Locator: 49260B.
Another huge day for news.
Let's start with this: B-1 bombers out of Grand Forks AFB now making regular runs along the coast of Venezuela.
That's interesting.
Other news we may or may not get to:
- traffic controllers not paid:
- American Airlines delays: 36% of take-offs -- 36%; the Dems said shutdown would last until planes start falling out of the sky;
- largest US union tells Dems to open government with "clear" continuing resolution --
- has always been the solution; for some reason it's different this time
- "for some reason" -- AOC, Bernie
- longest US government shutdown was 35 days, over the holidays, 2018- 2019
- current shutdown, 2025
- today: 28th day
- 35th day -- next Tuesday, November 4, 2025
- US Senate scheduled to be out of town for nine days, starting Friday evening, November 7, 2025
- then again, another nine days, starting Friday evening November 21, 2025, Thanksgiving break
- Texas banking: hotbed of M&A; who would have thought?
- Buffett: the emperor wears no clothes: others are now saying that
- Amazon slashing jobs: reasons not clear; reports later this week;
- China delays export action on rare earths; early reports suggest a year-long reprieve
- SOFI beats on earnings
- tech earnings season starts in earnest: first up -- GLW
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