Sam Bankman-Fried wanted to pay Donald Trump not to run for office. The price? $5 billion, says his biographer.

Sam Bankman-Fried, the FTX founder, is in jail and faces several federal charges. At one point, Bankman-Fried was also a significant donor to Democrats and Republicans. Sam Bankman-Fried, former CEO of FTX, once wondered if it would be legal to pay Donald Trump not to run for office in 2024 and how much it would…

Home ownership is now unaffordable in 80% of US counties as costs eat up a bigger share of pay

Home-ownership expenses are now unaffordable in 79% of US counties, ATTOM reported. That’s as home prices and mortgage rates continue to rise. Home ownership affordability deteriorated in the third quarter, as rising costs continue to batter the average US wage earner, ATTOM reported on Thursday. While declining affordability has been an ongoing theme in the…