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AI Can (Mostly) Outperform Human CEOs

Generative AI has demonstrated the potential to significantly
outperform human CEOs in strategic decision-making by excelling in
data-driven tasks like product design and market optimization. In an
experiment simulating the automotive industry, AI models outpaced
human participants in market share and profitability but faltered in
handling unpredictable disruptions, leading to faster dismissals by
virtual boards. While AI’s ability to analyze complex data sets and
iterate rapidly could revolutionize corporate strategy, it lacks the
intuition and foresight required to navigate black swan events. Rather
than fully replacing human CEOs, AI is poised to augment leadership by
enhancing data analysis and operational efficiency, leaving humans to
focus on long-term vision, ethics, and adaptability in dynamic
markets. The future of leadership will likely be a hybrid model where
AI complements human decision-making.

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Montana Camper Offered His Killer a Beer Before He Was Murdered,
Police Say
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On Oct. 10, Mr. Kjersem traveled to a forested area near Big Sky to
camp, the authorities said. He had planned to pick up his girlfriend
the next day, a Friday, so the two could spend the weekend camping.

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Xenophobia and Hate Speech Are Spiking Heading Into the Election
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Immigrants are reporting harassment and false accusations in
communities from Aurora, Colo., to Springfield, Ohio. Extreme rhetoric
against migrants has been amplified by Republican politicians and
commentators, while the Israel-Hamas war has given rise to increased
Islamophobia and antisemitism, including from the left.















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Trump Still Can't Stop Talking About Women
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Trump’s defenders say he was simply making a statement about
Cheney’s past support for American involvement in overseas
conflicts. But the episode seemed like yet another gift from Trump and
his allies to Democrats — making the final countdown to the election
feel like an Advent calendar with a sexist, violent or otherwise
politically dubious remark behind each door.

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Latino Civil Rights Group Pushes Back on the Myth of Noncitizen Voters
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An earlier version of this article misstated the name and type of
organization that has teamed up with the League of United Latin
American Citizens. It is a nonprofit called State Democracy Defenders
Action, not a super PAC called Democracy Defender Network.














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United Airlines stock has been on a tear
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“United is reaping the benefits of the prudent investments it has
made across the business over the last several years,” he wrote.
“With momentum in corporate traffic, the RASM benefit from
maturating international capacity, and domestic share gains from
industry laggards poised to continue, we feel confident that margins
keep moving higher.”

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They Barter and Trade in Rural America. How Will They Vote?
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Bergholz is a rural town with a population of fewer than 600. For
centuries, rural communities like Bergholz have operated in cashless
barter systems built on mutual trust and neighborly relationships —
a culture of self-sufficiency that has also shaped political views
toward a kind of bootstrap conservatism.














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Greg Hildebrandt, iconic Star Wars and Lord of the Rings artist, has
died at 85
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Hildebrandt also fought for freedom with his artistic gifts. After
Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine, he contributed illustrations for
Operation USA’s benefit anthology comic book series. Profits were
donated to Ukrainian refugee relief efforts. Explaining his decision,
he wrote, “Any project that I can lend my art to that will thwart
Putin is a project I will join with all my heart, soul and mind.”

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An AI-generated ad left thousands of Dubliners waiting for a Halloween
parade that never came
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It’s pretty wild, right? An AI-generated post likely created in
Pakistan caused thousands of actual people to take to the streets
halfway across the globe. What is that curse again? Oh yeah. “May
you live in interesting times.”














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Russia sends ex-US consulate employee to prison for 'secret
collaboration with foreign state'
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The United States and Russia exchanged prisoners including The Wall
Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich in a landmark swap in August,
but several US nationals and dual nationals remain in detention in
Russia.

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Israeli assault has caused 'apocalyptic' situation in northern Gaza,
UN warns
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Power and Herzog "discussed the need to get more aid to the
Palestinian people", said a USAid spokesperson, Benjamin Suarato,
adding: "Administrator Power raised serious concern on the
humanitarian conditions in northern Gaza."














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When to sell your company? Look for these signals | TechCrunch
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When the time comes to sell, Thakker encourages founders to negotiate
a deal that’s equitable not just for founders and investors, but
their employees as well. “Let’s do right by employees,” he said.
“Often, a big component of the acquisition is a retention package
for all the employees. And inevitably, if you do that right, many of
those employees come back, start a company, and you fund them the
second and the third time. And the second and the third time, there
are much better outcomes.”

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New funding rounds confirm that money attracts money | TechCrunch
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AI is often present in funding stories these days, but aggregate data
adds more nuance to the picture. Of the nearly 240 mega-rounds into
U.S. startups that Crunchbase tracked so far this year, 87 went to
biotech and healthcare, placing this category ahead of pure AI,
although crossovers are common — for instance, in AI-enabled drug
discovery. Xaira Therapeutics is one example; it raised a $1 billion
mega-round earlier this year.














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A new app launches to help keep voters informed for elections |
TechCrunch
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Larman has other big plans for the app, too. He aims to build a
networking component so that users will be able to directly ask
questions to candidates running for office — he will start reaching
out to representatives after the presidential election, just in time
for the midterms. To boost engagement, Larman also hopes to add
political quizzes that can then help give ballot recommendations and
work with organizations and universities to reach even more voters.

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Former Caribou founder launches Further, a fintech that's focused on
helping people buy homes | TechCrunch
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“My hope is that we can enable people with the right insights and
information to make good decisions and plan for this really big part
of their life in a way that gives them confidence, puts them at ease,
and and lets them focus on, you know, what they really want to focus
on, which is kind of that dream of being a homeowner,” Bennett said.














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How to build a company that can save the world and generate a profit |
TechCrunch
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If that all sounds like too much for startups to juggle, that maybe
the mission part should fall to the wayside while they master the
basics, Suh said that sort of ambition is actually a sign that the
companies are on the right track. “They almost have to bite more
than they can chew, because without that boldness and vision, I think
it will be difficult to really make an impact.”

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Nvidia Set to Replace Intel in the Dow Jones Industrial Average
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While the Dow’s influence has faded over the years as passive
managers linked to benchmarks based on market value, the index remains
an exclusive club and still serves as one of the highest profile
showcases of American industrial heft.













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Boeing slashes DEI department in latest staff shake-up
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“Nearly every worker in America knows what it’s like for a company
to take too much and give too little,” Bryant said in the release.
In securing this agreement, IAM Union members have won an opportunity
to ratify a contract that would set a new standard for their
industry.”

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Engadget Podcast: Apple's M4 chip heads to the iMac, Mac mini and
MacBook Pro
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Ben: You can find me online at, I don't know, just listen to your
router and I might be whispering to you. Don't try to contact me. No,
I'm just kidding. If you want to see my old tweets, find me on
Twitter. Hey, Bellman H E Y B E L L M A N. Email us at podcast at
Engadget. com. Leave us a review on iTunes and subscribe on anything
that gets podcasts.

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Amazon Prime 'free' games for November include Dishonored and
Guardians of the Galaxy
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You still have time to grab some of October's Prime Gaming freebies,
such as A Plague Tale: Innocence and Death's Door. Meanwhile, the
latest batch of games that you can stream on Luna's Prime Gaming
channel in eligible countries include Jackbox Party Pack 7, Saints
Row: The Third - Remastered, Moving Out, Endling - Extinction is
Forever and Infinite Minigolf, alongside mainstays including Fortnite
and XDefiant.

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Kamala Harris's Sorority, Alpha Kappa Alpha, Works To Get The Vote Out
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The polls show that Black voters are overwhelmingly backing Harris,
but some — especially men — are not matching the level of support
that they had for Joe Biden four years ago. The most recent polls in
Georgia show Mr. Trump with a slight edge in the state. Nationwide,
Black, male voters increasingly are backing Mr. Trump, according to a
New York Times/Siena College poll earlier this month.

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The Path to Control of Congress May Swerve Through Alabama
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“This year, it’s different — to know that I’m part of
something that’s for the history books,” said Dr. Marcus Caster,
one of the Black voters who first challenged the legitimacy of the
former district map. “Going to the polls on Tuesday is just going to
be historic, and it’s one that holds a lot of weight and value in my
heart.”

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Diwali Taught Me to Connect With My Indian Culture, and Myself
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There was one steadfast tradition, though. My dad would invite Ravi
and me to his office. Dressed in a kurta, he lit candles and incense
on his desk. Photos of his parents stood upright beside the flickering
glow. Songs by classic Hindi singers like Mohammed Rafi and Asha
Bhosle played from a small boombox.

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Nicolle Wallace Calls on George W. Bush to Denounce Trump
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Ms. Wallace said she was delivering her call in the spirit of a lesson
Mr. Bush had imparted to her: “Leave everything I know how to do in
service of our democracy and freedoms — the things he taught us to
cherish — on the field.”

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Supreme Court Rejects Bid to Block Count of Some Pennsylvania
Provisional Ballots
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Republicans had repeatedly indicated they would appeal to the Supreme
Court, asking it to reject the provisional ballots and saying that the
decision should be left to the state legislature alone.

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Harris and Trump Clash Over His Violent Language About Liz Cheney
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Mr. Trump made his remarks imagining violence directed at Ms. Cheney
— a former Wyoming congresswoman and the daughter of former Vice
President Dick Cheney — on Thursday night during an onstage
interview with Tucker Carlson, the former Fox News host.

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Chicago School Board President Resigns Over Social Media Posts
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In an interview on Friday, Mr. Johnson, 64, the former board
president, defended his track record as an ally of the Jewish
community, citing his past work with the Simon Wiesenthal Center, a
Jewish human rights group.

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Halloween Parade Float in Pennsylvania Denounced as Racist for Harris
Depiction
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“We do not share in the values represented by those participants,
and we understand how it may have hurt or offended members of our
community,” the department said in a statement on Facebook. The
department added that it was committed to “ensuring that our future
events celebrate the diversity and spirit of our community in a
positive way.”

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Larry Hogan, GOP Senate Candidate, Pitches Voters on Splitting Their
Tickets
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This is a classic permission structure ad: It allows voters who want
to vote for Kamala Harris — or against Donald J. Trump — to feel
good about voting for a Republican running for Senate. To that end, it
presents Mr. Hogan as favoring abortion rights and with a record of
bipartisanship, while suggesting that Alsobrooks would not govern in
the same spirit. It also reminds Maryland voters that Mr. Hogan
effectively put money in their pockets by lowering taxes and tolls.

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Chipmaker GlobalFoundries Faces $500,000 Fine for Banned Shipments to
China
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GlobalFoundries voluntarily disclosed the issue to the government and
cooperated with the investigation, BIS said. Because of the extent of
the cooperation, the government imposed a significantly smaller
penalty than what was allowable under federal law.

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McDonald's Ice Cream Machines May Get Quicker Fix After Copyright
Ruling
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Sometimes, broken ice cream machines can be fixed through back
channels without calling a technician. A company called Kytch sold
programs that did just that for hundreds of franchisees. But in 2021,
McDonald’s started sending notices warning franchisees that the
technology could lead to worker injuries.

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Official Transcript of Biden's Remarks on Trump and 'Garbage' Was
Altered by White House
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Republicans seized on the remark, saying Mr. Biden was insulting all
Trump supporters. White House officials tried to clarify that Mr.
Biden was talking about Mr. Hinchcliffe’s comments alone. Officials
from the press office tried to reach out to the supervisor’s office,
but moved ahead with the alteration without hearing back, according to
the people familiar with the matter.

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U.S. Spy Agencies Issue New Warning on Russia's Election
Misinformation Campaign
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Brad Raffensperger, Georgia’s secretary of state, quickly denounced
the video making the false claim about Haitians illegally voting
multiple times in Georgia after it began to spread on X on Thursday.

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Veto Power in the Balance, Nevada's G.O.P. Governor Keeps Trump at
Arm's Length
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Republicans believe a strong Donald Trump victory would ensure that
Gov. Joe Lombardo could keep overriding Democratic priorities. But Mr.
Lombardo is operating outside the state party, and largely away from
Mr. Trump.

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The Fight for the House Majority Could Go Either Way in Tight Contest
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But control of the House may ultimately come down to about nine
competitive races in blue states on the East and West Coasts, where
Republicans in liberal-leaning districts are attempting to stave off
Democratic challenges and protect five seats in California and four in
New York.

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Video: How Trump Is Trying to Win Gen Z Men
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Young men in recent years have become more politically conservative.
But will they vote? Kellen Browning, a New York Times reporter
covering the 2024 election with a focus on Nevada and Arizona,
discusses the Trump campaign’s efforts to court the group.

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Trump Is Courting Apolitical Young Men. Will It Pay Off?
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If successful, the gambit would be, perhaps, an even more surprising
version of the feat Mr. Trump pulled off in 2016, when he persuaded a
significant number of white, working-class and low-propensity voters
to vote Republican for the first time. Young men without college
degrees represent a greater challenge because past trends suggest they
are unlikely to vote in large numbers. Pollsters and strategists from
both parties said they were skeptical that 2024 would be any
different.

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As Russia Advances, U.S. Fears Ukraine Has Entered a Grim Phase
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U.S. government analysts concluded this summer that Russia was
unlikely to make significant gains in Ukraine in the coming months, as
its poorly trained forces struggled to break through Ukrainian
defenses. But that assessment proved wrong.

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Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao Tries to Survive Recall Election
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If Oakland’s woes weren’t enough to threaten her chances, Ms.
Thao’s home was raided by F.B.I. agents for hours this summer. She
has not been charged with a crime and has insisted that she is not the
target.

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The Dow jumps over 300 points as a bad job report has the Fed on track
to cut interest rates
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Most major tech companies that reported earnings this week, including
Google parent Alphabet (GOOGL+0.11%), Microsoft (MSFT+0.98%), and
Facebook parent Meta (META-0.08%), posted profit gains. But their
aggressive investments in AI nevertheless led to a tech stock selloff.

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Trump Media stock is plunging again and has suddenly given back half
of its October rally
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Trump Media itself has said in regulatory filings that its “success
depends in part on the popularity of its brand and the reputation and
popularity” of Trump and that “adverse reactions to publicity
relating to [Trump], or the loss of his services, could adversely
affect TMTG’s revenues and results of operations.”

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Bitcoin was flirting with a new record. Now it's watching and waiting
for a high-stakes election
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Bitcoin’s reluctance is affecting the entire crypto market, leaving
major cryptocurrencies seeming hesitant to make significant moves in
either direction. Ether (ETH), the second-largest cryptocurrency by
market capitalization, is currently trading at $2,500, reflecting a
slight dip of 0.6% over the past 24 hours. Additionally, popular
memecoins such as Dogecoin (DOGE) and Shiba Inu (SHIBA), known for
their volatility, remained stable on Friday, with minor declines of
0.7% and 1%, respectively.

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AI is revolutionizing content creation -- including an Emmy-winning
breakthrough, exec says
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Brightcove CEO Marc DeBevoise says in the latest episode of Quartz AI
Factor that AI will spark an era of "rampant creation" for media
companies

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Amazon is struggling to bring AI to Alexa
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On Amazon’s third-quarter earnings call, Jassy said Amazon has a
“very deep partnership with Nvidia” and plans to “be their lead
partner on most of their new chips.” Production of the second
version of Amazon’s training chips, Trainium, will start ramping up
in the next few weeks, Jassy said.

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Starbucks says it's making the menu simpler. But it won't say what's
getting nixed
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The company is shifting its marketing focus back to coffee quality and
preparing for a redesign of its stores, along with increasing staffing
and simplifying mobile ordering. It remains to be seen how that will
pan out in the long-term. Niccol, who led successful turnarounds at
Chipotle (CMG+5.06%) and Taco Bell (YUM+0.97%), plans to get Starbucks
back to its roots — at least in the U.S.

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Apple has big AI ambitions. They might take a while
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Wedbush analysts led by Dan Ives, who have long argued in favor of an
AI-driven upgrade “supercycle” for the iPhone, said the September
quarter results left them feeling more confident that Apple
Intelligence “will spark a multiyear upgrade cycle that will result
in a supercycle and ultimately drive iPhone growth towards the high
single digits.”

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The economy added just 12,000 jobs in October, the lowest in years
thanks to temporary shocks
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Instead, Comerica’s Adams believes the Fed will be looking at the
downward revisions of September and August jobs figures, which
“confirm that the labor market has cooled, and will reinforce the
Fed’s view that there are equal risks to their maximum employment
mandate as to their mandate for stable prices,” he said.

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US election: Jobs growth slows sharply as polling day looms
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Over the past year, job growth has also slowed and the unemployment
rate has been edging higher, though it remains at historically low
levels. Average hourly earnings have increased 4% in the last 12
months.

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Value for Money Tsar linked to string of overspends
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When it was put to Treasury minister Darren Jones that the OfVM salary
would be worth £250,000 if he were full-time - significantly more
than the prime minister is paid - he told LBC the "rate of return for
the improvements... will be far, far greater".

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This Group Refuses to Stop Tracking Disinformation
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Four years ago, the center’s researchers were part of a larger
coalition formed to debunk claims by President Donald J. Trump and
others that the 2020 election was rigged. At its peak in the weeks
around that vote, the effort had 120 analysts working around the clock
to monitor disinformation.

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The Market Is Fairly Upbeat. Is It the Calm Before a Storm?
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The stock market gets most of the attention, and for good reason. It
has generally been wonderful for investors — this year, over the
last decade and, really, for much longer than that. Elections
haven’t made much of a difference.

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