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Tweet thread by Jack Dorsey on Elon Musk buying Twitter

  Jack Dorsey (twitter.com)
April 25, 2022
 
 
 

GOP cheers Musk’s Twitter deal, call for Trump reinstatement

  Reuters (reuters.com)
April 25, 2022
 
 
 

Barack Obama begins fight against disinformation and it’s role in weakening democracy

  Steven Lee Myers, Cecilia Kang (nytimes.com)
April 25, 2022
 
 
 

Is Puerto Rico the birthplace of digital democracy, or a tax haven for crypto brats?

  Josh Glancy (thetimes.co.uk)
April 24, 2022
 
 
 

The great potential and limits of tech-led instant home buying

  Matthew Ponsford (technologyreview.com)
April 21, 2022
 
 
 

U.S. Dept of Education to forgive 40,000 student loans & aid 3.6 million more

  U.S. Department of Education (ed.gov)
April 19, 2022
 
 
 

Global fintech VC funding down 18%, but still giant at $28.8b in 1Q22

  CB Insights (cbinsights.com)
April 19, 2022
 
 
 

Will Fed “Put Out the Housing Fire” by hiking rates more than expected?

  Bill McBride (calculatedrisk.substack.com)
April 19, 2022
 
 
 

Round 3 layoffs for digital mortgage lender Better.com. In all, workforce reduced roughly 50%.

  Mary Ann Azevedo (techcrunch.com)
April 19, 2022
 
 
 

IMF says Russia’s war in Ukraine will ‘severely set back’ global economy

  Julia Horowitz (cnn.com)
April 19, 2022
 
 
 
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    • Former Fed chief Bernanke's new book explains how the Fed and Congress can slow or speed U.S. economy amid a supply-chain crunch and sky-high demand (nytimes.com)
    • New Biden-Harris Administration Housing Supply Action Plan To Help Close the Housing Supply Gap in Five Years (whitehouse.gov)
    • Home prices rose an eye-popping 19% on tight inventory and strong demand in 2021. Still the NY Fed found first-time buyer loans actually increased in 2021 (libertystreeteconomics.newyorkfed.org)
    • As everyday costs rise, retail bank consumers are moving money to other banks for these 12 reasons (bloomberg.com)
    • Must-see tweet thread with video by investigative reporter Tolly Taylor on how a North Carlolina beach home Zillow values $381,200 is taken down by the tide and floats into the ocean. (twitter.com)
    • Total consumer debt increased $266b to $15.84t in 1Q22, which is $1.7t higher than at the end of 2019, before pandemic. Here's a current breakdown of mortgage, student, auto, and credit card debt. (newyorkfed.org)
    • Payments companies taking early steps to offer crypto payment options to consumers. Progress will be limited until there is greater regulatory guidance, which is coming end of 2Q22. (spglobal.com)
    • SoFi's $322m revenue in 1Q22 beat expectations of $286m, but 2Q22's $330m forecast was below estimates of $343.7m (cnbc.com)
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