Why Entrepreneurs are Turning to Refurbished MacBook Pros for Efficiency
You get premium specs and professional performance for $1,570 off.
Entrepreneur 
Big Tech Faces Tough Questions Over the A.I. Spending Spree
Investors have rewarded tech giants for investing heavily in the technology. But bubble concerns are growing.
NYT Business 
UPS CFO on Amazon pullback and driving a growth strategy
Brian Dykes explains why UPS is prioritizing profitability over volume, and how refocusing its network is delivering results.
FORTUNE 
Week of Oct. 20 Morning News Ratings: Today Is No. 1 in Demo
The gap between Today and GMA stretched to 76,000 demo viewers.
Adweek 
Anheuser-Busch boosts Folds of Honor with new donations across major sports events for First Responders Day
Anheuser-Busch continued its longtime support of Folds of Honor, donating during major sports events to fund scholarships for families of fallen heroes and first responders.
FOX Business 
Startup Hercle raises $10 million to build out stablecoin-based global money transfers
The firm uses stablecoin technology to help payment providers and commodity traders send money around the globe.
Zohran Mamdani Is Marketing Politics Like a Brand
Zohran Mamdani’s campaign is worth studying, not for its policies, but for its marketing.
You can expect a 0.25% cut from the Fed, says Wall Street, but little economic insight from Powell—after all, he’s not got much to go on
"Chair Powell’s press conference will pivot away from economic data—given its scarcity—and instead focus on balance sheet policy, the policy framework review, and financial stability," Deutsche Bank says.
Wall Street is in a risk-on mood as it waits for Powell to deliver on the ‘Fed put’
“Earlier this month, markets shifted more towards a 'central back put' regime," Christian Mueller-Glissmann at Goldman wrote in a note to clients.
In a world of crypto and ‘exotic instruments’, traditional exchanges are thinking about how they ‘stay relevant’
At the Fortune Global Forum in Riyadh, exchange heads trade notes about uncertainty, new competition, and Labubu.
Week of Oct. 20 Evening News Ratings: CBS Records Double-Digit Growth
The CBS news comes as John Dickerson is set to depart the network.
Paramount to Lay Off 2,000 Employees
The job cuts are the result of a merger with Skydance, the Hollywood studio founded by David Ellison.
Paramount CEO Memo Calls Mass Layoffs ‘Necessary’
The company is planning on cutting around 2,000 roles overall.
Everyone thinks AI is replacing factory workers, but Amazon’s layoffs show it’s coming for middle management first
As Amazon slashes 14,000 white-collar roles and the U.S. approaches a million job cuts this year, AI’s first major labor casualty might be emerging.
Museum Workers Feel Happier, but Burnout and Low Pay Still Loom
Employee satisfaction has improved over the last few years, according to a new survey, but the field is troubled by low pay, burnout and “new culture wars.”
Toyota Says $10 Billion U.S. Investment Touted by Trump Isn’t New
Japanese officials have called into question some elements of the flurry of big new investments announced by President Trump during his Japan visit.