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Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio at a press conference before the 3rd vote on his speakership bid on Friday.
Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio at a press conference before the 3rd vote on his speakership bid on Friday.
  • Jim Jordan hemorrhaged even more votes during the third vote on his speakership bid on Friday.
  • It's the lowest percentage of votes for the majority party's nominee since 1859.
  • Here are the 25 Republicans who voted against him this time.

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DoorDash drivers hope to earn more tips with the app's new post-checkout tipping feature
Contractors for DoorDash, Instacart, and other gig-work apps turn to their favorite YouTube creators for information and stories that they can relate to.
  • Gig workers for Instacart, DoorDash, and other apps tend to have their favorite YouTubers.
  • With no colleagues or bosses, gig work can be lonely, creating an opportunity for YouTube creators.
  • Two gig workers with followings on YouTube told



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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang will deliver second quarter earnings on Wednesday as demand for processors driving the generative AI era booms.
Jensen Huang says he still "tricks" his brain everyday into approaching business with the mindset, "How hard can it be?"
  • Starting a company is difficult, and Jensen Huang says he wouldn't do it again if he had to go back.
  • The Nvidia CEO said on the "Acquired" podcast it was "a million times harder than I expected."
  • "To this day, I trick my brain into thinking, 'How



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A laptop displaying an open Slack window is shown from a top-down view with a person's hands just visible on the keyboard. The Amazon logo is overlaid, partially transparent, on top of the image.
Amazon shut down a Slack channel about performance-improvement plans.
  • Amazon deleted a Slack channel about the company's performance-improvement plans.
  • The channel let workers share information about the company's Focus and Pivot programs.
  • A company spokesperson said channels can be deleted by an owner or sometimes at a member's request.

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Derrick Van Orden
Rep. Derrick Van Orden arrives to a House Republican Conference meeting in the U.S. Capitol on the speaker of the House nomination on Thursday, October 12, 2023.
  • GOP Rep. Derrick Van Orden quietly left Washington, DC on Thursday to go to Israel.
  • Van Orden has been a supporter of Rep. Jim Jordan's speakership bid.
  • Without Van Orden's vote, Jordan's

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Polish zloty
People look at a pyramid of Polish zlotys in 2010.
  • The Polish zloty is this week's top performing currency, rising 2.4% since national elections were held.
  • The votes put the pro-European coalition in power, bringing the potential to unlock EU funding.
  • Warsaw's WIG20 stock index gained nearly 3%, in contrast to declines in other emerging markets.

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An EV charging cord turning into a plateauing trend line
  • Automakers are scrambling to react to a shift in demand for expensive battery-powered vehicles.
  • The EV segment has enjoyed a long period of exponential growth.
  • But that pace of growth is slowing, leaving some wondering if carmakers pushed EVs too early.

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NYSE trader
  • The stock market just flashed a contrarian buy signal as investors turn extremely bearish.
  • Bank of America highlighted that its proprietary Bull and Bear Indicator entered "Buy" territory this week.
  • The stock market has historically seen a median gain of 5% after this buy indicator flashed.

Another buy signal just flashed for the stock market as investor positioning turns