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Ivanka Trump Cant Be Bothered to Care About the Election - The Cut

She’s too busy working out with Gisele Bündchen’s boyfriend.

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North Korea missile test reaches record height and duration, says
Japan
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This week defence chiefs in the US and South Korea urged North Korea
to withdraw its troops from Russia, while the US’s envoy to the UN,
Robert Wood, warned that North Korean soldiers entering Ukraine would
“surely return in body bags”.

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The Conservative Strategy to Ban Abortion Nationwide - The New Yorker
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In mid-October, at a bank in downtown Amarillo, the local chapter of
the League of Women Voters hosted an educational forum about proposed
ordinances that would be on the ballot in November. Most were
proceduraladding members to the city council, changing the process for
a recall votebut the real energy in the room circulated around
Proposition A, also known as the Sanctuary City for the Unborn
Ordinance.















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CDC Says Onions Were Likely Source Of McDonalds E Coli Outbreak As
Number Of Cases Grows To 90 - Forbes [[link removed]}&lead=419599&emailid=86729&nl=daily]
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday said
slivered onions served at various McDonald's locations were the likely
source of a multi-state E. coli outbreak linked to the restaurant
chain, as the number of cases and hospitalizations linked to the
outbreak continued to grow.

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How to Manage a Distracted Team - Harvard Business Review
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When the news is stressful and anxiety is high, the best managers
adopt a more flexible and thoughtful leadership style. There are a few
strategies emotionally fluent leaders can use to help their teams
navigate the emotional ups and downs of a distracting news cycle: 1)
Avoid anxious fixing; 2) give non-update updates; 3) provide a clear
path forward; 4) prepare for your teams emotions; and 5) plan for a
dip in productivity.














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Employee Happiness Is Bouncing Back After a 4-Year Low - Inc
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After a bleak drop in employee optimism earlier this year, it seems
companies might finally be succeeding in boosting team satisfaction.
Employee happiness has ticked up 3 percent since the years second
quarter, when it hit a four-year low, according to the latest Employee
Happiness Index from BambooHR.

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How to free Elon Musks SpaceX from federal red tape - WSJ
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Tensions between SpaceX and its federal regulators have spilled into
public view. The Federal Aviation Administration is seeking $633,009
in civil fines, alleging that the company neglected necessary
paperwork for two 2023 launches. SpaceX has refuted those claims in a
letter to Congress, arguing that the FAA is engaged in an arbitrary
and politicized prosecution from an agency unable to keep up with the
demands of commercial spaceflight. CEO Elon Musk has vowed to sue the
FAA for regulatory overreach."














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Google looks more to what it can control - WSJ
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Some of them were on display in the third-quarter report from
Alphabet, the parent company, late Tuesday. Revenue and operating
income beat Wall Streets estimates thanks to strength in the companys
core search business and its cloud-computing operation. Google Clouds
revenue jumped 35% year over year, up 6 percentage points from the
growth rate shown in the last quarter and the best for the unit in two
years. The unit produced operating income of $1.9 billion, which was
77% ahead of analysts consensus targets, according to FactSet.

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Starbucks tells workers to return to the office or risk getting fired
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The company will be instituting an accountability process" in January
to ensure corporate employees comply with requirements to work in the
office three days a week, according to an internal message obtained by
The Wall Street Journal. The message notes employees may face
termination if they do not meet in-office requirements.














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Wall Street giants to make $50 billion bet on AI and power projects -
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The investment is a bet on AIs huge energy needs and the mounting
stress it is putting on the U.S. power grid. Much of it will be
invested over the next four years, the companies said.

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Britains Labour Party bets on big taxes, borrowing to boost economy -
WSJ [[link removed]}&lead=419599&emailid=86729&nl=daily]
Standing in Parliament, Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves
Wednesday said her government will raise taxes by 40 billion,
equivalent to around $51.9 billion, one of the biggest tax hikes in a
generation, and borrow billions in the coming years to invest in the
countrys infrastructure.














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Science is finding ways to regenerate your heart - WSJ
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Scientists are closing in on ways to help patients grow new heart
muscle after a heart attack, as well as new lung tissue to treat
fibrosis, corneas to erase eye pain and other body parts to gain a new
chance at life.

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Britain cranks up taxes by 40B and gambles on growth
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It was the first budget presented by Labour after being out of
government for 14 years. It was also a first chance for the country to
see how the party would actually deliver on its promise of change.














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Inside the Republican war over Trump tax cuts
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To kick off his first term in Congress, he cosponsored legislation
eliminating tax breaks for corporate mergers. He cosponsored another
bill that would strip federal tax credits to auto-manufacturers who
move jobs overseas. He appeared at a picket line last October,
standing alongside autoworkers striking for better wages.

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Is Donald Trump pushing Puerto Rico towards statehood? Islanders to
vote
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A disparaging comment about Puerto Rico was made at Donald Trump's
Madison Square Garden rally has incensed residents of the island
territoryand experts say it's not clear how it may impact an upcoming
non-binding referendum where Puerto Ricans can vote for statehood or
independence.














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The existential campaign issue no one is discussing
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The election is less than a week away and the stakes are higher than
ever. Despite the need for strong independent journalism, it is under
attack, both from politicians and from billionaires who hold power. At
Vox, we lead with courage and call things as we see them. We know the
stakes of this election are huge, and we believe you deserve to
understand how the outcome will affect your life.

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North Korea launches an ICBM days before US election - WSJ
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SEOULJust days before the U.S. presidential election, North Korea
launched an apparent intercontinental ballistic missile that stayed
airborne longer than anything the Kim Jong Un regime had ever launched
before.













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Supply chain woes carry high risks, big rewards for some companies -
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Supply chains that underpin the economy are facing ongoing stress from
geopolitical tension, labor disruption and natural disasters. Some
companies say theyre gaining an edge in their markets with tools aimed
at managing the risks, but it doesnt come cheap or easy.

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Microsoft earnings show AI is bolstering demand for cloud services -
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The Redmond, Wash., companys overall revenue rose 16% to $65.6 billion
as its net income climbed 11% to $24.7 billion. Analysts were
expecting revenue of $64.57 billion and net income of $23.15 billion.

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These researchers critique bad science. Now their own paper has been
retracted. - WSJ [[link removed]}&lead=419599&emailid=86729&nl=daily]
In the sprawling project, scientists in four labs designed and tested
experiments and then tried to replicate one anothers work. The
intention, according to the study, was to test methods aimed at
ensuring the integrity of published research. But the group neglected
to fully document key aspects of the project ahead of running the
experiments, one of the practices the study was looking to test,
leading to the retraction.

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Electric air taxis are already coming in for a hard landing - WSJ
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Lilium, a startup that develops electric vertical takeoff and landing
vehicles, or eVTOL, announced last week that its principal German
subsidiaries will apply for self-administration proceedings, the rough
equivalent of the U.S.s Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

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Elon Musks xAI in talks to raise funding valuing it at $40 billion -
WSJ [[link removed]}&lead=419599&emailid=86729&nl=daily]
Silicon Valleys biggest AI startups are raising cash at breakneck
speed to fund the intensive computing power needed to develop and run
their technology. Earlier this month, OpenAI raised $6.6 billion at a
$157 billion valuation in what was one of the largest private funding
rounds in U.S. history. Perplexity, an AI search startup, is in talks
to raise new funding that would more than double its valuation to $8
billion, The Wall Street Journal recently reported.

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Why Are Close Elections So Common? - Scientific American
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When voters decide between two alternatives, as is effectively the
case in the U.S. presidential election, it usually comes down to a
neck-and-neck race. Researchers can now explain this mathematically

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What Trump and RFK Jr.s Make America Healthy Again gets right and very
wrong - STAT [[link removed]}&lead=419599&emailid=86729&nl=daily]
Donald Trump and Robert F. Kennedy Jr.s campaign to Make America
Healthy Again gets some things right: Our country is beset bychronic
disease, environmental risks, and dangerous and inappropriate
corporate influence on health decisions.

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Lebanons military can barely fighteven after $3 billion from the US -
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BEIRUTAt an international conference in Paris last week, European
leaders singled out the Lebanese Armed Forces as key to stabilizing
the country. Some $200 million in contributions were announced,
including sums provided by the U.S., France and Germany.

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What Data Shows About Late Abortions as States Prepare to Vote on
Measures
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Both sides play to emotion and ambivalence: Polls show that Americans
overwhelmingly support abortion in the first trimester, but, beyond
that, their answer is some version of “it depends” — on why
women seek abortion, and how late.

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Why the Right Thinks Trump Is Running Away With the Race
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Last week, the right-wing influencer Ian Miles Cheong shared a survey
with his 1.1 million followers on X. The forecast from a new polling
company suggested, without sharing its methodology, that the former
president would take 74.3 percent of the national vote — a landslide
unprecedented in American history.

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McDonald's Seeks to Resolve E. Coli Crisis and Return Focus to Value
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Jeff Farmer, an analyst at Gordon Haskett Research Advisors, said in a
research note that foot traffic at McDonald’s in the United States
was down 9.5 percent late last week from year-ago levels. He added
that states with more reported E. coli cases had greater declines: 33
percent in Colorado and 26 percent in Wyoming.

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Radical Plans for Public Housing Stir Up Hope, and Doubt
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New York City has lately come around to the virtues of adding
subsidized housing to architecturally remodeled public library branch
sites. NYCHA is a vastly larger owner of public land than the library
system. It retains some 80 million square feet of unused development
rights across the city. Even a fraction of that could accommodate
thousands of new apartments.

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8 Supreme Court Justices in Mexico to Resign Ahead of Contentious
Election
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Supporters say the measure will help curb corruption within the
judicial system. Critics say it will undermine judicial independence
and give the Morena party control over a key check on its power. It
has been met with more than 500 legal challenges by federal judges and
other critics, some of whom say it violates the Constitution.

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Typhoon Kong-rey: biggest storm in decades makes landfall in Taiwan
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Hundreds of domestic and international flights were cancelled or
rescheduled, and fishing boats and ferries recalled to harbours on
Wednesday. Ship traffic trackers showed the usually busy waters around
Taiwan were almost entirely empty on the island’s east.

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Robert Jenrick criticised over use of government cars during driving
ban
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In May, Jenrick published a report calling for a cap on the number of
people entering the UK on health and care visas at 30,000 a year.
However, in the video filed on 8 November 2022, Jenrick says the visa
“has been very successful and we now see tens of thousands of
doctors and nurses coming to the UK”.

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'I feel robbed': the millions of residents in US territories like
Puerto Rico who can't vote in presidential race
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"It's not fair that that all of these decisions are being made as if
we were savages, as if we were people who can't have self
determination," Betancourt says. "I don't want to vote for the United
States - I want to vote for the president of Puerto Rico."

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San Francisco Mayor London Breed Faces Tough Election Fight
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Ms. Breed is a Black woman whose opponents are white men, a
distinction she considers important in a city where Black residents
have much higher rates of poverty and health problems than other
residents and lean more heavily on government programs. She is a
renter running against homeowners. Her rivals include an heir to the
Levi Strauss fortune, a venture capitalist and a Telegraph Hill
landlord.

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A Fiery Bernie Sanders Courts Blue-Collar Voters
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Mr. Sanders has stumped across swing states for months, and the
83-year-old independent said in an interview that with the
campaign’s end in sight, he planned to hold rallies through Election
Day. His fiery speeches aim to win over voters leaning toward former
President Donald J. Trump by acknowledging working-class anger over
the economy. Short of that, he hopes to motivate reliable Democratic
voters to turn out.

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Trump Says He'll Protect Women, 'Like It or Not,' Evoking His History
of Misogyny
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Ms. Harris quickly sought to respond, writing on X: “Donald Trump
thinks he should get to make decisions about what you do with your
body. Whether you like it or not.” Her campaign posted a series of
videos on social media emphasizing Mr. Trump’s remarks. And it sent
out a news release that blared: “In Wisconsin, Trump reminds women
how little he values their choices.”

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Apple earnings are today. Here's what to expect
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iPhone 16 sales in China were up 20% in the first three weeks of the
launch compared with the iPhone 15 series, Bloomberg reported, citing
data from Counterpoint Research. And Chinese consumers opted for the
more expensive Pro and Pro Max models, according to the data, with
sales of those models rising 44% year-on-year.

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Amazon workers 'appalled' by executive's claim that anyone was
'excited' about in-office mandate
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With 523 signatures backing this plea for change, the outcome could
have implications for Amazon’s internal culture and its standing in
the competitive landscape of the tech industry. This RTO trend is not
isolated, other companies like Starbucks, Walmart, and Dell have also
introduced new in-office requirements.

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Samhain to Soulmass: The Pagan origins of familiar Halloween rituals
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The need for ritual, connectedness and community is at the heart of
many Halloween traditions, says Baylis: "One of the most important
aspects of Halloween for us is remembering loved ones. We light a
candle, possibly say the name of the person or put a picture of them
on an altar. It's a sacred time and ceremony, but you don't have to be
a Pagan to be involved. The important thing is that it comes from a
place of protection and love."

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China's BYD overtakes Tesla revenue for first time
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Its domestic car industry has grown rapidly over the past two decades
and its brands, such as BYD, have begun moving into international
markets, prompting fears from the likes of the EU that its own
companies will be unable to compete with the cheaper prices.

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Warning workers' pay will be hit after Budget
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Health, education and transport will see spending increases, with the
biggest hike in funding for the NHS since 2010 - £22bn extra for the
front line and another £3bn for equipment and buildings.

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Inflation Is Basically Back to Normal. Why Do Voters Still Feel Blah?
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Confidence has crept back up as inflation has cooled, but it remains
much lower than it was the last time the economy looked as solid as it
does today. That is true for both the University of Michigan’s
confidence index and a separate measure produced by the Conference
Board, an organization that conducts business and economic research.

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Librarians Struggle With Mental Health After Traumatic Events at Work
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His anxiety and depression, both present since childhood, had
worsened. And he faced an impossible dilemma: What do you do when the
pressures of your profession are harming your mental health?

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Filmmaker R.J. Cutler Is at the Center of a Debate: What Is a
Documentary?
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Mr. Cutler, 63, said celebrity falls into the latter category — just
a different form, one of many (agitprop, advocacy, expository) that
make up the broader genre. He maintains that celebrity films can be
every bit as serious, noting that subjects, at least in his movies,
don’t call the shots.

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How The Times's Home Page Comes Together on Election Night
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“Elections are the most exciting nights in journalism,” said Steve
Kenny, a senior editor who oversees news coverage and the home page at
night. “I’ve been a part of them since 1980, and they never cease
to be thrilling.”

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Walmart Holiday Shopping Plans Are Laid Months Before Black Friday
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Beyond the festive mood, the holiday season is full of high stakes.
It’s the busiest quarter of the year for most retailers, and
Walmart’s preparations offer insights into consumer behavior and the
state of the retail industry.

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How Volkswagen Lost Its Way in China
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China’s state-owned banks and local governments have been pumping
money into local automakers, allowing some manufacturers to sell cars
far below the cost of making them. Volkswagen executives say that they
refuse to join the price-cutting war and that they have relinquished
market share as a result.

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Election Falsehoods Take Off on YouTube as It Looks the Other Way
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From May through August, researchers at Media Matters tracked 30 of
the most popular YouTube channel they identified as persistently
spreading election misinformation, to analyze the narratives they
shared in the run-up to November’s election.

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How Public Health Could Be Recast in a Second Trump Term
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Mr. Trump echoed these themes at a rally in Wisconsin: “We’ll take
on the corruption at the F.D.A., the C.D.C., World Health Organization
and other institutions of public health that have dominated, and
really are dominated by corporate power, and dominated really by
China.”

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Bristol Myers Squibb tops earnings estimates and hikes outlook, helped
by Eliquis and new drugs
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Opdivo brought in $2.36 billion in revenue for the third quarter, up
4% from the year-earlier period. That fell under analysts' estimate of
$2.41 billion for the quarter, StreetAccount said. 

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Super Micro's $50 billion stock collapse underscores risk of AI hype
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"The chances of a stock going up 10 or 20 times in a year or two and
then having an indigestion moment is extremely high," said Barry, who
co-founded Cantata this year. "You're moving out of a low volatility
stock into a higher volatility stock, when tech already represents the
largest sector by far in the index."

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