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The Boar’s Head deli company is so secretive that a top executive didn’t know the name of the CEO

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Three owners steer the company from the background.

https://fortune.com/2024/10/14/boars-head-deli-company-ceo-owners-lead/

Trump Media stock soars after sudden reversal in election odds

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On Friday, Trump Media stock surged 4.8% to close at $25.28, up 53% from last Friday's closing price.

https://fortune.com/2024/10/12/djt-stock-donald-trump-media-shares-reversal-presidential-election-odds-kamala-harris/

‘Chasing yield’ was an inside joke at SVB—until it led to the bank’s collapse

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Back in 2011, some of the bank leaders were involved in running jokes about chasing yield. Now they don’t seem so funny.

https://fortune.com/2024/10/13/chasing-yield-inside-joke-svb-collapse-bond-portfolio-fed-rate-hikes/

Who should, and shouldn’t, sign up for the new Medicare Prescription Payment Plan

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Medicare’s Plan Finder also has a new tool to help you determine whether M3P would help you.

https://fortune.com/well/2024/10/14/medicare-prescription-payment-plan-pros-cons/

Europe’s population crisis could shave 4% off its GDP by 2040, Morgan Stanley warns, and the options to solve it aren’t good

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Europe is unlikely to find a solution to an aging population hammering the region’s economy.

https://fortune.com/europe/2024/10/14/europes-population-crisis-gdp-2040-morgan-stanley/

Harris-Trump polls tighten, but PredictIt and Polymarket tell a different story

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Prediction markets currently show Trump is more likely to win the 2024 presidential election.

https://fortune.com/2024/10/14/harris-vs-trump-polls-predictit-polymarket-election-odds/

Fed rate cuts were supposed to help ease U.S. debt costs, but it’s not looking good so far

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Last fiscal year, the interest expense on U.S. debt was $950 billion, up 35% from the prior due mostly to higher rates.

https://fortune.com/2024/10/13/us-debt-interest-expense-fed-rate-cuts-budget-deficits-treasury-bond-yields/

Elon Musk’s chances against OpenAI look grim as ChatGPT creator moves to dismiss second lawsuit

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Accusing OpenAI of everything from fraud and racketeering to false advertising and unjust enrichment may look like the legal equivalent of throwing spaghetti at a wall.

https://fortune.com/2024/10/13/elon-musk-openai-sam-altman-lawsuit/

Fed rate cuts were supposed to help ease U.S. debt costs, but it’s not looking good so far

?w=2048

Last fiscal year, the interest expense on U.S. debt was $950 billion, up 35% from the prior due mostly to higher rates.

https://fortune.com/2024/10/13/us-debt-interest-expense-fed-rate-cuts-budget-deficits-treasury-bond-yields/

Crocs is making shoes for your dog

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They come with a pair for the owners, as well.

https://fortune.com/2024/10/14/crocs-for-dogs-pet-boots-matching-sets-bark/

NASA will launch a mission to determine if one of Jupiter’s moons could be suitable for life

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Europa Clipper will explore the ice-covered world.

https://fortune.com/2024/10/14/nasa-launch-europa-clipper-mission-jupiter-moon-suitable-life/

Trump wants to pin inflation on Harris. Most economists say prices will rise faster under him

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For economists wary about prices under a Trump presidency, the Republican’s nominee’s tariff plans loom large.

https://fortune.com/2024/10/14/trump-wants-to-pin-inflation-on-harris-most-economists-say-prices-will-rise-faster-under-him/

I tried virtual reality yoga on Meta’s $500 headset. It was a glimpse into the future of workouts

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Alo Moves has introduced mini-instructors which means that you can see a pose from all angles and tweak your own form to match.

https://fortune.com/well/article/virtual-reality-yoga-alo-meta-quest-3/

NASA will launch a mission to determine if one of Jupiter’s moons could be suitable for life

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Europa Clipper will explore the ice-covered world.

https://fortune.com/2024/10/14/nasa-launch-europa-clipper-mission-jupiter-moon-suitable-life/

Almost everyone offered a job at Google accepts, and the CEO explains what it looks for in new hires

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“But we are really looking for superstar software engineers,” Google CEO Sundar Pichai said.

https://fortune.com/2024/10/12/how-to-get-a-job-at-google-ceo-sundar-pichai-entry-level-hiring/

Nike’s new CEO starts today: Here’s what experts say Elliott Hill should focus on

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Barclays and Goldman Sachs have identified the key issues facing Nike’s new CEO, Elliott Hill.

https://fortune.com/2024/10/14/nike-ceo-elliott-hill-problems/

I tried virtual reality yoga on Meta’s $500 headset. It was a glimpse into the future of workouts

?w=2048

Alo Moves has introduced mini-instructors which means that you can see a pose from all angles and tweak your own form to match.

https://fortune.com/well/article/virtual-reality-yoga-alo-meta-quest-3/

Elon Musk’s Optimus bot stole the show at Tesla’s robo-taxi unveil—but the AI was all smoke and mirrors

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His most important future product was acting very much thanks to human intelligence with critics calling it a “parlor trick.”

https://fortune.com/2024/10/13/elon-musk-tesla-optimus-robot-tele-operated-robotaxi/

Musk declares ‘science fiction without the fiction’ after giant SpaceX booster lands on launch pad

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SpaceX has been recovering boosters of its Falcon 9 rockets for years, but they land on ocean platforms or on concrete slabs miles from their launch pads — not on them.

https://fortune.com/2024/10/13/spacex-starship-launch-super-heavy-booster-landing-launch-pad/

Elon Musk’s Optimus bot stole the show at Tesla’s robo-taxi unveil—but the AI was all smoke and mirrors

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His most important future product was acting very much thanks to human intelligence with critics calling it a "parlor trick."

https://fortune.com/2024/10/13/elon-musk-tesla-optimus-robot-tele-operated-robotaxi/