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Tech stocks have had a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad year, so with Meta's layoffs, is this another dot-com bubble crashing down again?

Meta executes major layoffs as worries grow over another dot-com crash

Your life is about to change, but first, here are the steps you need to take before you claim your Powerball prize in this week's Five For Friday.

5 things to do if you win the $1.5B Powerball jackpot

The fact that the economy is the top issue for voters this election comes as no surprise, and voters seem to favor Republicans to fix it.

The economy is voters’ top issue. Here’s how it’s changed since the 2020 election.

The Fed hiked its benchmark interest rate by 75 basis point for the fourth straight meeting, sending the target rate to 3.75%-4%, its highest since 2008.

Fed spikes interest rate again by 0.75% but hints at slowing pace

Elon Musk wasted no time putting his stamp on Twitter this week, moving in everything including the kitchen sink and firing top executives.

Free bird: Elon Musk owns Twitter after 6 long months. Here’s what’s next.

Adidas dropped its partnership with rapper and designer Kanye West. We have 5 celebrities that have seen their deals with brands implode.

Adidas dumps Kanye West and 5 other celebrity brand deals that went bust

Inflation is synonymous with the consumer price index. But there's more than one way to measure inflation, and CPI is not the Fed's favorite.

Why the Fed’s favorite inflation gauge is much lower than better known CPI

After two consecutive quarters of negative economic growth in 2022, the latest GDP report suggests the U.S. economy has turned it around in the third.

GDP report: US economy grew 2.6% in Q3 but recession still top of mind

Big Tech dragged down the stock market Wednesday morning after disappointing earnings from Microsoft and Google, with more news on the way.

Big Tech delivers economic warnings as Microsoft, Google profits decline

Hong Kong stocks had their worst day since the global financial crisis after President Xi Jinping stacked China's top governing body with loyalists.

Foreign investors dump Chinese stocks as Xi Jinping tightens power grip

Elon Musk is on his way to taking Twitter from public to private. Here are some huge companies that went the same route in Five for Friday.

Elon Musk ‘overpaying’ to take Twitter private, these 5 went private too

While the U.S. debates whether to create a digital dollar, the international community is busy making breakthroughs in the CBDC space.

Does the US need a digital dollar? Fight drags on, other countries advance

Thanks to new NCAA rules allowing college athletes to cash in on their name, image and likeness (NIL), sports stars are making millions.

Lebron James’ son Bronny signs with Nike plus these 5 athletes cash in on NIL

Months ago, food and energy were blamed for much of inflation, but September's consumer price data tells an alarming story.

Wrong direction: Inflation still breaking records, core prices at 4-decade high

Major retailers like Amazon, Walmart and Target are hoping to entice you to shop early with Black Friday deals in October.

Holiday deals in October? Amazon, Target, Walmart hope you’ll take the bait

The World Bank's David Malpass found himself in the international hot seat after botching his response to allegations he's a climate denier.

World Bank President David Malpass rejects calls to resign over climate flub

U.S. job growth slowed in September but still beat some economists' expectations. The U.S. added 263,000 jobs for the month.

US adds 263,000 jobs in September as unemployment lowers to 3.5%

The Kardashian-Jenner family have been great for brands. But here are the deals that landed them in legal trouble in Five for Friday.

Five times the Kardashian-Jenner clan got in legal trouble over promotions

With a market downturn and world economies teetering on the edge of recession, the Fed has been getting pressure to slow down its rate hike campaign.

Fed has no plan to cut rates next year despite market and global pressure

He's anti-woke, anti-ESG and hopes to shake up the corporate world. Activist investor Vivek Ramaswamy is backed by some big-time billionaires.

How rising anti-ESG crusader Ramaswamy is shaking up corporate America

Elon Musk has agreed to buy Twitter for his original offer price of $54.20 per share ahead of a contentious courtroom battle.

Elon Musk agrees to buy Twitter at original $44 billion price

OPEC+, a powerful alliance of some of the world's largest oil producers, is considering cutting oil production by a million barrels a day.

If OPEC+ cuts oil production, Russia stands to benefit from higher prices

The Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq are all in a bear market. We have the former hot Wall Street trends that are slowing down in Five for Friday.

Five Wall Street trends screeching to a halt in the bear market

The bears see more bad news ahead, with Ned Davis Research updating its global recession model to 98% probability.

Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq in bear market with global recession highly probable