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Could the war in Iran trigger a global economic crisis?
Could the war in Iran trigger a global economic crisis?

Conclusions from an Insider Episode, “Could the war in Iran trigger a global economic crisis?”, presented by The Economist (recorded March 12, 2026)

ARES Urbanexus Update #179
ARES Urbanexus Update #179

The American Real Estate Society (ARES) distributes this periodic newsletter, which features real estate-related news and information curated by H. Pike Oliver.

ICE acquiring mega warehouses
ICE acquiring mega warehouses

ICE is acquiring and turning mega warehouses into detention centers.

Top-heavy consumer spending in the USA
Top-heavy consumer spending in the USA
Where investors own larger shares of single-family homes in the USA
Where investors own larger shares of single-family homes in the USA

Small‑scale owners hold three to five times as many homes as large‑scale operators. This runs counter to the popular narrative that institutional investors are the primary force reshaping single‑family housing markets.

Statements by POTUS47 at the World Economic Forum
Statements by POTUS47 at the World Economic Forum

Statements about U.S. spending, deficit reduction, inflation, and regulatory reform were false, misleading, and unsupported.