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Average Gas Price Under Trump Now Tops Average Under Biden
The average national gas price during Trump’s second term in office is now slightly higher than the average for Biden’s single term in office, according to a review of AAA data.
ByZachary Folk,
Forbes Staff
Michael Dell Passes Sergey Brin To Become World’s Fourth-Richest Person
Dell shares jumped up over 3% on Monday as Alphabet’s stock took a small stumble.
Forbes Staff
Top Surprises Revealed In Anthropic’s IPO Filing—CEO’s Personal Security Costs, Firms Spending $10 Million On Claude And More
Anthropic’s IPO filing details spending on personal security services for its top executives and the portion of its revenue attributable to customers who misuse its services.
ByFiona Riley,
Fellow
Microsoft Offers Buyouts To 25% Of Company
Microsoft is expected to spend nearly $190 billion on ramping up AI—mostly on data center construction—this calendar year.
Forbes Staff
Democrats Vow To Investigate Epstein’s Alleged Crimes—And Associates—If They Win Midterms
House Judiciary Democrats released a report Monday calling for investigations into whether Trump participated in Epstein’s alleged abuse.
Forbes Staff
Trump Administration Unlawfully Fired Epstein Prosecutor Maurene Comey, Court Rules
A federal judge ruled the Trump administration’s firing of former federal prosecutor Maurene Comey, daughter of former FBI Director James Comey, was unlawful.
ByConor Murray,
Reporter
Affordability Pressures On Fuel, Childcare And Healthcare Mount Ahead Of Midterms, Research Report Says
Multiple regions in the U.S. typically associated with lower costs of living have experienced rising affordability pressures, according to the Urban Institute.
Forbes Staff
Spending Against California’s Billionaire Tax Tops $1 Million Per Day—And It's Working
Anti-wealth tax coalitions are pouring over $1 million a day into defeating California's proposed Proposition 40.
Forbes Staff
Anthropic Officially Files For IPO—Here’s What To Know
Anthropic plans to list under the ticker symbol “ANT.”
ByFiona Riley,
Fellow
Chris Brown Avoids Jail Time For London Nightclub Attack
Chris Brown will avoid jail time after pleading guilty to a charge for attacking a music producer with a glass bottle in a London nightclub.
ByConor Murray,
Reporter
Trump Attacks Bill Maher In 1,300-Word Post Days After White House Dinner—Calls Him ‘Coward’ And ‘Pothead’
Trump lobbed insults at the late-night comedian, claiming he was drunk during their recent White House dinner and disputing Maher’s claim that the dinner lasted four hours.
Forbes Staff
Peltola Seeks Emergency Ruling To Dismiss Trump's Alaska Election Lawsuit Before Midterms
The Trump administration has asked a judge to block Alaska from certifying its Senate results if Democrat Mary Peltola narrowly wins, citing confusion over two candidates named Dan Sullivan.
Forbes Staff
‘Norway Sucks’: Trump Attacks Country Over Nobel Peace Prize Snub
The president’s outburst against Norway comes a few weeks after human rights lawyer Navi Pillay won the Nobel Peace Prize, an honor Trump has repeatedly claimed he deserved.
Forbes Staff
Trump Lashes Out At Fox News For ‘Doing Little To Help’ Republican Candidates
The president said the network was “spending far too much time putting on” Democrats ahead of the upcoming midterm elections.
ByZachary Folk,
Forbes Staff
‘You Can See Everything’ Scores Nearly $20 Million Second Weekend—Beating First
The viral documentary about the Theranos founder from Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim expanded to 2,655 theaters after initially opening in just 855 locations.
ByZachary Folk,
Forbes Staff
Powerball Jackpot Nears $700 Million—But A Winner Would Take Home Much Less After Taxes
The next Powerball drawing will take place on Monday night.
ByZachary Folk,
Forbes Staff
The ‘Hunter’s Moon’ Is About To Meet The ‘Seven Sisters’
Each week, I pick North America’s celestial highlights (which also apply to mid-northern latitudes in the Northern Hemisphere).
ByJamie Carter,
Senior Contributor
Job Board Traffic Surges As Desperate Applicants ‘Spray And Pray,’ Expert Says
Visits to the top job search websites have surged year-over-year as many job seekers have found it increasingly difficult to find work in a tough labor market.
ByConor Murray,
Reporter
Vivek Ramaswamy Campaign Borrows Outrage Marketing Playbook For Amy Acton Ad
The attack ad featuring Amy Acton’s estranged mother shows how “outrage marketing" is shaping modern elections.
Forbes Staff
Ebola Vaccine Trials Begin In DRC As Death Toll Nears 4,700
Late-stage trials for a vaccine targeting the deadly Bundibugyo Ebola strain have launched in the DCR as the country continues to struggle under its most deadly Ebola outbreak ever.
Forbes Staff
GOP Sen. Susan Collins Says Trump Will Nix Some Canadian Tariffs—As She Faces Tight Senate Contest
Democrat Troy Jackson was two points ahead of Collins in a Suffolk University poll released Oct. 14.
BySara Dorn,
Forbes Staff
Zelenskyy Says Starlink Is Still Limited After Trump Claimed Musk Restored Connection
Trump reportedly asked Musk to lift restrictions on military-grade Starlink assets in Ukraine that impacted the country’s drone capabilities.
Forbes Staff
Trump Says NFL ‘Could’ve Probably Postponed’ Paris Game As Protests Rock France
President Donald Trump suggested the NFL “could’ve probably postponed” the Pittsburgh Steelers-New Orleans Saints game scheduled for Sunday in Paris as protests rock France.
ByConor Murray,
Reporter
Trump Blasts Vanity Fair Over ‘Fake News’ On Jared Kushner’s Alleged Undisclosed Foreign Bank Accounts
The report claims Kushner’s phone was hacked and showed transfers from multi-million-dollar slush funds created by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.
Forbes Staff
Republicans’ Chances Of Maintaining House Majority Have ‘All But Evaporated’ Cook Political Report Says
Cook now rates 220 seats as solid, likely or lean Democrat, two more than the 218 needed for the GOP to win the majority.
BySara Dorn,
Forbes Staff
