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Red Sea Shipping Threat Persists Despite Fewer Indiscriminate Attacks
NSA Puts Post-Quantum Security Questions Into Vendor Procurement
Gas prices fall below $4 a gallon for first time since July
Drivers are getting some relief at the pump, but they are still paying about 91 cents a gallon more than they did a year ago.
Small-business optimism holds just below average as owners wait out uncertainty
Main Street owners report weak earnings and tough credit, but more of them say now is a good time to expand.
Consumer prices rise 0.4% in October, more than expected
Grocery and restaurant prices jumped in the first inflation report since the midterm elections, raising the odds of another Fed rate hike.
California voters reject billionaire wealth tax
Proposition 40 would have imposed a one-time 5% tax on the net worth of about 200 of the state's richest residents.

Economy grows at 3.4% pace in third quarter on consumer spending and AI investment
Growth beat forecasts and was the fastest in a year, even as higher fuel costs from the Iran war weighed on households.
Retailers forecast record $1 trillion holiday season, with inflation doing some of the lifting
The National Retail Federation expects sales to grow 4.2% in November and December, but higher prices account for about half of that.