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  • The Marketplace-Edison poll found that 30% of those who said that they have or will vote for Trump are not at all worried about COVID-19. Above, visitors in New Orleans walk past face mask signs along Decatur Street in July.
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    The most recent Marketplace-Edison Research Poll results are out. The Economic Anxiety Index® is down only a sliver from its all-time high in the spring. And, what you need to know about a federally funded extension of jobless benefits.

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  • A shopper talks on her mobile phone as she walks past a sign displaying the Local COVID Alert Level as "Medium", on a bus-stop along Victoria Street, central London on October 15, 2020, as Londoners face more stringent novel coronavirus COVID-19 restrictions as the number of cases rises.
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    The company behind boy band BTS launches on the stock market in South Korea days after the K-pop group topped the Billboard chart. A second major airline CEO quits. Disagreement over fishing is holding up post-Brexit talks.

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  • Citigroup's net income of $3.2 billion, or $1.40 per share, topped analyst expectations for the third quarter.
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    Quarterly results show most big banks beating expectations. Plus, what would be the consequences of an undercount on the 2020 census? And, how Black-owned restaurants in North Texas are faring given the pandemic and social justice movement.

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  • Are November doorbuster sales a good idea during a pandemic?
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    On the CDC list of high-risk activities during the fall holidays? Shopping in crowded stores on Thanksgiving or the day after. Plus, quarterly results from the big banks. And, the potential for disappointment when it comes to the iPhone 12.

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  • Economic reforms in Shenzhen have helped China become the world's second-largest economy.
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    President Xi Jinping wants the Shenzhen special economic zone to be a powerhouse for technology. Europe’s “traffic light” system to ease COVID-19 travel. The need for more cold storage for vaccine distribution.

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  • We’re starting to see higher-than-expected profits from companies for last quarter
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    A Big Pharma company has fine results from last quarter even as it runs into a coronavirus vaccine setback. Plus, Disney is reorganizing to boost streaming platforms. And, a tool to make it easier for humans to communicate with dogs.

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  • A global plan to phase out fossil fuels
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    The International Energy Agency’s plan for countries to move toward more renewable energy. Plus, optimism among small businesses is up, sharply, but not for all. And, even during pandemic, Halloween haunted houses survive.

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  • Professor Robert Wilson, one of two recipients of this year's Nobel prize in economics, says auctions are used for more than just livestock sales these days.
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    Professor Robert Wilson says auction theory affects our everyday lives, from house prices to phone networks. Australia investigates if China has stopped importing its coal. Who benefits from Prime Day?

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  • Harrison's $57 million is highest quarterly fundraising total for any Senate candidate in U.S. history.
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    Plus, why markets are doing well despite a coronavirus relief package impasse. The U.S. economists who won the Nobel Prize for their work with auctions. And, how a popular pilgrimage site for Catholics has struggled in the pandemic.

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