Affordability Crisis, Data Center Divide, Debt Hits Households, Capitalism on the Ballot

 

This week, a special edition of Wall Street Week as Americans head to the polls for midterm elections. Could affordability decide who controls Congress? And, voters may not agree on AI but opposition to new data centers is cutting across party lines. Plus, America’s growing debt burden is pushing up borrowing costs for the government and potentially thousands of dollars onto household finances. Later, are voters rejecting capitalism or simply looking for better solutions to rising costs?