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Judge Temporarily Blocks Move to Fire Federal Employees During Shutdown — The Wall Street Journal

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Judge temporarily blocks move to fire federal employees during shutdown - The Wall Street Journal
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Decision deals setback to Trump administration’s move to shrink agencies as it pressures Democrats to agree to reopen the government

Jamie Dimon warns, ‘When you see one cockroach, there are probably more,’ after Tricolor loan loss — MarketWatch

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Jamie Dimon warns, ‘When you see one cockroach, there are probably more,’ after Tricolor loan loss - MarketWatch
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JPMorgan CEO steps up internal efforts to spot bad loans, at the same time he calls for government deregulation to move faster

Crypto hype is affecting everything from real estate to Treasurys. Here’s how to play it. — MarketWatch

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Crypto hype is affecting everything from real estate to Treasurys. Here’s how to play it. - MarketWatch
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Tokenization is unlikely to make you rich overnight. But it could make your portfolio more transparent, liquid and efficient.

Andrew Ross Sorkin Sees Parallels to 1929 Everywhere He Looks — Vanity Fair

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Andrew Ross Sorkin Sees Parallels to 1929 Everywhere He Looks - Vanity Fair
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When the New York Times financial reporter set out to write about the economic climate that led to the Great Depression, he found a cast of characters that seemed, depending on your point of view, dis...

Leveraged ETFs Keep Coming to Market. You Probably Should Avoid Them. — Barron’s

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Leveraged ETFs Keep Coming to Market. You Probably Should Avoid Them. - Barron’s
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One out of every four exchange-traded funds launched over the past six months has been this kind of product.

This is the dumbest stock market in history — MarketWatch

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This is the dumbest stock market in history - MarketWatch
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Wisdom of crowds, indeed

This Gold Rush Is Ominous — The Atlantic

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This Gold Rush Is Ominous - The Atlantic
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The king of precious metals is having a good run right now. That might be a problem.

Network overload triggers blackouts in Kyiv, other Ukrainian regions — Reuters

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Network overload triggers blackouts in Kyiv, other Ukrainian regions - Reuters
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A network overload and the residual effects of previous Russian attacks triggered blackouts in Kyiv and other Ukrainian regions late on Tuesday, officials said.

Ukraine 'will use Tomahawks to destroy huge Russian drone factory — Daily Mail

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Ukraine 'will use Tomahawks to destroy huge Russian drone factory - Daily Mail
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Ukraine will use long range Tomahawk missiles to destroy a vast Russian drone manufacturing plant employing tens of thousands of North Korean slave labourers.

Ukraine war briefing: Poland minister shows Shahed drone and warns of ‘deep’ Russian threat — Guardian US

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Ukraine war briefing: Poland minister shows Shahed drone and warns of ‘deep’ Russian threat - The Guardian
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Radosław Sikorski, speaking in London, urges drone wall and three-year plan to back Ukraine; Odesa mayor’s ‘citizenship suspended’. What we know on day 1,330

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Morgan Stanley Stock Traders Trounce Goldman in Record Quarter

Morgan Stanley’s stock traders crushed expectations in the third quarter, topping rivals on the surge in trading activity as US President Donald Trump’s policies kept markets jittery throughout the pe...

Why Russia May Be Running Out of Time in Ukraine — New York Magazine

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Why Russia May Be Running Out of Time in Ukraine - New York Magazine
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Russia expert Nigel Gould-Davies says Putin’s aggressiveness toward Europe reflects a growing desperation.

What Is the One Trait That Makes for a Great Manager? You Might Be Surprised — The Wall Street Journal

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What Is the One Trait That Makes for a Great Manager? You Might Be Surprised - The Wall Street Journal
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A 10-year study of a large multinational firm found that the best bosses steer their employees into just the right roles

Young Republican Leaders Are Really Racist in Their Group Chats — New York Magazine

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Young Republican Leaders Are Really Racist in Their Group Chats - New York Magazine
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The party’s young minds “love Hitler” and using racial slurs.

‘It’s revolting’: More Young Republican chat members out of jobs as condemnation intensifies — POLITICO

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‘It’s revolting’: More Young Republican chat members out of jobs as condemnation intensifies - POLITICO
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POLITICO report on private Telegram chat filled with racist slurs and tropes ignites debate from New York to Washington.

The Drink That Americans Won’t Give Up Without a Fight — The Atlantic

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The drink that Americans won’t give up without a fight - The Atlantic
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Coffee has almost no nutritional value and lots of substitutes. It’s also, apparently, too important to lose.

Trump administration quietly canceled the nation’s largest solar project — CNN

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Trump administration quietly cancels nation’s largest solar project - CNN
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The Trump administration’s cancellation of the largest solar project in the United States has sparked confusion and concern among Republicans and Democrats alike.

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Private Inflation Data Shows Some Goods Are Getting More Expensive Due to Tariffs

Private-sector measures suggest US inflation picked up in September, offering more evidence of tariffs boosting certain prices in the absence of official government metrics.

Lessons from the Wall Street crash of 1929

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Andrew Ross Sorkin, the author of “Too Big to Fail”, has turned his attention to another financial crisis

Andrew Ross Sorkin, the author of “Too Big to Fail”, has turned his attention to another financial crisis

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Waiting for Deregulation Is Like ‘Waiting for Godot’

Growth and innovation are back in fashion. This year’s Nobel Memorial Prize in economics, awarded to three leading scholars of “creative destruction,” makes it official. No less notably, in the US, th...

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JPMorgan Becomes Latest Wall Street Bank to Get Saudi HQ License

JPMorgan Chase & Co. has secured a regional headquarters license in Saudi Arabia, allowing the US lender to expand its on-the-ground operations in the kingdom as authorities push multinationals to...

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Private Credit Set to Win More Deals From Rivals, Survey Shows

Private lenders could replace 15% of traditional fixed-income investment, according to Bloomberg Intelligence’s Fall 2025 private credit survey published Wednesday, as links between private and public...

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Top South African Farm Lobby Seeks Fix for Rural-Road ‘Crisis’

South Africa’s biggest farming lobby said the nation’s rural roads are in a state of “crisis” and is working with government organizations to improve them and keep agricultural goods moving.

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Financial Data Network Plaid Launches a Consumer Credit Score

The financial-technology firm Plaid Inc. is launching a credit-score service to provide banks and fintechs more detailed and timely information on consumers’ financial health.