U.S. economy hits pivotal milestone: Spending on data centers and other information-processing hardware now exceeds housing investment

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• Reported by Fortune and published Sun, 20 Sep 2026 18:04:24 UTC.

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1. 10:00 UTC · The Guardian

   As White House shields the AI gold rush, Trump family and other allies strike it rich – with few guardrails

2. 14:05 UTC · BBC Business

   Lib Dems vow to end 'computer says no' economy to boost growth

3. 14:59 UTC · Fortune

   The economy has undergone a structural transformation that ended the low-cost era. ‘The regime change in inflation and interest rates is the outcome’

4. 15:19 UTC · Fortune

   U.S.-China gastrodiplomacy: Despite political tension, fast food chains from both countries gain popularity in each other’s territory

5. 18:04 UTC · Fortune

   U.S. economy hits pivotal milestone: Spending on data centers and other information-processing hardware now exceeds housing investment

6. 20:13 UTC · Fortune

   Iran’s economy faces another blockade: Red tape and gridlock are clogging up land routes that bypass the U.S. Navy’s Hormuz stranglehold

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