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US Airfares Up About 25% This Summer, and Airline CEOs Say the Prices Are Staying

US airfares rose about 25% this summer compared with 2025, and United's and Delta's chief executives say the higher prices will last even if fuel costs fall. Airlines are adding premium seats to protect margins squeezed by jet fuel costs tied to the war with Iran. Holiday fares are already running 22% to 39% above last year.

Bezos Predicts AI Will Let Some Families Live on a Three-Day Workweek, While Amazon Cuts Corporate Jobs

In a recent Fox News interview, Jeff Bezos said AI-driven productivity could let some workers support a family on three days a week and could produce labor shortages instead of mass unemployment. Amazon, meanwhile, plans over $200 billion in capital spending this year and has cut an estimated 30,000 corporate roles since late last year. Bezos offered no timeline or data for the shift he describes.

Hundreds Rally in Latvia Against Russian Grain Transit as Prime Minister Promises Bill Barring New Contracts

Hundreds of protesters and an estimated 200 vehicles gathered in Jēkabpils on Saturday, Nov. 7, demanding Latvia end Russian grain transit by rail. Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs joined them and promised a bill blocking new contracts, while saying a Latvia-only ban won't work without the EU. Organizer Gundars Kalve has given the government two weeks before a Nov. 22 escalation.

Australia's Chris Bowen Chairs COP31 Negotiations From Monday as 503 Academics Demand an End to New Coal and Gas Approvals

Chris Bowen, Australia's climate minister, will run the negotiating table at COP31 in Antalya, Turkey, from Monday, Nov. 9, while his country exports about US$98bn a year in coal and gas. A 503-academic open letter and two UN human rights investigators are pressing Canberra on new approvals, and a Hunter Valley mine decision is pending.

U.S. News Survey: 65% of Americans Plan to Cut Necessities Spending to Pay for Holiday Gifts

A U.S. News & World Report survey finds 65% of Americans plan to reduce spending on necessities to afford holiday shopping, and a separate Thrivent/Ipsos poll shows 68% cutting at least one holiday expense. Travel and gift lists are taking the hits, with airfares up 23.4% in a year. Planned gift budgets are roughly flat, which means higher prices are buying less.

FAA Says Digital Towers Now Operational at Bartow, Florida, and Kenai, Alaska

The FAA announced Friday, Nov. 6, that camera-based digital air traffic control towers are operational at Bartow Executive Airport in Florida and Kenai Municipal Airport in Alaska, with five more airports to follow. The agency pitches the systems as a cheaper way to bring air traffic control to smaller fields. FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford faces House questions next week on the $12.5 billion modernization effort and the administration's request for another $30 billion.

France's Fourth Straight Weekend of Cost-of-Living Protests Draws 146,000 by Government Count, Unions Say 250,000

About 146,000 people marched across France on Saturday, Nov. 7, including 46,000 in Paris, according to the Interior Ministry. Unions claim 250,000. Turnout is well below the 575,000 the ministry counted at Thursday's strike, but clashes still broke out in Paris and Lyon.

Musk Says Tesla Will Wind Down Cybertruck Production in Mid-2027 as Full-Size EV Pickup Sales Fall 53%

Elon Musk said Friday, Nov. 6, that Tesla will wind down Cybertruck production at Gigafactory Texas around the middle of next year to make room for the Cybercab. Cox Automotive data shows the six electric pickups it tracks sold about 32,500 units through September, down 53% from a year earlier. Tesla has not said whether the truck will be built anywhere else.

Amazon's $309.5M Return Settlement: Shoppers Not Already Flagged Must File Claims by Dec. 1

Amazon agreed to a $309.5 million settlement over returns that were never refunded, underpaid, or charged a second time, and it denies any wrongdoing. Customers Amazon's own records flag are paid automatically. Everyone else has until Dec. 1, 2026 to file a claim, and the final approval hearing is set for March 16, 2027.

Oil Falls 13% in Election Week, Shrinking Alaska's Iran-War Revenue Windfall Before a New Governor Takes Over

Brent crude settled Friday, Nov. 6, at $98.32 a barrel, about 13% lower on the week, trimming the extra oil revenue Alaska was set to collect from the Iran war. Prices are still above the state's $75 budget assumption, so a surplus is possible, but the incoming governor will have eight days in office before the first budget deadline.

France's Nov. 5 Strike Put 70,000 Police on the Streets and Took 16% of Teachers Off the Job

Since students began protesting school conditions in September, the movement has grown into a union-backed strike over wages and public services. The Nov. 5 walkout kept 81 high schools blockaded by the government's count, 1,000 by students' count, and left 53 officers injured. President Macron's government still has to pass a belt-tightening budget through a divided parliament, with public debt near 120% of GDP and a presidential election about five months away.

Zillow Counts Record 242 U.S. Cities Where a Starter Home Costs $1 Million or More

Zillow's June report found 242 cities where the typical starter home runs $1 million or more, triple the 80 before the pandemic. The Northeast is adding them fastest, and Zillow blames a decade-long housing shortage colliding with a surge in demand.

S&P 500 Falls 4.4% Thursday as Trump Blames Democrats' Midterm Win

Democrats won the House and Senate on Tuesday, Nov. 3, and the S&P 500 dropped 4.4% on Thursday, its worst day since April 2025. Trump blames the election. Others point to the Iran war, record diesel prices and 3.7% inflation. The first hard test is Jan. 3, when a Democratic Senate takes over and gets a say on Fed nominees.

Wyden Names Canada Tariffs as First Target of Democrats' Repeal Push, With Trump's Veto Threat Looming

Three days after a midterm sweep that handed Democrats both chambers, Sen. Ron Wyden says repealing the Canada tariffs is the opening move in rolling back Trump's trade agenda, though a repeal still needs a veto-proof two-thirds vote. Trump has said he will 'veto everything,' and what is left of the tariffs rests on laws Congress can only override with legislation.

Voters Backed Limits on Data Centers in 40 of 41 Local Ballot Measures on Nov. 3. Harwood, N.D., Was the Exception

Across 10 states, voters approved moratoriums, bans or tighter rules on data centers in 40 of 41 local contests on Nov. 3, according to Ballotpedia. The lone holdout, Harwood, North Dakota, rejected a review requirement by about 75% while a 160-acre Oracle-linked campus is already being built there. More votes are scheduled for December in Arkansas and North Dakota.

Lame-Duck Congress Faces Dec. 11 Funding Deadline and Up to $1 Trillion in Add-On Spending Proposals

With the midterms over, Congress has until Dec. 11 to fund the government, and the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget estimates proposals on the table could add $200 billion or more temporarily, or nearly $1 trillion permanently. The debt-limit fight is already being framed as a lever against Iran war spending. A Senate vote on an energy permitting bill is set for Monday, Nov. 9.

Buttigieg on $15 Minimum Wage and Small Business Harm: 'I'm Not Interested in Who It Hurts'

Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg told the PBD Podcast he cares about who a higher minimum wage helps, not who it hurts, after host Patrick Bet-David raised small-business costs. The exchange revives an argument over a $17 federal bill from Sanders and Scott that would phase in a higher wage by 2030.

China Copper Premiums Hit Multiyear Highs as Smelter Cuts Tighten Spot Supply

Spot copper in China now trades at its highest premium to futures since 2021, and the Yangshan import premium hit a record $210 a tonne. People familiar with the matter say Trafigura is lining up large volumes for Asia in November and December. Analysts tie the squeeze to supply, not demand, and Wood Mackenzie expects global mine supply to grow by more than 5% next year.

Ten Years After Paris, UN Says 1.5°C Goal Is Lost as Coal-Reliant Turkey Prepares to Host COP31

The Paris Agreement marked its tenth anniversary on Nov. 4 with the UN Environment Programme declaring the 1.5°C goal out of reach without overshoot. Leaders are due in Antalya, Turkey next week for COP31, hosted by Europe's largest coal power generator. The treaty has no enforcement power, and its next test is whether governments will pay for the cuts they promise.

China's Central Bank Adds 830,000 Ounces of Gold in October, 24th Straight Month of Buying

The People's Bank of China raised its gold reserves to 78.30 million ounces in October, even as the metal fell almost 7% and ended the month below $4,000. The World Gold Council now projects 2026 central-bank buying will at least match last year's 848 tons.

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