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The Fed Kept Rates Unchanged. Stocks Edged Up.

Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh said there are signs that financial conditions have tightened over the weeks since the central bank hiked interest rates in September.

Mediators Gave Iran a Proposal to Avoid Returning to War. Officials Will Reportedly Show it to The Supreme Leader.
Fed Chair Warsh Says Current Conditions are Helping Create a Path Toward Lower Inflation
The Iran War Has Now Cost at Least $47 Billion. Trump Said it Will End 'Whenever I Want.'

Mediators Gave Iran A Proposal To Avoid Returning To War. Officials Will Reportedly Show It To The Supreme Leader.
The proposal would see Iran allowing UN inspectors to visit its nuclear sites in exchange for sanctions relief.
Qatar Presented Iran A New Proposal To End The War. Tehran Called It 'Unacceptable.'
A senior Iranian official involved in the talks said Doha's proposal was "not an offer" and Tehran won't show any flexibility on its nuclear policy.
The Fed Kept Rates Unchanged In Line With Market Expectations But Warns That 'Uncertainty Remains Elevated'
The Federal Open Market Committee noted that domestic spending has remained "resilient," while "productivity growth is strong, and capital investment is robust." It also noted that "inflation remains elevated."
No Israeli Bloc Has A Clear Path Toward A Majority. Its Bonds And Currency Are Falling.
Netanyahu's Likud party got the most seats, but it is well short of those needed to form a ruling coalition. Opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot would have to reach a deal with Arab parties to pass the threshold.
Brazil's Flavio Bolsonaro Arrives In Miami After Fleeing The Country Following Election Loss
Bolsonaro had been ordered by the Supreme Court to surrender his passport over different allegations, including corruption, money laundering and tax evasion.
Yemen's Houthis Are Targeting Another Airport. Oil Prices Climb Again.
The Iran-backed group said the call is a result of the presence of a Saudi military cargo plane.

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American Factories Are Hiring Again. But The Jobs They're Offering Are Changing.

Manufacturers shed 244,000 production jobs between 2015 and 2025 while adding 358,000 management and business-related positions, Labor Department figures show.

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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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Most Economic Actors Expect the Fed to Keep Rates Unchanged But Hike in December: Poll
93% of respondents said rates will remain the same and 76% believe there will be an increase in the following meeting.
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Bitcoin ETFs Lost $65 Million In A Day. One BlackRock Fund Accounted For Every Dollar.

The latest redemptions, however, represent a small fraction of the roughly $65.7 billion in net inflows BlackRock's fund has attracted since launching in 2024.

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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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Trump Chastised Biden Over Gas Prices. The Average Under His Government is Now Higher.
Gas prices are at a record high for October, according to the latest figures.
UN Nuclear Watchdog Referred Iran's File to Security Council for the First Time in Decades
The Russia-Ukraine War Shows No Signs of Abating. The UN Just Concluded that Moscow is Committing War Crimes.

Microsoft Has Offered Buyouts to Tens of Thousands. An Expert Says the Company Is Falling Behind in the AI Race.
"If it looks like your company is falling behind and you want to 'beat your peers' to the job market, while still having a company-provided safety," said Sean Campbell, co-founder and CEO of the market research firm Cascade Insights.
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