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Power & Money69 seconds
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Report Nov 6, 2026 · News record Oct 9, 2026

Average family wealth was nearly six times the median

How large fortunes pull the average above the middle family—and the longer history of wealth concentration.

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Media Watch68 seconds
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Report Nov 6, 2026 · News record Sep 23, 2026

The votes behind four news brands

Two separate companies, a shared major voting shareholder, and what their filings establish about voting power.

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