Economy
U.S. Adds 165,000 Jobs in October as Wall Street Ends Week Lower
Payroll growth exceeded FactSet’s 65,000 median estimate, while average hourly earnings for private nonfarm employees rose 3.1% year over year.
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Economy
Apple Sets $7.5 Billion Bond Offering With Maturities Through 2036
The seven note series include two floating-rate notes and five fixed-rate notes. Apple estimates net proceeds of about $7.47 billion.
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Paraguay Senate Removes Peña as Protesters Seek Wider Government Change
Vice President Pedro Alliana took office as hundreds gathered outside Congress, while the Ueno Bank crisis continued to affect customers and pensioners.
Business
Wonder Says It Filed Confidentially for IPO; Acquisitions Total at Least $1 Billion
Wonder operates about 170 U.S. locations and has raised more than $3 billion in venture funding.
Science
UK Says Titania Reached Orbit as Space Plan Lists £3.2 Billion
The Transporter-18 mission carried 130 payloads, while Project Inaros is beginning trials of three ground sensors intended to monitor activity near UK satellites.
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Business
India Probes Pernod Ricard, Diageo Over Scotch Whisky Import Tariffs
Indian tax authorities have launched an investigation into global liquor giants Pernod Ricard and Diageo over allegations that certain bulk Scotch whisky imports were incorrectly classified to benefit from reduced tariff…
Economy
Taiwan Producer Prices Jump 19.66% as Central Bank Confirms Intervention
Consumer inflation rose 2.33%, while foreign-exchange reserves fell $4.31 billion to $596.44 billion at October’s end.
Law
UAE Delivery Riders Face New Equipment and Permit Rules in 2027
Riders cannot carry passengers during delivery duties; separate rules require protective helmets and single-file travel.
Technology
Technology
Anthropic Study Finds Claude Research Use Centers on Data Analysis
Data analysis accounted for 33.7% of Claude sessions and 48.1% of Claude Code sessions; Anthropic estimated researchers spent 27.6% of their time on the task.
Technology
IREN and Microsoft Revise Texas Data Center Schedule; Delays Possible
Completion may slip by weeks or months. Separately, Microsoft is reviewing projects tied to IREN, Nebius and Nscale.
Digital Currency
Tether CEO Says Lightning Could Handle Hypothetical AI Agent Payments
Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino made the argument in a Nov. 3 podcast interview. He said Bitcoin’s main chain would record settlement when a channel closes.
Markets & finance
Economy
Zandi Says Democratic Control of Congress May Leave U.S. Policies Intact
He expects tariffs, Iran and immigration measures to persist through executive action. September’s consumer price index rose 3.7% from a year earlier, while real hourly earnings fell 0.7%.
Investing
RBC Cuts Fair Isaac Corporation Target to $770 and Lowers Rating
The new target replaces RBC’s $1,045 level; the firm moved FICO from Outperform to Sector Perform.
Business
RedotPay Completes Audits as Stablecoin Firm Advances U.S. IPO Plans
Hong Kong-based stablecoin payments company RedotPay has completed a financial audit as it moves forward with preparations for a potential U.S. initial public offering. RedotPay said Monday that it also finished a separa…
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Health
Mexico’s Health Workers Press for More Staff and Reliable Supplies
Anadolu Agency reported that some families have purchased medicines themselves, while workers cited low pay and shortages of medical supplies.
Health
U.S. Measles Cases Reach 5,182, Highest Count for Any Year Since 1991
The preliminary total is more than double the 2,289 cases recorded in all of 2025; 96% of this year's cases were outbreak-associated.
Politics
Pope Leo XIV Opens Uruguay Visit With Call for Health Care Access
The 12-day itinerary includes Argentina and Peru, following an October operation to remove part of the pope’s right lung.
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