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What’s happening with home prices as mortgage rates fall

An aerial view from a drone shows homes in a neighborhood on January 26, 2021 in Miramar, Florida. According to two separate indices existing home prices rose to the highest level in 6 years. Joe Raedle | Getty Images The U.S. housing market cooled off pretty dramatically last year, after …

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ChatGPT can ‘make horrible mistakes’

Steve Wozniak doesn’t entirely trust dog videos on Facebook, self-driving cars or ChatGPT. On Wednesday, the Apple co-founder made an impromptu appearance on CNBC’s “Squawk Box” to talk about the increasingly popular artificial intelligence chatbot. Wozniak said he finds ChatGPT “pretty impressive” and “useful to humans,” despite his usual aversion …

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TV prices sink ahead of the Super Bowl — here are the best deals

Nearly 200 million people will watch the Philadelphia Eagles face off against the Kansas City Chiefs in the Super Bowl on Feb. 12, which might be a good motivation to buy a brand-new television. While you might not see as many deals now as there are on Black Friday, prices, in …

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Taylor Swift says fans will reduce high egg prices. 3 things to know

Taylor Swift attends the 65th Grammy Awards on Feb. 5, 2023 in Los Angeles. Jeff Kravitz | Filmmagic, Inc | Getty Images This is an excerpt from the Personal Finance team’s weekly Twitter Space, “This week, your wallet.” Check out the latest episode here, and tune in every Friday at 11 …

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Nuclear waste is not a reason to avoid nuclear energy

Bill Gates, co-chairman of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, speaks during the Earthshot Prize Innovation Summit in New York, US, on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022. The first-ever Earthshot Prize Innovation Summit brings together climate leaders to showcase transformative solutions that repair and regenerate the planet. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | …

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Astronaut Sen. Mark Kelly praises ‘stunning’ space business

Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly speaks at the annual Commercial Space Transportation conference on Feb. 9, 2023. Michael Sheetz | CNBC Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly, who flew to space four times over a 15-year career as an astronaut, praised the growth of the space industry and gave a rallying cry for …

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Ether losses build as crypto investors weigh the future of staking

The price of ether fell on Friday, extending losses from the previous session as fears about a U.S. regulatory crackdown on crypto staking weighed on investors. Ether led cryptocurrency declines, with the price falling more than 3% Friday to $1,543.08, according to Coin Metrics, after losing 5% the previous day. Earlier …

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Stocks moving big midday: LYFT, SPOT, EXPE, YELP

Ramin Talaie | Corbis News | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Lyft — The ridesharing stock cratered 36% after issuing disappointing guidance for its first quarter. Lyft also got hit by a slew of downgrades from analysts who said Uber may look better positioned …

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Bill Gates says A.I. like ChatGPT is the ‘most important’ innovation

Microsoft founder-turned-philanthropist Bill Gates smiles during the Global Investment Summit at the Science Museum in London on October 19, 2021. Leon Neal | AFP | Getty Images Improvements in artificial intelligence are the “most important” innovation at the moment, billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates said in an interview published Friday. “This …

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SEC weighs making ‘adjustments’ to controversial climate risk disclosure rule, Chairman Gensler says

Gary Gensler, chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, at the SEC headquarters in Washington, on July 22, 2021. Melissa Lyttle/Bloomberg via Getty Images The Securities and Exchange Commission is considering easing a controversial climate risk disclosure rule it issued last year after receiving pushback from companies and investors. “We …

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