Biden addresses the nation

Plus, a "massive freight recession"

*past 24-hour performance

  • Biden Live: Last night, President Biden addressed the nation “to discuss our response to Hamas’ terrorist attacks against Israel and Russia’s ongoing brutal war against Ukraine.” (Youtube)

  • Another interest-rate pause? Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell suggested the run-up in long-term Treasury yields could allow the central bank to suspend a historic run of interest-rate increases so long as recent progress on inflation continues. (WSJ)

  • Potential pork IPO: China's WH Group is in talks to potentially list Smithfield Foods, America's largest pork producer, on the U.S. stock market as early as 2024. (WSJ)

  • Coinbase picks the Irish: Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase (COIN) is strengthening its presence in Europe and has officially announced Ireland as its European crypto hub of choice. (Coin Telegraph)

  • Freight recession takes another: Trucking startup Convoy is shutting down due to a “massive freight recession” in a dramatic collapse of a business that raised nearly $1 billion from big name investors including T. Rowe Price and Fidelity. (Freight Waves)

  • Interest rates weigh on Blackstone: Alternative-asset and private-equity giant Blackstone (BX) fell nearly 8% as its asset growth fell short of analyst expectations in Q3. (Reuters)

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  • Costume obsession fuels record Halloween spending (Axios)

  • OpenAI is in talks to sell existing employees’ shares at an $86 billion valuation (Bloomberg)

  • The changing American dream (GoDaddy)

  • More pets than children – A look at Taiwan’s aging population (TDS)

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