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Veterans Day seemed like the appropriate time to take a deep dive into America's position as a superpower and the top threats to preserving it. |
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The biggest tech threats to America's status as a superpower Almost lost amid the all the inflation and infrastructure news of recent weeks was a story that should shake Americans to their core. An intelligence report examined the biggest threats to the U.S. as a global superpower and the results were frightening. As it turns out, the biggest factors aren't guns and tanks or dollars and resources, but tech and the nation's ability to defend it. The list of key technologies includes artificial intelligence, autonomous systems, bioscience, quantum computing, and semiconductors. SEE WHY THESE TECH INDUSTRIES ARE VITAL FOR THE US
Biden taking a victory lap before signing infrastructure bill President Joe Biden might not be an expert at math, but he knows how to read his poll numbers. And the latest sagging ratings have the president ready to get out of Washington and make his case to the American people how his Build Back Better plan will help.. Having watched his favorability ratings dip to as low as 38% in recent polls, Biden is taking a pat-on-the-back victory lap before signing it into law. He also hopes to rally support for the bill and his fellow Democrats who backed it, but the truth is their success or failure may ride on the social spending bill they haven't passed. SEE WHERE BIDEN PLANS TO GO TO SHOW OFF HIS BILL
Going public? What you need to know before your IPO The Veteran's Day break for the stock markets provided a good pause for reflection after all the twist and turns equities have taken during the pandemic. IBT thought it a good time to provide some insight from a veteran investor with an insider's perspective. Mark S. McNally of Nobody Studios provides entrepreneurs with behind-the-boardroom-door insights about the do's and don'ts of taking your company public. He should know; he's helped launch 14 IPOs and learned lessons the hard way so you don't have to. TEN THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE GOING PUBLIC
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Markets
| DJIA | 35,921.23 | -0.44% |
| S&P 500 | 4,649.27 | 0.06% |
| Nasdaq Composite | 15,704.28 | 0.52% |
| Japan: Nikkei 225 | 29,612.21 | 1.14% |
| UK: FTSE 100 | 7,384.18 | 0.60% |
| Crude Oil Futures | 80.99 | -0.74% |
| Gold Futures | 1,858.00 | -0.32% |
| Yen | 114.27 | 0.18% |
| Euro | 1.14 | -0.08% | | * As of market close |
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COP26 closes with solutions up in the air
The two-week United Nations' COP26 summit to fight climate change concludes today with lots of plans and promises but with few solid solutions. As world leaders depart to implement the agreements they have made, there are still lots of unresolved issues to be addressed. In addition to powers like China, India and Russia refusing to sign off on global agreements, many of the nations that did sign on are likely to change their tunes once they return to the economic realities at home. The sticker shock of the trillions-dollar price tag may make nations gag. "The truth is that the atmosphere doesn't care about commitments," one activist warned the delegation. "It only cares about what we put into it or stop putting into it. Humanity will not be saved by promises." FIND OUT THE ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADDRESSED AT COP26
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Roku still in a standoff with YouTube TV
If you are among the 4 million subscribers to YouTube TV streaming through Roku, you might want to start shopping around for alternatives. Google and Roku are involved in a high-stakes stare-down over the next round of contract agreements that could result in a split by Dec. 9. In a highly publicized negotiation that has seen Google accuse Roku of playing hardball and Roku claim Google is demanding access to customer data, the fast-approaching deadline shows little chance for a renewal. The current plan is for those already using the service to be grandfathered into the deal, but newcomers could be locked out. SEE WHAT ROKU USERS NEED TO KNOW ABOUT YOUTUBE TV
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Lawmaker skips anti-vax rally with COVID
Did you hear the one about the GOP lawmaker who couldn't show up to the anti-vaccine rally he helped organize because (punchline alert) he caught COVID-19? It certainly sounds like a joke about instant anti-science justice but it actually happened to Rep. Jeff Hoverson, R-N.D. After planning the We The People Rally to protest President Joe Biden's vaccine mandates, Hoverson came down with "a really bad flu" (aka COVID) and had to call in sick for the march on the state capitol in Bismarck, one of the nation's hottest spots. We wish Hoverson a speedy recovery, but instead of the vaccine he got a big dose of karma. FIND OUT WHAT HOVERSON TWEETED TO SEND HIS REGRETS
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Infrastructure week
On this day in 1936, the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge opened. Who ceremonially opened the bridge, and in what unique fashion? Thursday's answer: The 1918 signing of the Armistice ending World War II was held at Paris' iconic Arc de Triomphe on the 11th day of the 11th month at the 11th hour (hence Veteran's Day is honored on 11/11).
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Starting Fast Start
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