real estate technology company reports that homebuyers and sellers currently face one different reality than they did just a few years ago.

TheStreet

Zillow reveals huge housing market, mortgage rate shift - thestreet.com

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The Federal Reserve, ECB and Bank of England will this week deliver their first formal verdicts on the threat posed by the conflict

Financial Times

Iran war reawakens global inflation fears - Financial Times

In 2010, Warren Buffett and Bill Gates launched a disarmingly simple campaign they called the Giving Pledge: a public commitment, open to the world’s wealthiest people, to give away more than half th… [+8495 chars]

In 2010, Warren Buffett and Bill Gates launched a disarmingly simple campaign they called the Giving Pledge: a public commitment, open to the world's

TechCrunch

The billionaires made a promise — now some want out - TechCrunch

Oil prices are continuing to rise as markets see no end in sight to the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz.
Brent crude, the most important benchmark for global prices, rose as much as 3 perc… [+1991 chars]

Brent crude tops $106 a barrel as markets see no end in sight to the halt of traffic through the critical waterway.

Al Jazeera English

Oil prices keep rising as Trump seeks coalition to reopen Strait of Hormuz - Al Jazeera

Japan warned it is ready to take decisive action on currency volatility as authorities intensify monitoring of foreign exchange markets.
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<ul><li>Japans finance minister warned that FX mark… [+2735 chars]

Japan warned it is ready to take decisive action on currency volatility as authorities intensify monitoring of foreign exchange markets.

Investinglive.com

Japan warns ready to take decisive action on FX - ramps up verbal intervention on yen - investingLive

Chinas main economic indicators fared better than forecast to start the year, in a sign that momentum was improving before the war in Iran roiled the outlook for global growth and inflation.
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China’s main economic indicators fared better than forecast to start the year, in a sign that momentum was improving before the war in Iran roiled the outlook for global growth and inflation.

Bloomberg

China’s Economy Gets Off to Better-Than-Forecast Start to Year - Bloomberg.com

Stock futures rose slightly as Wall Street tried to recover from another losing week, with investors monitoring oil prices and the latest developments from the U.S.-Iran war.
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The moves come after the S&P 500 notched its third losing week in a row and closed at its lowest level of the year on Friday.

CNBC

Stock futures rise slightly as oil hovers at $100 with S&P 500 on 3-week losing streak: Live updates - CNBC

If youve recently made the switch from ChatGPT to Claude, but youre still using the same sort of prompts, then you might not be getting the most out of the AI bot. 
Apple was one of the first tech c… [+3681 chars]

If you’ve recently made the switch from ChatGPT to Claude, but you’re still using the same sort of prompts, then you might not be getting the most out of it

Supercarblondie.com

You need to stop using Claude like it's ChatGPT and instead use these prompts to unlock its true potential - supercarblondie.com

A metal used in weapons and semiconductors is finding itself the subject of geopolitical tensions as Chinese export limits and rising military demand squeeze supplies, sending prices to record highs.… [+389 chars]

A metal used in weapons and semiconductors is finding itself the subject of geopolitical tensions as Chinese export limits and rising military demand squeeze supplies, sending prices to record highs.

Munitions Metal Tungsten Outshines Gold, Copper in 557% Rally - Bloomberg.com

Is Amazon's new Prime Video Ultra subscription worth it? It depends on how much you value 4K streaming.

Mashable

Prime Video will restrict basic users to HD streaming - Mashable

Oil executives told officials in White House meetings the closure of the Strait of Hormuz may push up oil prices further

The Wall Street Journal

Exclusive | Oil Industry Warns Trump Administration That Fuel Crunch Will Likely Worsen - WSJ

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Open source AI agent OpenClaw, formerly known as Clawdbot and Moltbot, has taken over the internet by storm. The tool allows practic… [+2470 chars]

People in China love OpenClaw autonomous AI agents -- but the government is expressing some significant reservations.

Futurism

China Alarmed by Spread of OpenClaw Agents - Futurism

Researchers warn that increasingly realistic AI personalities could make it easier to blur the line between marketing and authenticity. A February study in the British Journal of Psychology found tha… [+1140 chars]

AI-generated figures are promoting wellness products to unsuspecting consumers

Newser

Deepfake Influencers Push Supplements Online - Newser

Andrej Karpathy used AI to gauge which U.S. professions are most vulnerable to the technology amid growing fears that a jobs apocalypse may be headed for the economy.Over the weekend, the OpenAI cofo… [+3919 chars]

Professions earning more than $100,000 a year had the worst average score (6.7), while the those earning less than $35,000 had the lowest exposure (3.4).

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