Trump returns to South Carolina Oct. 29 for a Rock Hill rally, eight days after Pendleton. Venue TBA. Early voting ends Oct. 31. Link in bio

Microsoft just offered buyouts to about 60,000 employees, a quarter of its workforce. Eligible is not the same as leaving. Here's what's real: Link in bio

Microsoft just offered a voluntary buyout to ~60,000 employees, 27% of its workforce. It's an offer, not a layoff, and the AI spending bill is the backdrop. Earnings Wednesday. Link in bio

Audi's CEO joined Trump on stage to announce a $4B Georgia plant. Germany's union boss called it "embarrassing." The VW board still has to approve the factory. Link in bio

Final screen tests for the next James Bond are reportedly under way in London. Lowden and Turner keep coming up. Amazon MGM is saying nothing. My take: the tux fits more than one of them. Link in bio

Apple 'cut 400+ jobs'? That total isn't confirmed. Reported so far: ~200 in Aug, plus program managers and a few directors in Sept. Ternus wants a leaner Apple. What's real: Link in bio

JD Vance returns to Texas Thursday for a Weatherford rally, his 3rd in a month. CBS poll has the Senate race at 51-49, inside the margin of error. Link in bio

Gas is still over $4 a gallon one week before the midterms, and 73% of likely voters disapprove of how it's being handled. Diesel at $6+ is the quiet part. Link in bio

Futures are up, but the real tests are Wednesday: a Fed decision (a hold is ~88% priced in) and Microsoft and Alphabet earnings. The December signal is the whole ballgame. Link in bio

No, Texas didn't "just" ban lab-grown meat. SB 261 is from June 2025, expires in 2027, and is in federal court. Here's the real timeline: Link in bio

Midterm vote count trust: 74% in one poll, 46% in another. The party split has flipped since 2022. Here's why the numbers differ: Link in bio

Eight days out: forecasters all favor Democrats in the House, but disagree wildly on the Senate (56% to 76%). And AI deepfake ads are the wild card. Link in bio

Anthropic just filed for an IPO. $16.3B revenue in six months, more than all of 2025. The price and date? Still unknown. Link in bio

I'll say it: Texas is not messing around. CECO and International Bancshares just moved from Nasdaq to the Texas Stock Exchange. Same tickers, new home. Link in bio

A jet broker that ran celebrity ads 'paused' all flights. 10 federal suits now allege $6.2M in losses; some claim $150M is exposed. Allegations, not findings. Prepay = you're a lender. Link in bio

Dan Gilbert pledged $1B to rebuild Detroit's RenCen through a nonprofit, no profit for him. The catch: it's mostly the $1B already planned, and taxpayers are still asked for $548M. Link in bio

Miami stays No. 1 in the AP Top 25, the only team that didn't move. Ohio State jumps to No. 2 while idle, BYU falls six. Three unbeatens left. Link in bio

That "new" Netflix binge is a year old. The Beast in Me premiered Nov 2025. The real news: Season 2 is ordered with Claire Danes. Rhys? Not confirmed. Link in bio

Barclays: profit up 12%, 5,000 jobs gone. The CEO calls AI "the icing on the cake." Funny how the icing always seems to land on payroll. Link in bio

Brazil's runoff isn't a 2022 rematch. Jair Bolsonaro is jailed and can't vote. His son Flávio faces Lula, and round one was 47% to 45%. No winner yet. Link in bio