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Stocks Climbed Again, Buoyed By Chipmakers Ahead Of The Fed's Policy Decision

Assets climbed for a second session in a row after seeing sharp losses last week.

Microsoft Has Offered Buyouts to Tens of Thousands. An Expert Says the Company Is Falling Behind in the AI Race.
Skydance Is Also Offering Voluntary Buyouts As More Companies Reduce Their Workforce
Fed Is Expected To Pause Rate Hikes, But Stubborn Inflation Could Make The Break Brief

Skydance Is Also Offering Voluntary Buyouts As More Companies Reduce Their Workforce
The company has not disclosed how many employees of the company that combines Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery will be eligible for the "one-time offer."
Israel's Elections Could Mark The End Of Netanyahu's Ruling. They Are Surging To The Polls At The Fastest Rate In Decades.
It's the first election since the October 7 attacks. Netanyahu is expected to face a serious challenge from the opposition coalition.
UN Nuclear Watchdog Referred Iran's File To Security Council For The First Time In Decades
The International Atomic Energy Agency said Iran is still refusing to give international inspectors access to its damaged nuclear facilities.
The Russia-Ukraine War Shows No Signs Of Abating. The UN Just Concluded That Moscow Is Committing War Crimes.
The body reached that conclusion over Moscow's continued attacks against civilian infrastructure.
Israeli Opposition Accuses Netanyahu Of Laying Groundwork To Allege Fraud If He Loses The Elections
"Netanyahu is panicking and has begun making up stories and claiming that the election is being stolen. This is no accident," the main opposition party, Yashar, said.
Middle Eastern Powers Met To De-escalate Tensions. Oil Prices Remain Above $110 A Barrel.
Top officials from Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan traveled to Tehran as fears of renewed escalation with the U.S. and Israel climb.

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Six In 10 Households In Key Midterm Battlegrounds Can't Afford The Basics. Republicans Hold Most Of These Seats.

September inflation reached 3.7% while hourly wages rose 3%, adding fresh pressure on household finances ahead of the November elections.

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Wall Street Is Trading Near Record Highs. The Richest 1% Own More Than Half Of America's Stock Wealth.
As major U.S. banks prepare to report quarterly earnings, fresh attention is falling on who owns the financial assets benefiting from Wall Street's rally.
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- SpaceX Could Borrow $40 Billion For Nvidia Chips As Musk Makes A Massive New Bet On AI. Its Stock Fell.
Fed is Expected to Pause Rate Hikes, But Stubborn Inflation Could Make the Break Brief
Investors assigned a 90% probability to the Fed holding its benchmark rate at 3.75% to 4.00% at its October 27-28 meeting.
- Wall Street Is Preparing For An AI Catastrophe. Major Banks Discussing How to Deal With The Day After.
- The Fed's Beige Book is Mentioning Diesel a Lot More Than Before. What That Could Mean for Consumer Prices.

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Bitcoin ETFs Lost $65 Million In A Day. One BlackRock Fund Accounted For Every Dollar.

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Republicans And Democrats Listed What They Fear The Most From The Other Party. Here's What They Said.
Republicans expect potentially higher taxes and weaker border security if Democrats win.
Republican Senate Candidate Accuses Opponent Of Links To Muslim Brotherhood And Attacks Press In Fiery Interview
Presidents Obama And Trump Held Competing Midterm Rallies On The Same Day. They Clashed On Iran.

Iranian Supreme Leader Urges For Faster Progress in Nuclear Tech as Tensions With U.S. Remain High
"The experience of the two recent wars has demonstrated to everyone that this new scientific surge must be deep and rapid," Khamenei said, according to IRGC-linked Fars news agency.
Saudi Arabia Keeps Getting Hit by the Houthis. It Will Move Oil Elsewhere to Keep it Safer.
Netanyahu Reportedly Pushed Trump to Strike Iran Before the Countries' Elections. He Said Not Now.

Anthropic's Claude Bypassed A Paywall To Access Georgia Election Data. No One Had Asked It To.
Georgia officials say the information consisted of aggregate vote counts, and the state's voter registration system was not compromised.
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Elon Musk Warns Of 'Guppy-Level Death' For Hundreds of AI Cloud Firms. Others Are Not so Sure.