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• Rising interest rates pack a punch for tech companies

  by Justin Ho

  

  Microsoft, Apple and Meta are reporting earnings this week. But rising interest rates are luring investors away from tech stocks.

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• As the housing market cools off, buyers have “room to breathe”

  by Meghan McCarty Carino

  

  Rates are near 7% for a 30-year fixed mortgage, highest in two decades. For buyers who can afford it, shopping is less stressful.

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• Low water levels in the Mississippi River are disrupting the supply chain

  by Kai Ryssdal and Anais Amin

  

  Austin Golding says his family’s barge business was able to plan ahead, but it’s still costing the company money and productivity.

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• What do releases from the U.S. oil reserve mean for prices at the pump?

  by Mitchell Hartman

  

  Added supply from government storage may ease gas costs, but officials hope the plan to replenish U.S. reserve stirs more production.

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• How much “art” can there be in artificial intelligence?

  by Matt Levin

  

  Increasingly sophisticated text-to-image platforms are intensifying the debate about what art really is and whether only humans can create it.

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• Medicare rejected a controversial Alzheimer’s drug. Participants still ended up paying for it.

  by Lily Jamali

  

  Medicare raised premiums late last year in preparation to cover the drug Aduhelm. Ultimately, Medicare rejected coverage of the drug, with limited exceptions.

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