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Stock market today: S&P 500 falls as tech takes big hit from Meta, Microsoft slump

By investing.com | Investing.com | 10/30/2025 8:11 PM

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Why Treasury yields keep rising despite Fed rate cuts, putting bonds under pressure

By MarketWatch.com | Christine Idzelis | 10/30/2025 7:55 PM

Fed Chair Jerome Powell has triggered a backup in Treasury yields, causing bonds to stumble ... Read full Story

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It’s ‘Top Gun’ in orbit: Future wars will be fought in space — and these stocks are lifting off

By MarketWatch.com | Charlie Garcia | 10/30/2025 7:06 PM

Space is the next frontier for the U.S. and China to fight over. ... Read full Story

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Higher beef prices are biting into profits, but there early signs that relief is on the way

By MarketWatch.com | James Rogers | 10/30/2025 7:04 PM

Beef prices are a headache for the restaurant and food industries — just ask Restaurant Brands, McDonald’s, Shake Shack and Hormel Foods. ... Read full Story

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The AI boom is over — here’s your bubble survival guide

By MarketWatch.com | Jurica Dujmovic | 10/30/2025 6:59 PM

Everyone’s asking the wrong question about an AI bubble. Here are the stocks to buy — and when. ... Read full Story

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Investors need to know Trump has a real plan to strengthen America’s rare-earths miners

By MarketWatch.com | Kenneth Rapoza | 10/30/2025 6:52 PM

There’s a truce between the U.S. and China when it comes to rare-earths minerals, but America’s national security depends on its self-sufficiency. ... Read full Story

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H-1B work visas might be worth $100,000 — but American companies will pay a price

By MarketWatch.com | Khia Kurtenbach | 10/30/2025 6:44 PM

Earnings growth of U.S. public companies could be threatened. ... Read full Story

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Air-traffic controllers miss their first paycheck. Shutdown effects on airports could get much worse.

By MarketWatch.com | Claudia Assis | 10/30/2025 6:42 PM

Shutdown-related staffing shortages are driving some air-travel delays and cancellations. ... Read full Story

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Automakers are bracing for a chip crisis that could roil production

By MarketWatch.com | William Gavin | 10/30/2025 6:25 PM

Carmakers are running low on critical semiconductors after a key supplier was banned from selling its chips due to geopolitical conflict. ... Read full Story

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Even if baby boomers don’t break Social Security, millennials and Gen Z will be in trouble. Here’s why.

By MarketWatch.com | Alessandra Malito | 10/30/2025 2:00 PM

Increases in longevity, decreases in fertility and fewer immigrants coming to the U.S. are contributing to the insolvency problem. ... Read full Story

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Health-insurance premiums are soaring. How to tell if switching to a high-deductible plan during open enrollment is best for you.

By MarketWatch.com | Genna Contino | 10/30/2025 1:59 PM

Premiums are on the rise and changes are coming to Obamacare insurance plans. ... Read full Story

finance

Hershey’s Halloween sales have disappointed, but there’s hope for last-minute buying

By MarketWatch.com | Steve Gelsi | 10/30/2025 1:45 PM

Hershey said Halloween sales have been soft this year but last-minute buying is expected to bring the business up to 2024 levels. ... Read full Story

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Meta shares slump as investors eye Facebook-owner's "aggressive" AI spending plans

By investing.com | Investing.com | 10/30/2025 1:37 PM

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This growth portfolio looks far beyond ‘Magnificent Seven’ stocks to profit from AI

By MarketWatch.com | Philip van Doorn | 10/30/2025 1:14 PM

Daniel Kim of Saturna Capital touts gains in corporate profitability while pointing out that Nvidia “is still a cyclical business.” ... Read full Story

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Fiserv’s former CEO left the fintech company in crisis. Trump put him in charge of Social Security.

By MarketWatch.com | Brett Arends | 10/30/2025 1:09 PM

Social Security Commissioner Frank Bisignano also sold his Fiserv stock for at least $500 million before the stock‘s collapse ... Read full Story

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Growth is slowing, and inflation is easing. More Fed rate cuts are the right response.

By MarketWatch.com | Felix Vezina-Poirier | 10/30/2025 12:54 PM

Weakening economy makes the central bank’s December interest-rate decision clearer. ... Read full Story

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Mastercard cheers healthy consumer spending, echoing Visa’s resilient tone

By MarketWatch.com | Emily Bary | 10/30/2025 12:52 PM

Economic cracks don’t seem to be stopping the card networks from registering sustained spending growth. ... Read full Story

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Fed liquidity may be a key market driver in intermediate term - Wolfe Research

By investing.com | Investing.com | 10/30/2025 12:02 PM

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Here’s how Wall Street is reacting to the Fed’s latest interest rate announcement

By investing.com | Investing.com | 10/30/2025 11:27 AM

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Trump orders U.S. nuclear tests to resume as Putin touts new weapons

By investing.com | Investing.com | 10/30/2025 10:02 AM

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art

Rirkrit Tiravanija at Galerie Chantal Crousel

by Contemporary Art Daily | Nov 02 2025

auto

German Police Find Wood Brakes Installed On Mercedes Bought At Auction

by carbuzz.com | Nov 01 2025

fashion

Rise of women under 30 having major anti-aging surgery — once reserved for their grandmothers

by NY Post | Oct 30 2025

football

Baptism by Fire: Looking for Value on the Jaxson Dart Prop Market Ahead of First Giants’ Start

by ESNY | Sep 26 2025

game

Fortnite Is Down: When Will Fortnite Servers Be Online For Simpsons Season?

by GameSpot | Nov 01 2025

golf

Ryder Cup: U.S. and European Golfers Face a Challenge at Bethpage Black

by NY Times | Sep 25 2025

how_to

Want a Freakishly Clean Bathroom? Use These 9 Tips From a Former Custodian

by CNET | Nov 02 2025

knowledge

New Study: Birds Are Most Likely to Poop on This One Type of Car (Yes, Really—This Was an Actual Study)

by Reader's Digest | Oct 31 2025

lifestyle

Exclusive: Ego Nwodim reveals career update after SNL exit

by Hello! Magazine | Nov 02 2025

metro

NYC principal under probe showered taxpayer funds on pals — including Jay Z’s bankrupt ex-manager and wife

by New York Post | Nov 02 2025

odd_fun

Watch: Venomous snake rescued from backyard swimming pool

by United Press International, Inc. | Oct 31 2025

people

Rob Dyrdek Net Worth: How much did he make from 46 seasons of 'Ridiculousness'

by marca.com | Nov 02 2025

real_estate

Rolex Headquarters Nears Completion at 665 Fifth Avenue in Midtown, Manhattan

by New York YIMBY | Nov 02 2025

sports

Pelé's life in pictures

by CNN | Apr 16 2023

technology

Scientists discover elusive ‘dance’ of electrons, atoms that kill electricity

by Interesting Engineering | Nov 02 2025

Word of the Day

arbitrary

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for November 2, 2025 is:

arbitrary • \AHR-buh-trair-ee\ • adjective

Arbitrary describes something that is not planned or chosen for a particular reason, is not based on reason or evidence, or is done without concern for what is fair or right.

// Because the committee wasn’t transparent about the selection process, the results of the process appeared to be wholly arbitrary.

// An arbitrary number will be assigned to each participant.

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Examples:

“The authority of the crown, contemporaries believed, was instituted by God to rule the kingdom and its people. England’s sovereign was required to be both a warrior and a judge, to protect the realm from external attack and internal anarchy. To depose the king, therefore, was to risk everything—worldly security and immortal soul—by challenging the order of God’s creation. Such devastatingly radical action could never be justified unless kingship became tyranny: rule by arbitrary will rather than law, threatening the interests of kingdom and people instead of defending them.” — Helen Castor, The Eagle and the Hart: The Tragedy of Richard II and Henry IV, 2024

Did you know?

Donning black robes and a powdered wig to learn about arbitrary might seem to be an arbitrary—that is, random or capricious—choice, but it would in fact jibe with the word’s etymology. Arbitrary comes from the Latin noun arbiter, which means “judge” and is the source of the English word arbiter, also meaning “judge.” In English, arbitrary first meant “depending upon choice or discretion” and was specifically used to indicate the sort of decision (as for punishment) left up to the expert determination of a judge rather than defined by law. Today, it can also be used for anything determined by or as if by chance or whim.

Stock market today: S&P 500 falls as tech takes big hit from Meta, Microsoft slump

Why Treasury yields keep rising despite Fed rate cuts, putting bonds under pressure

It’s ‘Top Gun’ in orbit: Future wars will be fought in space — and these stocks are lifting off

Higher beef prices are biting into profits, but there early signs that relief is on the way

The AI boom is over — here’s your bubble survival guide

Investors need to know Trump has a real plan to strengthen America’s rare-earths miners

H-1B work visas might be worth $100,000 — but American companies will pay a price

Air-traffic controllers miss their first paycheck. Shutdown effects on airports could get much worse.

Automakers are bracing for a chip crisis that could roil production

Even if baby boomers don’t break Social Security, millennials and Gen Z will be in trouble. Here’s why.

Health-insurance premiums are soaring. How to tell if switching to a high-deductible plan during open enrollment is best for you.

Hershey’s Halloween sales have disappointed, but there’s hope for last-minute buying

Meta shares slump as investors eye Facebook-owner's "aggressive" AI spending plans

This growth portfolio looks far beyond ‘Magnificent Seven’ stocks to profit from AI

Fiserv’s former CEO left the fintech company in crisis. Trump put him in charge of Social Security.

Growth is slowing, and inflation is easing. More Fed rate cuts are the right response.

Mastercard cheers healthy consumer spending, echoing Visa’s resilient tone

Fed liquidity may be a key market driver in intermediate term - Wolfe Research

Here’s how Wall Street is reacting to the Fed’s latest interest rate announcement

Trump orders U.S. nuclear tests to resume as Putin touts new weapons

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Fortnite Is Down: When Will Fortnite Servers Be Online For Simpsons Season?

Ryder Cup: U.S. and European Golfers Face a Challenge at Bethpage Black

Want a Freakishly Clean Bathroom? Use These 9 Tips From a Former Custodian

New Study: Birds Are Most Likely to Poop on This One Type of Car (Yes, Really—This Was an Actual Study)

Exclusive: Ego Nwodim reveals career update after SNL exit

NYC principal under probe showered taxpayer funds on pals — including Jay Z’s bankrupt ex-manager and wife

Watch: Venomous snake rescued from backyard swimming pool

Rob Dyrdek Net Worth: How much did he make from 46 seasons of 'Ridiculousness'

Rolex Headquarters Nears Completion at 665 Fifth Avenue in Midtown, Manhattan

Pelé's life in pictures

Scientists discover elusive ‘dance’ of electrons, atoms that kill electricity

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4.Ozzy Osbourne pumpkin mosaic breaks Guinness World Record

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6.Ohio State marks mascot's 60th by breaking a world record

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