Jon Gordon

Dec 30, 2024 | marketplace.org | Jon Gordon

Pending home sales grew for a fourth straight month, up 2.2% in November, according to an index by the National Association of Realtors. At the same time, consumers are adjusting to mortgage rates and there have been gains in housing inventory — buyers are finally feeling some relief. The housing market in Orlando, Florida is finally balancing out, said Rose Kemp, president of the Orlando Regional Realtor Association. And for buyers?

Dec 25, 2024 | marketplace.org | Jon Gordon

The Marx Brothers’ first movie, the early iterations of the comic strip character Popeye, and Ernest Hemingway’s “A Farewell To Arms” are all entering the public domain on Jan. 1, 2025. That means those works — as well as thousands of other books, songs, characters and pieces of art — are due to lose their copyright protection on Jan. 1. After that date, anyone can lawfully copy, share or build upon those works without having to pay.

Dec 16, 2024 | marketplace.org | Jon Gordon

Earlier this week, Google unveiled Gemini 2.0 — the second generation of its flagship artificial intelligence technology. Since OpenAI’s ChatGPT came out a little over two years ago, big tech companies have poured billions into developing their own AI products; that includes Google, Microsoft and Meta, just to name a few. Earlier this month, OpenAI announced a new premium subscription tier aimed at ChatGPT superusers.

Nov 1, 2024 | dealnews.com | Jon Gordon |Shivani Gupta

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Aug 3, 2023 | marketplace.org | Jon Gordon |Elizabeth Trovall

Email address * Last year, the United States denied the highest percentage of international student visas in decades — 35% of applicants — according to the libertarian Cato Institute. Those denied students represent some $26 billion of lost tuition alone over four years. As a new school year approaches, we looked into foreign students’ economic impact. COVID-19 gutted international student exchange, but that’s changing.