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Business News: Movado Selling Ebel To F.P. Journe And Chanel In Deal Heralding Comeback Of Once Mighty Swiss Brand

Consortium of buyers, including François-Paul Journe and French luxury group Chanel, buys 95% stake in Ebel for $66.5 million.

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Oct 9 • 3:00 PM EDT • Business • hodinkee.com
Gears of War: E-Day sells 230K copies

Gears of War: E-Day has sold 230K copies since its advance-access launch on October 1 and full release on October 6. Steam accounts for 168K of those, with Xbox (console and PC) selling 62K. But there’s more to this story, as Xbox makes up the bulk of revenue. E-Day is the best-reviewed Gears game in nearly two decades (and the best one ever made, in my opinion). The Coalition has made a banger here (it’s currently in my top 10 of the year). Despite E-Day’s undeniable quality, this is a soft result. And it’s down to the business model, really. E-Day has made $37M so far, thanks to the Premium upgrade On Xbox, Game Pass is cannibalising much of the premium revenue. Our estimates show that 1.7M folks accessed E-Day via their subscription rather than a copy. But Xbox is having it both ways – or having it halfway, at least – via its Premium Edition Game Pass upgrade. Game Pass subscribers could pay $30 (or their local equivalent) for up to five days of early access starting October 1. Our estimates show that of the 1.7M who accessed E-Day through Game Pass, 722K paid for the upgrade. Between the review embargo lifting on October 1 and the full release, E-Day managed to shift another 250K early-access upgrades – no doubt helped by the campaign’s rave reviews. So despite selling far fewer copies on Steam, Xbox accounts for almost three-quarters of the revenue (roughly $26M of the $37M, versus about $11M on Steam). So “230K copies” undersells the paying audience. Including the 722K upgrades, nearly 950K people actually paid something for E-Day. The $30 upgrade is a halfstep from cannibalisation, but will Xbox go all the way? While E-Day is a sublime game, these are soft numbers for a flagship when Xbox badly needs revenue wins. E-Day sold 62K copies on Xbox against 722K Premium upgrades, so for every one copy sold on Xbox, nearly 12 Game Pass upgrades were sold. The $70 premium SKU is – functionally – dead on Xbox. Normally you can’t see what a Game Pass player would have paid, because the game’s just there in the subscription. But the $30 early-access upgrade estimate shows that 722K people demonstrated they’ll spend real money on this game. In a world without day-one Game Pass, many of these folks would have bought E-Day at $70. They paid $30 for five days early access to something they don’t own. Xbox is, in effect, charging its most valuable customers the least, based on a hangover from a tried-and-exhausted strategy from a previous administration. Those 722K willing-to-pay players generated about $21.7M via the upgrade. If three quarters of this group – mostly US and European audiences – bought E-Day outright, that’s nearly $40M. Of course, Game Pass does bring in meaningful recurring revenue, and E-Day is adding value for hundreds of thousands of subscribers. However, Game Pass is no longer growing, so Xbox is at a crossroads. Xbox is reportedly looking to do a Netflix and bolt on an ad-supported tier to pad it further. But that will just set a new floor, and leadership keeps telling us the priority now is revenue growth, which is subscriber-speak for ARPU. Xbox has already pulled Call of Duty from day-one Game Pass after day-one inclusion hammered its sales, with new CoD titles now arriving on the service around a year late. We know that some Microsoft executives believe the service devalues games outright, and rumours (which Microsoft has dismissed so far, to be fair) suggest that day-one releases could be taken off Game Pass. Want more free estimates and insights in your inbox twice a week? Subscribe below! Subscribe When a game this well-reviewed does this softly on its home platform, the model – not the game – gets brought into question. What else E-Day’s early adopters have played (including this month so far) Looking at E-Day‘s players on Xbox, most have played the franchise before (86% have played Gears 5, 76% Gears 4), and every game on the crossover list is either a shooter or a title from an Xbox-owned studio (though Game Pass is inflating those numbers, of course, more on that later): As for what else Xbox’s E-Day players have played this month, the top three are Fortnite (16%), Roblox (7%), and Call of Duty (6%). Another 5% played Minecraft Dungeons II, which is also on Game Pass and launched a couple of days before Gears‘ advance-access date. Many Game Pass players are happy to check out most big new additions. Want more free estimates and insights in your inbox twice a week? Subscribe below! Subscribe Over on Steam, the top crossover games are also mostly shooters (slightly more PC-coded ones), including Space Marine 2, which was itself heavily inspired by Gears: Looking at what E-Day‘s Steam players are into this month shows who they are – as subscriptions don’t skew the data. The top three are Wardogs (13%), Deadlock (12%), and CS2 (10%), so you’ve got the restless shooter crowd checking out the new hotness. A little further down are Helldivers 2 and Space Marine 2, your co-op PVE shooter players who’ll feel right at home in Horde mode. Game Pass is skewing the playtime distribution on Xbox Looking at the playtime distribution in our platform, E-Day players on Steam are – relatively speaking – playing for longer: 54% of E-Day players on Xbox have played for five hours or less (versus 32% on Steam) 19% of Xbox players played for over 15 hours (versus 33% on Steam) 14% of Xbox players played for over 20 hours (22% on Steam) The absolute number of people playing for over 15, 20, and 50 hours is, of course, bigger on Xbox, thanks to the sheer volume of folks who came in through Game Pass (upgraders included). None of that is cause for alarm. Game Pass is the reason Xbox playtime skews lower, as when a game is free to try, people try it and bounce without putting in even an hour (17% under an hour on Xbox versus 6% on Steam). Want more free estimates and insights in your inbox twice a week? Subscribe below! Subscribe The subscription brings in tourists alongside the committed, dragging down the average even when the game is excellent (but also perhaps winning over the uninitiated). It’s standard across every subscription-included title, on PS Plus too. Forza Horizon 6, for instance, had 11% of its Xbox players bounce under an hour, versus just 2% on Steam. So, Xbox’s crossroads So there we have it. Gears of War: E-Day is an incredible game whose revenues have been stifled by subscription inclusion and exclusivity. It’s the best-reviewed entry in the series in fifteen-odd years, but it still turned into one of the year’s softer flagship launches, not because players didn’t want it, but because Xbox’s own storefront gave its most willing buyers a reason not to pay. Which leaves Xbox at a crossroads. Will it keep making Gears games when the financial returns are this thin and the margins this low? And if it does, does the next one arrive off Game Pass at day one – the way CoD now does, or even on PlayStation? I think it should. Alright, back to E-Day for me! The last word Reply to this email – or reach out here – if you have any feedback for the newsletter – or want to request a game for us to cover. [Alinea Analytics boasts the most accurate PC and console estimates in the business. Game makers use our platform to understand their audience, keep an eye on the competition, monitor sales trends, and spot new opportunities. We equip game studios and financial institutions with accurate data and the confidence to make smarter, data-driven decisions. Want to talk about all things games market data? We’d love to chat!]

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Oct 9 • 11:49 AM EDT • Technology • alineaanalytics.substack.com
New movies to watch this weekend: See 'The Social Reckoning' in theaters, rent or buy 'Spider-Man: Brand New Day,' stream 'Animals' on Netflix

Our critic's take on the week's biggest movie releases — including Aaron Sorkin's follow-up to "The Social Network."

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Oct 9 • 10:38 AM EDT • Entertainment • yahoo.com
$2.8M lifeline buys time for Bangor nonprofit health provider

Penobscot Community Health Care said it is no longer pursuing an imminent Chapter 11 filing after getting $2.8 million in state funding.

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Oct 9 • 9:43 AM EDT • Health • mainebiz.biz
Don't Trust AI For Blood Pressure Monitor Recommendations, Study Warns

By Dennis Thompson HealthDay ReporterFRIDAY, Oct. 9, 2026 (HealthDay News) — Want to buy an accurate blood pressure monitor? Don’t turn to AI for help, a new study warns. Three of four leading AI-powered search tools frequently recommended home BP monitors that haven’t been validated for accuracy,

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Oct 9 • 9:35 AM EDT • Health • usnews.com
Event aims to connect small business with government, defense contracts

The government and defense contracting forum in Rochester offers small businesses connections with buyers like Lockheed Martin and Micron Technology.

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Oct 9 • 9:31 AM EDT • Business • rbj.net
Microsoft wants you to "break up with your MacBook" for a Surface Laptop Ultra, and it's paying big bucks to make it happen

You can get up to $1,000 cash back on top of trade-in value if you send Microsoft a MacBook Pro and buy a Surface Laptop Ultra.

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Oct 9 • 9:26 AM EDT • Technology • windowscentral.com
8 Best Gifts for Men Who Have Everything in 2026

Buying for the man who already owns the good version of everything is its own kind of design challenge. He has the watch, the pen, the television, the card holder. What he doesn't have is the version nobody else thought to make, the object that solves a problem he didn't know he had or simply

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Oct 9 • 7:40 AM EDT • Technology • yankodesign.com
Real estate investors are snapping up Sheetz properties

Buyers are counting on the initial 15-year leases with five five-year renewal options up to 40 total years generating steady returns for decades.

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Oct 9 • 5:45 AM EDT • Business • crainsdetroit.com
Is Academy Sports and Outdoors (ASO) Still Cheap On Earnings?

Academy Sports and Outdoors has delivered solid gains for long term shareholders, which puts a spotlight on whether the current share price at US$52.76 is still well supported by its earnings power. With that kind of track record in the rear-view mirror, the key issue now is what those profits are worth today. A 33.9% return over the past 5 years means long term holders have been rewarded. Fresh buyers need to ask whether the present valuation still lines up with the earnings that underpin...

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Oct 9 • 4:10 AM EDT • Sports • finance.yahoo.com
Packers Urged to Trade for Superstar Running Back

The Green Bay Packers are going to need a running back to hold things down on offense moving forward. Meanwhile, the Philadelphia Eagles just saw their starting right tackle retire and a starting interior lineman get traded. If the Eagles are continuing to sell, the Packers should be buying Saquon Barkley, according to Wendell Ferreira […] The post Packers Urged to Trade for Superstar Running Back appeared first on HEAVY.

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Oct 8 • 9:09 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Trump bucks and the politics of mailing checks

The checks started going out last week, nearly one million of them, and mostly to battleground states. With a return address for the U.S. Treasury and a letter enclosed signed by President Donald Trump, these one-time checks for $500 were ostensibly government rebates for Obamacare enrollees who overpaid. In the accompanying letter, however, Trump attacks his predecessor and talks about his record in office on an important issue he’s not polling well on, which makes it seem more like the most expensive political mailer in U.S. history. The average piece of direct mail costs between 30 cents and $3, according to Mail Processing Associates, a print, mail, and fulfillment company. At $500 a pop plus roughly 50 cents each to issue the paper check, the cost of Trump’s healthcare mailer sent to more than 950,000 enrollees comes in at more than $475 million. Trump’s midterm healthcare message “For years, the Biden Administration overcharged you to fund the operation of HealthCare dot gov,” Trump wrote in the letter. “That money belongs to hard-working Americans, not the Government, and now, I am returning it to you!” In the letter, Trump makes false and misleading claims about his administration’s record on healthcare costs, an issue Democrats have a 20 point advantage on over Republicans, according to a recent poll from KFF, a nonpartisan health policy think tank. Trump touts his administration’s TrumpRX program, which he claims is “delivering massive discounts.” However, new research from KFF found that of a selection of drugs available on the TrumpRX platform, just five were the lowest price, while 13 were the highest price. Trump also falsely claims in the letter that he’s fighting to lower healthcare costs. In reality, average monthly premium payment costs for enrollees rose 58% under Trump while marketplace sign-ups declined 5%, per KFF. Under Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act, it’s estimated 10 million more Americans will be uninsured by 2034. You get a check and you get a check and you get a check Trump’s long promised cash outs to his fans, from his days as a casino operator and gameshow host to his presidency. During the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, the first Trump administration made the unprecedented move to put Trump’s name on checks that went out under the CARES Act (notably the $500 refund checks this time around don’t feature Trump’s name). Ever since, Trump’s been chasing that high. In his second term, Trump’s promised more stimulus that never arrived, like refund checks from DOGE cuts and tariffs, while he said at his party’s convention last month that he’d give out $5,000 checks to everyone if Republicans win in November. In reality, DOGE overstated its cost cutting and Trump’s government actually now spends more than former President Joe Biden’s, while Trump’s tariffs actually grew the trade deficit. His proposal for $5,000 checks would add about $1.2 trillion to the national debt. The problem is there’s no money to give. These $500 checks — plus $90 Medicare rebate checks also going out as well as $250 deposited this week in some Trump Accounts for kids courtesy Dell Technologies CEO Michael Dell and his wife Susan — represent the closest Trump’s going to get to making good on his promise to deliver cash fast. And the checks seem especially targeted. Though the $500 checks went out to enrollees in one of 30 states that use the federal HealthCare dot gov marketplace, a Reuters review found 71% of the payments, or $339 million, went to enrollees in 13 states that have the most competitive elections for governor and U.S. Senate. Most Americans don’t buy it Could Trump bucks sway the election? An Economist-YouGov poll found 57% of U.S. adults doubt Trump will deliver on his promise for $5,000 checks, compared to 21% who do. “I’m waiting on my DOGE check and I’m still waiting on my tariff check,” one 2024 Trump voter who’s since turned on him told a recent focus group. “It felt like kind of trying to buy people’s votes, which honestly felt like in elementary when the class president was like, hey we’re going to take you to the water park if you vote for me. It’s like, I don’t think it works like that.” But for voters in swing states who got a check, it could still matter. One survey published in 2022 found receiving a physically personalized check in the mail during the pandemic was associated with a much greater self-reported likelihood of voting for Trump in 2020, and those gains mainly came from out partisans. The issue for Trump comes if these checks are mostly going to Obamacare enrollees whose premiums have gone up by more than just $500 since he took office and who view the money as something like a bribe before the election rather than an actual long-term solution to lowering household costs. Spending $500.50 per mailer would be absurd as a normal campaign expenditure, but since Trump’s checks and letter are a government rebate, his campaign and super PAC didn’t have to spend a dime and he got out his message regardless. If enough voters in key states are swayed by the one-time payment, it could prove to be the best $0 the Trump campaign spent. 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Oct 8 • 6:01 PM EDT • Politics • yellopolitics.com
Flutter Entertainment (FLUT) Stock Trades Up, Here Is Why

Shares of global online betting powerhouse Flutter Entertainment (NASDAQ:FLUT) jumped 4.4% in the afternoon session after Citi analyst Monique Pollard upgraded the company from a Neutral rating to a Buy rating. According to StreetInsider, Susquehanna analyst Joseph Stauff separately cut his price target to $100 from $115 and kept a Positive rating. He said third-quarter profit is likely to be lower and that the weaker result is already discounted. The stock, he said, is most sensitive to FanDuel

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Oct 8 • 5:12 PM EDT • Entertainment • finance.yahoo.com
Opinion: ‘Responsible AI’ will be proven on Chicago’s factory floors

Chicago’s AI advantage is its buyers. If artificial intelligence can work in our plants, hospitals and insurance giants, it can work anywhere.

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Oct 8 • 4:41 PM EDT • Business • chicagobusiness.com
PhoneBot gives old smartphones a new job on two legs

Smartphones combine cameras, motion sensors and powerful processors in devices that fit inside a pocket. These features could also make them useful components for robots, reducing the need to buy and ...

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Oct 8 • 4:20 PM EDT • Technology • techxplore.com
Nimesh Patel’s ‘Buy the dip’ finds humor and hope in a country in crisis

The comedian's debut Netflix special mines the pressures of being an Indian American comedian, raising a young child and caring for aging parents — while holding on to the hope that things can get better.

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Oct 8 • 2:59 PM EDT • Entertainment • latimes.com
Artemis Investment Management LLP Raises Stock Position in Sphere Entertainment Co. $SPHR

Artemis Investment Management LLP grew its stake in shares of Sphere Entertainment Co. (NYSE:SPHR - Free Report) by 118.9% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 447,982 shares of the company's stock after buying

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Oct 8 • 1:14 PM EDT • Entertainment • marketbeat.com
KMOX Business Expert:  Adjustable rate mortgages may only give home buyers short-term relief

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Oct 8 • 12:43 PM EDT • Business • audacy.com
Flutter Entertainment (FLUT) Stock Trades Up, Here Is Why

What Happened? Shares of global online betting powerhouse Flutter Entertainment (NASDAQ:FLUT) jumped 4.4% in the afternoon session after Citi analyst Monique Pollard upgraded the company from a Neutral rating to a Buy rating. According to StreetInsider, Susquehanna analyst Joseph Stauff separately…

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Oct 8 • 12:30 PM EDT • Entertainment • tradingview.com
Highest Mortgage Rates in 3 Years Chills the Housing Market

The average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage rose to 7.4 percent, putting more pressure on Americans struggling to afford to buy a home.

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Oct 8 • 12:00 PM EDT • Business • nytimes.com
Aware Recovery Care sold, renamed Renew Health + Recovery

Aware Recovery Care has been sold to a buyer led by CEO Roy Sasenaraine and renamed Renew Health + Recovery as the company restructures.

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Oct 8 • 11:53 AM EDT • Health • hartfordbusiness.com
Best Buy Announces Midnight Opening for Ocarina of Time Launch, Zelda Switch 2 Consoles Also Up for Grabs

Best Buy is opening select stores at midnight on Nov. 5 for The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time launch day, featuring surprise restocks of the limited-edition Zelda 40th Anniversary Switch 2.

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Oct 8 • 10:52 AM EDT • Technology • ign.com
PENN Entertainment (PENN) Gets A Fresh Look After Deutsche Bank Upgrade And NFL Deal

PENN Entertainment (PENN) drew fresh attention after Deutsche Bank shifted its rating to Buy. In addition, theScore Bet signed a multiyear NFL partnership that provides access for sports wagering and online casino operations in Canada. Recent trading has been choppy for PENN Entertainment. The share price slipped 1.19% over the last day and 7.91% over 30 days, after a 24.02% decline over 90 days. It still shows a 5.86% year to date share price gain, while 1-year total shareholder return is...

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Oct 8 • 10:11 AM EDT • Entertainment • finance.yahoo.com
Didn’t get Carly Rae Jepsen tickets? Here’s where you can still buy them

The 2027 tour runs from April through late May, with stops in Los Angeles, New York and more.

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Oct 8 • 10:00 AM EDT • Entertainment • syracuse.com
Alliant buys New Hampshire brokerage

Alliant Insurance Services said Thursday it has acquired Melcher & Prescott, a Laconia, New Hampshire-based agency and brokerage.

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Oct 8 • 9:29 AM EDT • Business • businessinsurance.com
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CVS Health (CVS) Stock May Trade Below Fair Value On Integrated Care Push

CVS Health has delivered a 37.5% share price gain over the past three years, which puts fresh attention on a simple question. Is the current US$87.95 price tag adequately explained by the earnings power investors are paying for today? The 37.5% return over three years means anyone buying now needs to judge whether that past performance has already reflected what the business is earning. Recent developments, from extended distribution agreements with Cardinal Health and McKesson to regulatory...

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Oct 8 • 7:10 AM EDT • Health • finance.yahoo.com
PENN Entertainment, Inc. (NASDAQ:PENN) Stock Has Average Target Price of $23.94 According to Analysts

Shares of PENN Entertainment, Inc. (NASDAQ:PENN - Get Free Report) have been given an average recommendation of "Moderate Buy" by the twenty ratings firms that are covering the company, MarketBeat Ratings reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have assigned a hold rating an

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Oct 8 • 2:29 AM EDT • Entertainment • marketbeat.com
Anthropic and OpenAI are keeping other companies on the IPO sidelines

Everyone's waiting for Anthropic to go public. Buying the stock is another story.

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Oct 8 • 1:56 AM EDT • Business • businessinsider.com
What's The Oldest Samsung Phone That Still Gets Software Support?

Buying a new phone is an investment, so you'll want one that lasts a while, but does your old Samsung still have some life or is it out of support?

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Oct 7 • 11:17 PM EDT • Technology • bgr.com
Sean Sweeney Already Building Strong Culture With Orlando Magic

From Seattle workouts to intensive two-a-days, the new assistant coach is cementing player buy-in through personalized development plans and a relentless commitment to rapport-building in Orlando.

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Oct 7 • 4:51 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Why Flutter Entertainment (FLUT) Stock Is Up Today

Shares of global online betting powerhouse Flutter Entertainment (NASDAQ:FLUT) jumped 3.1% in the pre-market session after Citi analyst Monique Pollard upgraded the stock from a Neutral rating to a Buy rating.

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Oct 7 • 3:12 PM EDT • Entertainment • finance.yahoo.com
For sale: The entire former Siena Heights University campus in Adrian

It could be sold in its entirety to one buyer, or to multiple buyers.

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Oct 7 • 12:31 PM EDT • Business • crainsdetroit.com
Walgreens owner sells Boots for $8.9 billion

The sale marks Sycamore Partners' first major divestiture since buying the Deerfield-based retail pharmacy chain and breaking it up into standalone businesses.

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Oct 7 • 11:27 AM EDT • Business • chicagobusiness.com
Why Flutter Entertainment (FLUT) Stock Is Up Today

What Happened? Shares of global online betting powerhouse Flutter Entertainment (NASDAQ:FLUT) jumped 3.1% in the pre-market session after Citi analyst Monique Pollard upgraded the stock from a Neutral rating to a Buy rating.Citi analyst Monique Pollard upgraded the shares in research carried by Str…

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Oct 7 • 10:00 AM EDT • Entertainment • tradingview.com
After 34 years and 150,000 movies, Scarecrow Video’s longtime buyer retires

Mark Steiner was critical to shaping Scarecrow's video collection, expanding the store's inventory from 1,000 titles in 1992 to more than 156,000 titles today.

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Oct 7 • 9:00 AM EDT • Entertainment • yakimaherald.com
News | Biggest retail property in Chicago's Loop business district finds new owner

Edwards Realty Group buys five-level Block 37 mall from CIM Group for $30 million

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Oct 7 • 8:00 AM EDT • Business • costar.com
The politics of being famous: When should celebrities speak up? The Commonwealth Times

A concert is supposed to be simple — people buy tickets, listen to music and spend a few hours enjoying themselves. Politics are not necessarily a part of the experience. However, for some of the biggest names in entertainment, separating a career from politics is becoming increasingly difficult.

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Oct 7 • 7:00 AM EDT • Politics • commonwealthtimes.org
Scientists Urge Consumers to Stop Buying Products Made From Antarctic Krill

A new global boycott comes as major retailers withdraw krill products from their shelves to protect whales and other marine life.

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Oct 7 • 4:50 AM EDT • Science • insideclimatenews.org
Melco Resorts & Entertainment Limited (NASDAQ:MLCO) Stock Rated "Moderate Buy" by Wall Street Brokerages

Melco Resorts & Entertainment Limited (NASDAQ:MLCO - Get Free Report) has earned an average rating of "Moderate Buy" from the ten research firms that are covering the firm, MarketBeat reports. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, two have issued a hold rating, five have g

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Oct 7 • 4:29 AM EDT • Entertainment • marketbeat.com
Can $1 billion buy victory in the midterm elections? Some Republicans fear the answer is no

Republicans are facing anxiety as they enter the final month of the midterm campaign.

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Oct 7 • 12:01 AM EDT • Politics • news4jax.com
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Can $1 billion buy victory in the midterm elections? Some Republicans fear the answer is no

Republicans are facing anxiety as they enter the final month of the midterm campaign.

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Oct 7 • 12:01 AM EDT • Politics • wsls.com
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Justin Ishbia’s firm buys retail property near proposed White Sox development site

The purchase is another move by Ishbia to control more of the area surrounding the planned site of a mixed-use megaproject called The Railyards.

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Oct 6 • 4:23 PM EDT • Business • chicagobusiness.com
11 Prime Day Cycling Deals Actually Worth Buying in 2026

Navigating Amazon's cynical retail holiday is an exhausting chore. Here are 11 genuine 2026 discounts on cycling tech, smart trainers, and nutrition from Wahoo, Garmin, and GoPro that I recommend at full price.

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Oct 6 • 4:16 PM EDT • Technology • velo.outsideonline.com
Bastrop's beef business

Bastrop County cattle producers are shifting to direct sales, flexible buying options and new products to manage rising costs and smaller herds.

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Oct 6 • 4:07 PM EDT • Business • communityimpact.com
PENN Entertainment (PENN) Stock Trades Up, Here Is Why

Shares of casino, sports betting and entertainment operator PENN Entertainment (NASDAQ:PENN) jumped 5.3% in the pre-market session after Deutsche Bank upgraded the company to Buy from Hold and raised its price target to $25 from $23.

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Oct 6 • 3:44 PM EDT • Entertainment • finance.yahoo.com
NIU STEAM Cafe to explore special effects science

The free cafe will begin at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 7 at Fatty’s Pub and Grille, 1312 W. Lincoln Highway, DeKalb. Food and beverages will be available to buy from Fatty’s.

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Oct 6 • 2:37 PM EDT • Science • shawlocal.com
Tickets available Holiday Home Tour

Support senior nutrition in Yolo County beginning by buying tickets to Friends of Meals on Wheels' 24th annual Dickens in the Valley Holiday Home Tour, taking place Saturday, Dec. 5,

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Oct 6 • 2:23 PM EDT • Entertainment • davisenterprise.com
7 NFL truths we already believe after 4 weeks

This is what we’re buying at the start of the NFL season.

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Oct 6 • 11:31 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
PENN Entertainment (NASDAQ:PENN) Shares Gap Up

PENN Entertainment (NASDAQ:PENN) Shares Gap Up - Should You Buy?

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Oct 6 • 11:21 AM EDT • Entertainment • marketbeat.com
"If You Can't Own It, What Are You Buying?" – Former PlayStation Boss Questions Sony's Decision to Kill Discs

Ever since Sony decided to kill off PlayStation discs starting in 2028, the backlash has been pronounced to say the least. And, now, it looks like former PlayStation boss Shawn Layden is also questioning Sony's decision.

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Oct 6 • 10:53 AM EDT • Technology • ign.com
PENN Entertainment (PENN) Stock Trades Up, Here Is Why

What Happened? Shares of casino, sports betting and entertainment operator PENN Entertainment NASDAQ:PENNjumped 5.3% in the pre-market session after Deutsche Bank upgraded the company to Buy from Hold and raised its price target to $25 from $23.Deutsche Bank analyst Carlo Santarelli upgraded the sh…

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Oct 6 • 10:15 AM EDT • Entertainment • tradingview.com
Manchester aerospace company expands casting business with new overseas acquisition

Pursuit announced it closed on the deal to buy Creasey Castings in August, the company’s sixth acquisition since 2023.

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Oct 6 • 10:00 AM EDT • Business • hartfordbusiness.com
We’ve tested the best portable chargers. These 5 are worth buying on Amazon Prime Day

I sifted through hundreds of Prime Day deals to find tried-and-true portable chargers that will reliably top off your devices on the go.

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Oct 6 • 9:56 AM EDT • Technology • cnn.com
Sphere Entertainment: Don't Let The Selloff Spook You

Sphere Entertainment stock pullback may be a buying chance: Sphere segment growth, new venues pipeline, and undervalued valuation.

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Oct 6 • 8:37 AM EDT • Entertainment • seekingalpha.com
StoneX maintains Buy rating on Sphere Entertainment, $125 price target

StoneX maintained their Buy rating on Sphere Entertainment's stock with a price target of $125.00.The price target implies an upside of 12.8% from the Oct 5 close of $110.80.Key takeaways from the analyst noteLong-Term Growth Potential: Despite recent challenges, Sphere Entertainment is expected to…

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Uber to buy US catering platform ezCater for $2.3 billion

Oct 6 (Reuters) - Uber said on Tuesday it would buy US catering platform ezCater in an all-cash deal for $2.3 billion, expanding its food delivery and workplace meals business.

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It's literally never been cheaper to buy this Wahoo indoor trainer on Amazon thanks to a whopping Prime Day discount

Shorter days, colder weather and more time indoors are coming so now is the time to upgrade your indoor trainer

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At $2,000 off, this TV could be the best deal of Amazon Prime Day — but should you buy it?

Everything you need to know before pulling the trigger on one of Prime Day's biggest TV deals.

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Oct 6 • 6:01 AM EDT • Technology • tech.yahoo.com
BTIG maintains Buy rating on Sphere Entertainment, $160 price target

BTIG maintained their Buy rating on Sphere Entertainment's stock with a price target of $160.00.The price target implies an upside of 44.4% from the Oct 5 close of $110.80.Key takeaways from the analyst notePositive Long-Term Growth Potential: Sphere Entertainment is positioned uniquely in the grow…

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Oct 6 • 5:47 AM EDT • Entertainment • tradingview.com
Democrats Eyeing the House Face a Conundrum: Rent or Buy?

With less money than G.O.P., Democrats are torn over where to spend in the final weeks. The party is making its biggest move in years against one of G.O.P.’s biggest blue-district survivors.

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Best Prime Big Deal Days Tech & Apple Deals 2026

Shop the best tech and Apple deals during Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days. Save big on AirPods, Apple Watch, MacBooks, headphones and more top gadgets.

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Dolphin entertainment CEO William O’Dowd IV buys $4,855 in stock

Dolphin entertainment CEO William O’Dowd IV buys $4,855 in stock

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Oct 5 • 7:31 PM EDT • Entertainment • investing.com
Why Sphere Entertainment (SPHR) Stock Is Trading Lower Today

Shares of content production and distribution company Sphere Entertainment (NYSE:SPHR) fell 12.3% in the afternoon session after Craig-Hallum analyst Ryan Sigdahl downgraded the stock from Buy to Hold and reduced the price target to $132 from $170. According to TipRanks, Sigdahl pointed to demand for The Wizard of Oz at Sphere fading faster than expected. The firm cut its estimates to reflect that weaker outlook and lowered its price target to $132 from $170. A reduced target on the show that ha

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Oct 5 • 7:23 PM EDT • Entertainment • finance.yahoo.com
After buying 4,500 shares, Dolphin Entertainment (DLPN) CEO holds 569,142 shares directly.

William O'Dowd IV paid a weighted average of $1.079 per share on October 5, 2026, under a prearranged trading plan, with prices ranging from $1.07 to $1.11.

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Oct 5 • 6:51 PM EDT • Entertainment • stocktitan.net
DHS buys 2 more detention centers in California for $950 million

WASHINGTON — The Department of Homeland Security has purchased two immigrant detention facilities in Adelanto for $950 million, according to the private prison corporation that sold them. The sale by

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Anxiety over fuel prices points to ‘looming EV comeback’ in U.S.

Just when it seemed American car buyers had left electric vehicles for dead, there are new signs of life in that corner of the auto market.

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Is It Smart To Buy Science Applications International Corporation (NASDAQ:SAIC) Before It Goes Ex-Dividend?

Regular readers will know that we love our dividends at Simply Wall St, which is why it's exciting to see Science...

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Jumbo $5.8B freight brokerage deal will ripple through Chicago

C.H. Robinson is buying RXO, the parent company of Coyote Logistics.

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Trump is clearly trying to buy votes with taxpayer money

President Donald Trump is ramping up his efforts to use taxpayer money and resources to help Republicans win the 2026 midterm elections.

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Oct 5 • 12:20 PM EDT • Politics • cnn.com
iPhone 13 Pro vs. iPhone 18 Pro Buyer's Guide: Is It Worth Upgrading?

Apple released the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max in September 2026, five years after the iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro Max. The 2021 models introduced ProMotion displays, macro photography, a 3x Telephoto camera, and substantially longer battery life than their predecessors. They remain capable phones and support iOS 27, but owners now have five generations of upgrades to consider.

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DHS buys three detention centers in California for $950 million

The GEO Group, a Florida-based private prison corporation, announced Monday that it had sold the detention facilities, including the Adelanto ICE Processing Center, totaling 2,644 Beds.

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Sphere Entertainment (NYSE:SPHR) Downgraded by Craig Hallum to "Hold"

Craig Hallum lowered Sphere Entertainment from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating and set a $132.00 price objective for the company. in a research report on Monday.

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GE HealthCare to buy Sofie Biosciences for $945 million to strengthen radiopharma business

Medical device maker GE HealthCare said on Monday it would buy privately held Sofie Biosciences for $945 million in ​cash, in a move that strengthens its ability ‌to manufacture and distribute PET imaging drugs.

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Oct 5 • 9:04 AM EDT • Business • reuters.com
DraftKings Rallies 5% as BoA Upgrades to Buy With $27 Price Target; Flutter Entertainment Ticks Up

A Wall Street firm that spent the past year avoiding DraftKings (NASDAQ:DKNG | DKNG Price Prediction) over prediction-market risk has lifted its view. DraftKings stock is up 5% to $19.46 in morning trading after Bank of America (NYSE:BAC) upgraded the shares to Buy from Neutral. Also, shares of Flutter Entertainment (NYSE:FLUT) are up 1%, a […]

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Best Buy’s Techtober Sale Is Live with Big Discounts on PS5, Switch 2, and Xbox Games—and Unlike Prime Day, Deals Aren't Locked Behind a Membership

Best Buy's Techtober sale is now live, rivalling Amazon Prime Day with savings on new PS5 game releases, Xbox hardware bundles, and plenty more.

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Jobs in health care. Jobs for women. The US labour market is segmenting. Chernobyl’s radiation and Lenin’s love of literature.

Thank you for opening your Chartbook email. Elmer Bischoff, Two Figures at the Seashore, 1957 The only really dynamic job-creator in the US economy is health care: The largest crunch has come in Federal government, which has shed 2.7 m jobs. Source: tchouvkov on Twitter Tech is struggling. [ Joey Politano 🏳️‍🌈@JosephPolitano The US tech sector continues bleeding jobs in official data released today—overall, employment decreased by 17k last month and is down 69k over the last year That's nearly as bad as the worst of the 2024 tech-cession, and much worse than the 2022 boom or even pre-2020 norms 12:42 PM · Oct 2, 2026 · 15.2K Views 15 Replies · 47 Reposts · 390 Likes ](https://x.com/JosephPolitano/status/2106001807847940232?s=20) The new jobs are all for women. [ Justin Wolfers@JustinWolfers I'm not sure who saw this coming, but so far nearly all the jobs created during the second Trump administration have gone to women. 1:09 PM · Oct 2, 2026 · 33K Views 70 Replies · 146 Reposts · 644 Likes ](https://x.com/JustinWolfers/status/2106008723533533601?s=20) Meanwhile, real wages are being eaten up by modest over-target inflation. [ Heather Long@byHeatherLong The financial pain is real: Wage growth fell to 3% (y/y) in September. That's the lowest in 5 years. Wage growth: 3% Inflation: ~3.4% Inflation has eaten up all wage gains for the average worker since April. Many people are having to make hard choices about what to buy and what … 1:24 PM · Oct 2, 2026 · 37K Views 24 Replies · 275 Reposts · 533 Likes ](https://x.com/byHeatherLong/status/2106012367712620728?s=20) HEY READERS, THANK YOU for opening the Chartbook email. I hope it brightens your day. I enjoy putting out the newsletter, but tbh, what keeps this flow going is the generosity of those readers who clicked the subscription button. If you are persuaded to click, please consider the annual subscription of $60. It is both better value for you and a much better deal for me, as it involves only one credit card charge. Why feed the payments companies if we don’t have to. Subscribe Elmer Bischoff, Bathers, 1960 Americans are disillusioned with higher ed. For contributing subscribers only. Subscribe Where the Chernobyl radiation went. h/t Simon Kuestenmacher aka simongerman600 How Lenin’s love of literature shaped the Russian Revolution - Tariq Ali This, then, was the intellectual atmosphere in which Lenin came of age. His father, a highly cultured conservative, was the chief inspector of schools in his region and much respected as an educationalist. At home, Shakespeare, Goethe and Pushkin, among others, were read aloud on Sunday afternoons. It was impossible for the Ulyanov family – “Lenin” was a pseudonym adopted to outwit the tsarist secret police – to escape high culture. At high school, Lenin fell in love with Latin. His headteacher had high hopes that he might become a philologist and Latin scholar. History willed otherwise, but Lenin’s passion for Latin, and taste for the classics, never left him. He read Virgil, Ovid, Horace and Juvenal in the original, as well as Roman senatorial orations. He devoured Goethe during his two decades in exile, reading and rereading Faust many times. Lenin put his knowledge of the classics to good use in the time leading up to the October revolution of 1917. In April of that year, he broke with Russian social-democratic orthodoxy and, in a set of radical theses, called for a socialist revolution in Russia. A number of his own close comrades denounced him. In a sharp riposte, Lenin quoted Mephistopheles from Goethe’s masterwork: “Theory, my friend, is grey, but green is the eternal tree of life.” Source: The Guardian Elmer Bischoff, The River, 1953 If you’ve scrolled this far, you know you want to click: Subscribe

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49ers Handed Intriguing Take on Vita Vea After Defeating Broncos

The San Francisco 49ers sit at 4-0 through four weeks, and the trade deadline is on Nov. 10, but if the team keeps playing like this, it’s clear they’ll be buyers looking to improve.Wide receiver and the defensive line are two areas of concern for the Niners given the injuries and lack of depth. On […] The post 49ers Handed Intriguing Take on Vita Vea After Defeating Broncos appeared first on HEAVY.

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Oct 5 • 5:37 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Buy Rating Reaffirmed Might Change The Case For Investing In Astrana Health Stock

Astrana Health recently reported quarterly results showing solid revenue growth and higher net profit for the period ending June 30, with a reaffirmed Buy rating from Freedom Capital Markets serving as supporting commentary on the business performance. The combination of rising quarterly profitability and revenue momentum suggests Astrana Health is executing on its healthcare model, with analyst confidence reflecting how that operating progress is being interpreted by the market. This...

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Grindr Buys Telehealth Firm in $250M Deal

Grindr Inc. is acquiring telehealth platform PurposeMed Inc. in a $250 million deal, Grindr announced on Wednesday. This is Grindr’s first major

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Oct 5 • 3:45 AM EDT • Business • labusinessjournal.com
Total Access Elevator Buys Competitor

Total Access Elevator, an elevator servicing company based in Santa Fe Springs, has made its fourth acquisition in a buying spree aimed at gaining market

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Oct 5 • 3:25 AM EDT • Business • labusinessjournal.com
Japan’s Nippon To Buy Akzo’s Southeast Asia Decorative Paints Business For $1.35 Billion

The deal gives Nippon Paint—controlled by the family of late Singaporean billionaire Goh Cheng Liang—access to Akzo’s operations across Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, Papua New Guinea and Australia.

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Oct 5 • 12:21 AM EDT • Business • forbes.com
China buys time for its young scientists as US rations it

On September 19, Dou Xiankang, who heads the National Natural Science Foundation of China, described a grant that most young scientists anywhere would

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The reason the Mac mini is cheaper than a MacBook

Is it better to buy a Mac mini or a MacBook? If you already have a display, mouse and keyboard, the mini makes sense. If you don't, a MacBook might be smarter.

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Caterpillar is a Great Business. But is CAT Stock a Great Buy?

Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE:CAT) is having a strong year. Construction and mining demand remain solid, infrastructure spending is creating more opportunities, and the rapid buildout of data centers is opening another market for the company’s power equipment. The latest numbers make that clear. Sales and revenues reached a record $20.5 billion in the latest quarter, up […]

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What’s your music consumption medium of choice?

Are you streaming only? Have you dug out your old iPod? Have a massive vinyl collection? I want to know which music formats you listen to most and why. I’ve been buying more on Bandcamp, ripped all my CDs, and started carrying around an iPod again. But I haven’t been able to ditch streaming completely.

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As Music Instrument Buyers Go Upscale, Fender Overhauls Online Experience

Fender is revamping its online presence amid a shifting market for musical instruments moving toward premium offerings, vintage sounds, and online sales and information.

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I’ve built hundreds of Lego sets. These early October Prime Day deals are actually worth buying

As an avid Lego builder, I found the best early October Prime Day deals on Lego Star Wars sets, brick-built plants and even F1 cars that you’ll find at Amazon.

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Nvidia’s $235 Billion Buyback Offers a Powerful Lesson for Founders

Founders should bet on themselves by using strong cash flow to strategically reinvest in their business and fuel sustainable growth.

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How Americans’ Financial Health Is Faring In The “K-Shaped” Economy

Hey all, Jason here. Money20/20 is still two weeks away, but I’ve already started packing (not procrastinating for once!). My calendar is already filling up with various sessions I want to catch, meetings, and of course happy hours, dinners, and other side events. If you’ll be in Vegas and want to catch up, let me know by replying to this email, and we can try to find a time amidst the chaos of the Venetian. A big if not totally unexpected piece of news dropped on Friday: the Independent Community Bankers of America, a trade group that represents smaller U.S. banks, filed a lawsuit against the OCC and Comptroller Jonathan Gould, arguing that the regulator’s move to grant trust bank charters to firms seeking to use them to conduct substantial non-fiduciary activities exceeds the authorities granted to the OCC by Congress. I haven’t had time to fully digest the legal filing or speak to folks in my network about it, but you can expect to see coverage and analysis on it in next week’s newsletter. Subscribe or Support by Upgrading The NerdCon agenda just dropped. It’s stacked. Partner content: Nubank built an AI-first bank. Chime built its own banking core. Figure and Valon are rebuilding the mortgage stack. At NerdCon, you’ll hear from the people behind those bets: what they chose, what they learned, and what they’re still figuring out. The agenda is live, with leaders from Nubank, Chime, OpenAI, Remitly, Mercury, Figure, Valon and more. Follow the mainstage conversations, bring the problem your team is wrestling with to a hands-on workshop, or pull up a chair at a roundtable. Pick your quests. Meet us in San Diego, November 18–20. Fintech Business Weekly readers save 20% with code FBW20. Explore the Agenda Things To Know & Other Good Reads Federal Reserve Board finalizes changes to enhance the transparency and public accountability of its stress test and reduce volatility in its stress test-related capital requirements (Federal Reserve Board of Governors) FDIC Announces Conclusion of Independent Monitorship (FDIC) Modernizing Financial Regulation: Initial Observations from eSLR (Fed Vice Chair for Supervision Michelle Bowman) The Data Version of Godzilla versus Kong: FRED Takes on AI (Fed Governor Christopher Waller) Financing the AI buildout (Brookings) Q3’26: Rules for Banks but Not for Crypto (Fintech Takes Banking) The Inevitability of Local Stablecoins (Lombard Notes) Delusions of AI Governance: The Human-in-the-Loop Comfort Blanket (Fintech Snark Tank) Stripe agrees to acquire Parafin to expand revenue opportunities for platforms and help small businesses grow (Stripe) Listen: Fighting Fraud in the Age of AI, with SEON’s Tamas Kadar (Fintech Business Weekly) How Americans’ Financial Health Is Faring In The “K-Shaped” Economy If there is one overarching theme across the economy and politics in the U.S. at the moment, it’s “affordability.” The term is vague enough to encompass a panoply of factors shaping Americans’ day-to-day lives: rising costs for the hallmarks of being “middle class,” including healthcare, housing, childcare, and education, inflation and rising interest rates, and a job market with the specter of AI hovering over it. At the same time, policy shifts under the Trump administration have resulted in reduced subsidies to those who get health insurance under the Affordable Care Act and new restrictions on qualifying for Medicaid and SNAP, the impacts of which have yet to be fully felt. These factors are contributing to declining consumer confidence and general dissatisfaction with the economy, despite continuing GDP growth and stock market records. This divergence is encapsulated in the idea of the “K-shaped” economy, in which a small proportion of Americans have seen their wealth balloon, while the majority of American households struggle to preserve the lifestyle they have. Perhaps the greatest determinant of which branch of the “K” a household is on is whether their wealth and income are primarily derived from employment vs. from assets. Nearly two decades of low interest rates and, more recently, elevated rates of inflation have benefited asset owners, while those whose income is primarily or solely derived from labor have largely seen real purchasing power stagnate or decline. This is reflected in recent Bureau of Labor Statistics data showing that labor share of U.S. GDP — the fraction of economic output that accrues to workers as compensation in exchange for their labor — dropped to just 52.8% in Q2 2026, the lowest since the BLS began keeping records. In 1947, approximately 2/3rds of economic output accrued to workers; even as recently as 2001, labor’s share of GDP was 64.1%. Against this backdrop, we’ve seen the rise of more credit and credit-like products: cash advance apps, “no-fee” overdraft, earned wage access, and buy now pay later, which are often used as small-dollar short-term borrowing mechanisms to meet immediate consumption needs or pay other bills (eg utilities, cell phone, other debt payments). With the markers of a middle class existence and, increasingly, basic financial stability seemingly out of reach for many, it should be no surprise there’s been an increase in “financial nihilism,” something industry peers like Alex Johnson and Frank Rotman have discussed and analyzed the roots of. The explosion of gambling and gambling-adjacent products and services — often marketed under the guise of being an “investment” — is inextricably intertwined with the rise of financial nihilism. Crypto, sports betting, and, more recently, prediction markets offer an escape or even hope of sorts, like a contemporary, digital version of a scratch-off lottery ticket, while leaving the overwhelming number of people who use such products worse off. Share of Households That Are Financially “Vulnerable” Ticks Up The Financial Health Network’s 2026 Financial Health Pulse® report adds context on how American households are faring. (I linked to this report in last week’s newsletter, but wanted to take time to further unpack the data in the report this week.) The Financial Health Network publishes the report annually, providing insight into how Americans’ financial circumstances are changing over time. The 2026 report is derived from a survey fielded in April and May 2026. The report leverages survey responses to assess indicators of financial health across spending, saving, borrowing, and planning/protecting and to determine a zero to 100 “FinHealth” score. Those with scores between 0 and 39 are considered “Financially Vulnerable,” consumers with scores ranging between 40 and 79 are defined as “Financially Coping,” and those with scores of 80 to 100 are “Financially Healthy.” The report found that moderate improvements in 2025 were reversed, with the share of respondents considered financially “vulnerable” rebounding to 17%. The longitudinal data reflect the impact of pandemic-era programs, like expanded unemployment, cash stimulus payments, and pauses of federal student loan payments. The positive impacts of those programs, as reflected in the Financial Health Pulse reports, had largely disappeared by 2023. While pandemic-era inflation — to be fair, in part caused by the various support and stimulus measures — had come down from as high as 9% in 2022, it has rebounded since the start of Trump’s second term, with tariffs and energy market disruptions owing to the war in Iran pushing prices back up. Specific indicators in the survey that deteriorated from 2025 to 2026 include the share of respondents spending less than their income over the past 12 months, the share paying all bills on time over the past 12 months, the share that have a manageable amount or no debt, the share that are “moderately” or “very” confident their insurance is adequate to cover them in an emergency, and the share that “somewhat” or “strongly” agree that their household plans ahead financially. Unsurprisingly, lower- and moderate-income households are more likely to struggle to pay their bills on time and have any funds leftover to save. The share of low-income households whose income exceeded their spending dropped from 35% in 2025 to 31% in 2026, while the share of upper-income households whose income exceeded expenses remained unchanged at 63%. Households with student loans or revolving credit card debt reported having “a bit more” or “far more” debt than was manageable at rates far higher than those not carrying these types of debts. The share of those with student loan debt indicating their debt load was too high to manage increased from 50% in 2025 to 55% in 2026, while the share of those with revolving credit card debt saying the same ticked up from 51% in 2025 to 54% in 2026. Households that had student loans were markedly more likely to be financially “coping” or “vulnerable” vs. those without student loans. In 2026, 27% of households with student loans were considered financially vulnerable, a jump of 6% points vs. 2025. Households without student loans saw just a 1% point increase (not statistically significant) in those considered financially vulnerable. Households’ perception of the affordability of categories of goods and services paints a stark picture, with less than one-fourth considering higher education affordable, about a third deeming childcare affordable, and less than half viewing healthcare as affordable. Fintech Business Weekly is made possible by the generous support of paying subscribers — bringing you independent analysis of banking, fintech, and crypto without fear or favor. You can support my work by becoming a paying subscriber if you aren’t already. Paying subscribers enjoy: access to the entire archive of nearly six years of newsletters extended versions of the weekly newsletter, with additional content and analysis and (for founding member tier) quarterly personal 1:1 fintech Q&A / strategy calls with me, tapping into my unparalleled knowledge of the intersection of banking and fintech and experience working in the sector, including helping to launch Goldman Sachs’ retail bank Marcus Support Fintech Business Weekly You can also support Fintech Business Weekly by sponsoring a newsletter or podcast, putting you in front of 93,000+ of the most influential decision makers in banking, fintech, and crypto. Learn more about sponsor opportunities or request a media kit by dropping me an email. Democratic Senate Report Highlights How Iran Uses Tether to Evade U.S. Sanctions Iran uses stablecoins, specifically Tether, to evade sanctions, fund regional proxies, and to purchase military drones, a report released last week by the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations says. The report was authored by committee ranking member Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and the minority staff. Crypto and stablecoin proponents will often push back on criticism that criminals make use of these assets by arguing that, on an absolute dollar basis, far more illicit funds flow through traditional banking systems and payment rails than via crypto and stablecoins. And while that is likely true, it elides the reality presented in news story after news story: whether state actors — Russia, Iran, North Korea — or criminal groups, those looking to engage in illicit transactions increasingly favor stablecoins and, specifically, Tether (USDT). The report from the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations released last week adds context to how Iran uses Tether has a lynchpin in its shadow banking system. The report analyzed 846 wallets that have been sanctioned or targeted for seizure, finding that 84% of them transacted exclusively or primarily in Tether. The ability to create near limitless, anonymous wallets and to move funds effectively instantaneously and irreversibly have made crypto a favored financial mechanism for bad actors. Stablecoins solved key drawbacks of bitcoin, namely, the original cryptocurrency’s highly volatile value in dollars. And while Tether (the company) has the technical ability to “freeze” or destroy funds, the company is often limited and reactive in its approach to doing so, the Senate report argues. Tether, which is nominally based in crypto-friendly El Salvador, “has stated that its compliance with OFAC sanctions is ‘voluntary’ and that it follows ‘OFAC guidelines,’” the Senate report says. Owing to these favorable attributes, Tether “became a primary cryptocurrency for Iran, Hamas, Hizballah, and the Houthis beginning in 2023 and has expanded in scale since,” according to the report. Tether’s role in Iran’s shadow banking system, the report says, is enhanced by crypto exchanges like Bybit, Kyrrex, OKX, Gate, and Binance, and through “over the counter” exchanges and hawala networks. The consequences of these financial flows aren’t hypothetical. The Senate report links Tether as a funds transfer mechanism to Iranian proxies in the region, including Hizballah, the Houthis, and Hamas. Tether has also been used to make payments to secure components necessary to manufacture drones, the report says. The report concludes by arguing that “[s]tablecoin issuers with a significant nexus to the United States, particularly those that offer dollar-denominated stablecoins, should be subject to American sanctions law rather than being allowed to hide behind foreign jurisdictions.” Stablecoin issuers like Tether must be held accountable for repeated failures to prevent illicit finance and sanctions violations by law enforcement, the Department of Justice, the Securities and Exchange Commission, and OFAC, the report argues. [Paying Subscriber Exclusive] OUSD Goes Live, Make Your Own Neobank, U.S. Sanctions Russia’s A7 Network As “Transnational Criminal Organization” OpenUSD, the stablecoin issued by the Open Standard consortium that includes Stripe, Visa, Mastercard, core providers, crypto firms, and numerous banks, went live last week. Social commerce platform Whop raised eyebrows in fintech by offering creators on its platform the ability to launch their own neobanks, which the company describes as “great businesses that are easy to run,” in just 15 minutes. And OFAC and FinCEN target Russia’s “shadow banking” A7 Network — more on these stories after the paywall.

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I’m 55 and serious health issues run in my family. Should I get long-term care insurance, or is it just a scam?

It sometimes gets a bad reputation, but experts believe long-term care insurance can be worth buying.

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How to get into real estate without a lot of cash: Creative financing

One investor used his paid-off truck to buy property. Three others found creative ways in.

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Flutter Entertainment PLC (NYSE:FLUT) Stock Has Average Target Price of $155.37

Flutter Entertainment PLC (NYSE:FLUT - Get Free Report) has received an average rating of "Moderate Buy" from the thirty-one ratings firms that are covering the company, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, nine have given a hold reco

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Senate GOP smashing political spending records in TX with ad-buying binge for Paxton

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Used Ryzen 7 5800X3D Gets Buyer Locked Out of Valorant Due to Previous Owner's Cheating

Buying a used Ryzen 7 5800X3D CPU has apparently locked its new owner out of Valorant. Reddit user After-Cartoonist-196 posted on r/PCBaumeister that they bought the chip through the German classifieds site Kleinanzeigen and have owned it since September 21. The CPU apparently works fine....

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'Digger' explained: You got questions? Valid.

Tom Cruise's latest movie has a big twist that might have audiences scratching their heads. Spoilers ahead.

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5 must-buy PC games for less than $3 in the Steam Autumn Sale

You can't get much for $3 these days, but you can nab these games.

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Madison Square Garden Entertainment (NYSE:MSGE) Upgraded at Wall Street Zen

Wall Street Zen raised Madison Square Garden Entertainment from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Saturday.

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Starz Entertainment: Price Increases, Sub Growth, And Distribution Deals

Starz Entertainment (STRZ) stock is up 100%+ YTD as guidance rises, deleveraging continues, and buyout chatter grows. See here for more details.

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Oct 2 • 11:04 PM EDT • Entertainment • seekingalpha.com
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Health department issues warning after testing finds unexpected opioid in tablet marketed as kratom

The St. Louis County Health Department is warning you to check the labels of products you buy, after lab testing found a synthetic opioid in a tablet marketed as a kratom product.

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Oct 2 • 6:45 PM EDT • Health • firstalert4.com
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At $1.30 a share, Fin Posillipo buys depositary shares in Genenta Science (Nasdaq: GNTA).

Reporting persons may be deemed to own about 11.5% of shares and 18.94% of voting power. Fin Posillipo bought 110,000 ADSs August 7–19, 2026.

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Oct 2 • 3:34 PM EDT • Science • stocktitan.net