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Why are Micron and Cerebras telling two different AI stories? And why is Oracle one of the worst stocks this week? Plus, who’s behind Wendy’s big rally? Host Jack Pitcher discusses the biggest stock moves of the week and the news that drove them.

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After a week of exploring America’s housing crisis, listeners wanted to know more. WSJ real estate bureau chief Craig Karmin joins What's News host Luke Vargas to tackle your biggest questions from mortgage rates and construction to immigration and tariffs.

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Some Americans are trading deeds for leases as homeownership becomes harder to afford. WSJ personal finance reporter Veronica Dagher joins What's News host Alex Ossola to examine the rise of the "forever renter" and what it could mean for the future of housing and the American Dream.

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Further reading: 

The Rise of the Forever Renters 

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A Los Angeles tax meant to fund affordable housing offers a cautionary tale about the potential unintended consequences of well-intended policies. WSJ reporters Rebecca Picciotto and Paul Kiernan join What's News host Alex Ossola to explain what that lesson could mean for a bipartisan federal housing bill that President Trump is expected to sign.

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Additional reading:

Los Angeles Tried to Tax Mansions. Apartment Construction Tanked. 

Newly Passed Housing Bill Throws Lifeline to Home Builders 

A Bill Aimed at Creating Homes Is Leaving Plots Empty Instead

Senate Passes Housing Bill, Bringing an Investor Ban Closer

These Developers Stand to Win in Trump’s Housing-Investor Crackdown 

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America needs more homes, but labor shortages and rising construction costs are making them harder to build. What's News host Luke Vargas talks to WSJ housing reporter Nicole Friedman about whether factory-built housing, modular construction and other innovations could ease the housing shortage.

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