Saturday, October 31, 2026

And In Frankfurt, The Traditional Looting Of The Stores Festival Has Begun

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From Deutsche Presse-Agentur: Rioters smash shop windows and loot stores in central Frankfurt after youth-led protest, as police report Mol...

Meanwhile In Poland...

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The Grandmothers of the Commissary have been activated: 🇵🇱 People are handing out hot soup to the crowd outside Poland’s top court tonight...

"Police clash with masked rioters after largely peaceful protests across France"

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That's the headline at the Guardian October 31.  The gendarme becoming a human torch may have a differing opinion.  Plusieurs cocktail...

"Ex-Google engineer quits saving for retirement over chilling AI apocalypse prediction"

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Sounds a bit  like Millenarianism , here's hoping he doesn't start a cult. From the New York Post, October 30: A former Google AI ex...

"OpenAI slashes funding target by $10 billion amid tech rout, FT reports"

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From Reuters, October 30: OpenAI has slashed the target for its latest funding round by $10 billion amid a selloff in tech stocks ​driven by...

"The new bottleneck in America’s AI build-out: A shortage of cheap money"

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From the Wall Street Journal via MSN, October 30:  For years, the companies behind America’s artificial-intelligence boom have raised hundre...
Friday, October 30, 2026

Berlin Boarding Up Shops Ahead Of Tomorrow's Peaceful Protests

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From AFP via Yahoo News, October 30: Germans to join Europe's youth protest wave  Tens of thousands of young Germans are set to demonstr...

Meanwhile, At ZeroHedge: "The World Will End If Nvidia Misses Earnings"

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From one of their favorite non-Tyler Durden contibutors, October 30: I’d like to think I’m being hyperbolic with this title…but, you know… I...

Probable Berlin Mayor Slips Up, Sends Private Thoughts To Der Spiegel

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This is a machine translation of Der Spiegel's cover story, 29 October.   https://www.spiegel.de/spiegel/print/index-2026-45.html   Berl...

"I&I/TIPP Poll Finds Surprising Level Of Apathy Among Swing Voters As Midterms Approach"

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Over the years, first as Investor's Business Daily/TIPP and now as I&I/TIPP, these pollsters have established themselves as among th...

"French economy unexpectedly shrank last quarter"

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Ah, but the rebuilding from the riots will boost GDP in Q4. (hopefully by enough to offset the decline in tourism)     From Semafor, October...

Martha Stewart: "These Are the Best Times to Shop at Thrift Stores, According to Experts"

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From MarthaStewart.com, October 10: Follow these tips so you can score big on your next shopping trip. Shopping thrift stores at the right t...

Capital Markets: "Greenback Dragged Lower by Questions of the AI Meme"

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From Marc Chandler at Bannockburn Global Forex: The US dollar is finishing the week offered.   The proximate cause is the arguably softer ra...

"Amazon falls 7%, Intel plunges 25% in premarket trading, as pressure mounts after earnings"

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From CNBC, October 30:  Amazon shares fell after it reported negative free cash flow for the second consecutive quarter. Intel fell as well ...
Thursday, October 29, 2026

"El Salvador sends 2,000 troops to Haiti to rescue four missing soldiers"

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Those Haitian gangbangers may have made a big mistake. From the BBC, October 28: El Salvador has deployed more than 2,000 soldiers to Haiti ...

"AWS growth hits 39%, its fastest in nearly five years, as Amazon misses on earnings" Stock Extends Decline (AMZN)

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From GeekWire (Seattle's own), October 29:  Amazon Web Services revenue grew 39% to $46 billion in the third quarter , its fastest pace ...

"Head of California high-speed rail agency resigns amid travel expenses scandal"

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Ironically, none of the travel was on California high-speed rail. * From CalMatters, October 29: Welcome to CalMatters, the only n...

U.S. Treasury Secretary Bessent Has Some Advice/Threats/Warnings For The Iranian People

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Highlights via Open Source Intel, video from Iran International: ICYMI: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent had some extraordinary warnings for...

BigLaw, BigFail: "Weil Gotshal & Manges to dissolve"

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Two from The Lawyer . First up, the headliner, October 28: Weil Gotshal & Manges is preparing to dissolve, marking one of the most drama...

Quanta Services Earnings Call Transcript, October 29, 2026 (PWR)

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The stock is trading up $35.77 (+5.89%) at $642.67. From Benzinga, October 29: Quanta Services (NYSE: PWR ) reported third-quarter financia...