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Harvard campus shrugs as endowment scores big on Elon Musk

Harvard’s $2.2 billion stake in SpaceX has elicited little reaction on campus, despite Elon Musk’s call to defund the university and his support for President Trump, who has tried to cripple it.

Retail price impacts from the Iran war are uneven. But they add up for US households before midterms.

The chief economist at Moody’s Analytics, Mark Zandi, estimated this week that the war has cost the average US household the equivalent of almost $2,000.

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Mass. job market shows signs of life in final report before election

Employment has barely grown since Governor Maura Healey took office, though hiring has picked up, with more than 16,000 jobs added since September 2025.

Fed chair Warsh says price stability is key but shies away from signals about rates

The Fed increased its key interest rate by a quarter-point to about 3.9 percent in September, its first increase in three years.

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In Boston’s tight housing market, Zillow alone won’t find you a home

With mortgage payments up 14 percent in a year, Greater Boston buyers need every advantage. A new study of the top real estate websites shows where they fall short.

Inflation worsened last month to 3.7 percent in sign that prices remain elevated as midterm elections near

The figures underscore the lingering impact of the Iran war on gas prices and the stubborn persistence of inflation.

Two Americans are awarded Nobel memorial prize in economics

The Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences was awarded Monday to Robert E. Hall and Michael Woodford for research that has helped guide policies aimed at reducing economic volatility.