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I’m Austen. I like finding stories about business, AI, money and Georgia that are worth a closer look.
I’ll share what caught my attention, why it matters, and the occasional travel find or glimpse of life along the way.
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Just like that, an estimated $2.3 trillion in U.S. stock market value wiped out today.
Is this the beginning of the end for AI? And is the US economy headed for recession?
#StockMarket #Economy #ai
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If this scenario holds: Democrats +47 House seats, +9 Senate seats. A net gain of 56—larger than their 1974 and 2018 midterm swings, behind Republicans’ 1994 and 2010 gains.
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Before attributing every Wednesday market move to the election, check the clock: ADP at 8:15 ET, trade at 8:30, ISM services at 10, plus Treasury's refunding announcement. Several different stories can hit the same price chart.
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Will @realDonaldTrump and a Democratic Congress be able to work together?
#Democrats are projected to take both the House and Senate. Now comes the hard part: tackling the issues Americans care about most.
Here’s what’s on the line 👇👇 1/8
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Major Governor Flips:
🟥 → 🟦 Texas governor: Gina Hinojosa defeats Greg Abbott
🟥 → 🟦 Georgia governor: Keisha Lance Bottoms defeats Rick Jackson
🟥 → 🟦 Ohio governor: Amy Acton defeats Vivek Ramaswamy
🟥 → 🟦 Iowa governor: Rob Sand defeats Zach Lahn
🟦 → 🟥 Guam governor: Tony Ada defeats Therese Terlaje
Major Senate Flips:
🟥 → 🟦 Texas Senate: James Talarico defeats Ken Paxton
🟥 → 🟦 South Carolina Senate: Annie Andrews defeats Darline Graham
🟥 → 🟦 Kansas Senate: Adam Hamilton defeats Roger Marshall
🟥 → 🟦 North Carolina Senate: Roy Cooper defeats Michael Whatley
🟥 → 🟦 Ohio Senate: Sherrod Brown defeats Jon Husted
🟥 → 🟦 Iowa Senate: Josh Turek defeats Ashley Hinson
Major House Flips:
🟥 → 🟦 Indiana House, District 5: J.D. Ford defeats Victoria Spartz
🟥 → 🟦 Ohio House, District 15: Don Leonard defeats Mike Carey
🟥 → 🟦 Pennsylvania House, District 7: Bob Brooks defeats Ryan Mackenzie
🟥 → 🟦 Pennsylvania House, District 8: Paige Cognetti defeats Rob Bresnahan
🟥 → 🟦 Pennsylvania House, District 10: Janelle Stelson defeats Scott Perry
🟥 → 🟦 North Carolina House, District 11: Jamie Ager defeats Jennifer Balkcom
🟥 → 🟦 Kentucky House, District 6: Zach Dembo defeats Ralph Alvarado
🟥 → 🟦 Texas House, District 15: Bobby Pulido defeats Monica De La Cruz
Not looking good for Republicans...or Donald Trump for that matter. Democrats are projected to take control of the house.
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Interesting: Rick Jackson's campaign committee reported spending $213.1 Million while Kiesha Lance Bottoms' reported spending $11.4 Million. Jackson outspent her nearly 19 to 1. #GeorgiaGovernor
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Democrats need a net gain of 3 seats to flip the House and 4 to flip the Senate. Roy Cooper has already flipped a Republican-held Senate seat in North Carolina.
In the early count, 36 House races and 3 Senate races were within 5 points. We could be watching both chambers of Congress change hands.
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Republicans have held the governors seat in Georgia for the last 24 years. It appears that changes tonight.
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Anthropic committed $100m to train 10,000 deployment engineers by end-2027. Even the company selling the AI is funding people to get it working inside businesses. The implementation line in the budget deserves some respect.
anthropic.com/news/claude-fr…
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Storm-damaged timber might still have a second life. A new $7.4M Georgia Tech project will explore turning it into useful products while strengthening South Georgia’s supply chains. South Georgia State and Wiregrass are involved, too.
news.gatech.edu/news/2026/10…
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Have an AI idea but need help building it? Georgia Tech’s North Star AI Labs just opened publicly, with hands-on programs and connections to engineers and students. A useful Georgia find for founders who don’t already have a tech team.
news.gatech.edu/news/2026/10…
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Apple's earnings call is at 5 ET. Put share count next to the buyback total. Dollars spent repurchasing stock tell a different story if new shares are being issued at the same time. The net change deserves a look.
investor.apple.com/investor-…
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Audi’s proposed $4B Georgia factory could bring about 4,500 jobs. VW board approval is still pending. Beyond the cars, there’s a bigger local story to watch: the suppliers and small businesses that could grow around it.
investing.com/news/stock-mar…
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Your flight gets cheaper after you book. Usually, you never know. Startups are now using AI to track those drops and pursue refunds or airline credits. Worth a look, but check the fees and fare rules before counting the savings.
marketscreener.com/news/as-u…
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Apple finally put a touchscreen on a MacBook Pro. OLED, too. It arrives Nov. 6. The interesting part will be whether touch becomes something people actually use every day or just another way to leave fingerprints on a very expensive screen. 😂
apple.com/newsroom/2026/10/a…
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Georgia's 911 amendment would let lawmakers dedicate certain existing revenues to a fund reserved for emergency 911 systems, with money carrying forward rather than lapsing. The finance question is how tightly future budgets should earmark that money.
sos.ga.gov/sites/default/fil…
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