#01Tech2–3 minJensen Huang admits an affair as Nvidia's board probes whether he was a Chinese intelligence targetNvidia CEO Jensen Huang told employees in a Sunday email on November 8 that he was unfaithful to his wife.▾
#02Politics2–3 minStephen Miller takes over as White House chief of staff Monday as Jeffries vows Democrats won't work with himTrump announced on Truth Social on November 6 that deputy chief of staff for policy Stephen Miller becomes White House chief of staff on Monday, November 9, replacing Susie Wiles.▾
#03Politics2 minAttorney General Blanche warns Democrats to stop threatening officials and donors, leaving the door open to a probeAttorney General Todd Blanche went on CNN's "State of the Union" and "Fox News Sunday" on November 8, a day after Trump ordered the Justice …▾
#04Politics2–3 minDemocrats plan probes of Musk, Miller and corporate America as Jeffries backs impeaching HegsethFresh off their midterm wins, Democrats have drawn up the probes they plan once they take committee gavels in January.▾
#05Geopolitics2–3 minTrump says new Iran strikes are 'highly unlikely' if talks progress as Rubio calls Tehran's demands outrageousIn a roughly 20-minute CNN phone interview on November 8, Trump said five times that new strikes on Iran are "highly unlikely" if talks on its nuclear program and reopening Hormuz make real progress.▾
#06Geopolitics2 minIran's Revolutionary Guard says three tankers caught fire in Hormuz as a tanker off Oman's Khasab is hitIran's Revolutionary Guard said on November 8 that three tankers caught fire in the Strait of Hormuz, calling them "non-compliant" ships usi…▾
#07Geopolitics2 minPope Leo XIV lands in Argentina, the first papal visit in 39 years, and is met by MileiPope Leo XIV landed in Buenos Aires on November 8 for the second leg of a 12-day South America trip and was greeted by President Javier Milei, who then met him privately.▾
#08Society1–2 minTwo trains collide south of Cairo in Egypt, killing at least seven and injuring 112Egypt's health ministry said two passenger trains collided on November 8 near Al-Ayyat in Giza, south of Cairo, killing seven and injuring 112.▾
#09Markets2 minING auctions about $500 million of data center loans, including a Stargate site stake, with bids due November 19ING is auctioning roughly a dozen data center loans worth about $500 million through a bids-wanted list, with a $10 million minimum and bids due November 19.▾
#10Markets2 minApollo is set to control about $75 billion of AI chips, more than any neocloudApollo is set to control about $75 billion of AI chips through two financing deals.▾
#11Society2 minEmployers cited AI for just 1,265 US job cuts in October, the lowest monthly total of 2026Challenger, Gray & Christmas says US employers announced 43,994 job cuts in October, up 2% from September's 43,281 but down 71% from a year earlier, the lowest October since 2023.▾
#12Policy2 minDemocrats plan data center power-bill and AI liability laws after blocking a bipartisan ratepayer bill in SeptemberDemocrats plan a wave of AI bills once they control Congress: shielding consumers from data-center-driven power bills, requiring independent testing of advanced AI systems, and clarifying when AI companies are liable for harm.▾
#13US-China-Taiwan1–2 min美智庫指中共三大戰區艦隊罕見協同 西太平洋逾百艘船艦 疑模擬孤立台灣美國企業研究所與戰爭研究所11月6日發布《中國與台灣情勢更新》，評估中共可能正進行一場未公開宣布的大規模演習，模擬包圍並孤立台灣，規模超過2025年12月底的「正義使命-2025」。 報告指出，東部、北部與南部三大戰區的水面兵力出現協同跡象。▾
#14Immigration1–2 min南加華裔母親帶兩子赴移民局按指紋遭ICE拘留 法院禁令下仍被送往德州南加州華裔女子郭麗鳳11月3日帶著4歲與12歲兩個兒子，前往工業市的移民局申請支援中心辦理生物辨識，三人當場遭移民及海關執法局拘留。 她以宗教迫害為由申請庇護，案件仍在審理。▾
#01Geopolitics2 minTrump confirms 'minor' strikes on an Iranian air defense site as CENTCOM disables blockade runner HudaTrump confirmed on November 6 that US forces carried out "minor" strikes on an Iranian air defense site on Qeshm Island, calling the target "a little bit of an anti-aircraft device." It was the first acknowledged strike since the midterms.▾
#02Geopolitics2 minBeijing confirms it is discussing a Xi-Trump-Putin meeting ahead of the November 18 APEC summit in ShenzhenChinese foreign ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said on November 7 that Beijing "is in communication with relevant parties regarding a meeting…▾
#03Tech2 minNYT finds Chinese firms cleared to handle Nvidia H200 chips had empty offices and links to blacklisted companiesThe New York Times reported on November 7 that the Commerce Department cleared roughly two dozen Chinese firms to buy or handle Nvidia's H200, including Baidu, BYD and Tesla Shanghai.▾
#04Policy2 minHUD count puts US homelessness at 698,425, down 6.3% for the largest drop on recordHUD said on November 6 that its January point-in-time count found 698,425 people homeless on a single night, down 6.3% from a year earlier. HUD calls it the largest annual decline on record.▾
#05Politics2 minFederal judge orders New York City to honor an ICE subpoena for Bronx shelter residents with serious recordsUS District Judge Lewis Kaplan issued a 12-page ruling on November 6 enforcing an ICE administrative subpoena for information on residents of a Bronx shelter.▾
#06Policy2 minInterior weighs a major realignment of the Park Service and Fish and Wildlife, shifting headquarters staff to the fieldThe Washington Post reported on November 7, citing internal documents, that the administration is weighing a major reorganization of the National Park Service and the Fish and Wildlife Service.▾
#07Geopolitics2 minZaporizhzhia nuclear plant loses off-site power for the 16th time this year, leaning on diesel to cool six reactorsThe Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant lost its external power again on November 8 and switched to backup diesel generators to cool six shut-down reactors.▾
#08Geopolitics2 minParaguay's Senate removes Peña 44-0 and he is put under house arrest as Vice President Alliana takes overParaguay's Senate voted 44-0 on November 6 to remove President Santiago Peña for misconduct, and Vice President Pedro Alliana took office.▾
#09Market2 minBerkshire buys back a record $9.6 billion in the third quarter as operating profit falls 5.8%Berkshire Hathaway reported on November 7 that third-quarter operating earnings fell 5.8% to $12.7 billion, mainly because insurance underwriting profit dropped 43%.▾
#10Market2 minWeek ahead: October CPI and CoreWeave earnings on Tuesday as Anthropic may start its IPO roadshowOctober CPI is due Tuesday, November 10. The Cleveland Fed's nowcast points to headline CPI up about 0.24% month on month and core about 0.21%.▾
#11Society2 minParents sue Google, saying Gemini on a school Chromebook discussed a suicide plan with their 13-year-oldParents sued Google on November 4 in Santa Clara County Superior Court.▾
#12Society2 minCharlotte man sues OpenAI, saying ChatGPT gave his estranged wife poison dosing steps; nine claims filedJames Gates, a Charlotte cybersecurity professional, sued OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman in San Francisco Superior Court; the complaint became public on November 5.▾
#13US-China-Taiwan1–2 min眾院三委員會主席要求黃仁勳11月18日閉門簡報 說明與疑似中共情報人員往來眾院外交委員會主席馬斯特、中國特別委員會主席穆勒納爾與情報委員會主席克勞佛，11月4日聯名致函輝達執行長黃仁勳，要求他11月18日出席閉門聯合簡報。 主題是他與Megaspeed高管黃樂的往來。▾
#14Markets1–2 min高盛美股恐慌指數升至9.57 進入極端區間 歷史上三個月後標普平均漲4.6%高盛波動恐慌指數11月5日週四升至9.57（滿分10），越過代表恐慌區的9.5門檻。 單日約5點的跳升是有紀錄以來第三大，連同週三的回落，兩日擺幅為歷來最大。▾
#01Politics2 minTrump orders the Justice Department to look into Democrats he says are threatening officials and GOP donorsTrump on Saturday, November 7, ordered the Justice Department to look into Democrats for "threatening a lot of people" with impeachment and other punishment.▾
#02Politics1–2 minTrump says he offered UFC chief Dana White the press secretary job; a CNN source says White declinedTrump announced on Truth Social on November 7 that he had offered UFC CEO Dana White the press secretary job, calling him a "Warrior." He also asked White to bring several UFC fighters as assistants.▾
#03Policy2 minHouston's mayor orders police to stop holding people on civil ICE warrants as Texas AG Paxton suesHouston Mayor John Whitmire signed an order on November 6 barring police from detaining people solely on civil immigration warrants.▾
#04Geopolitics2 minIsrael's Herzog taps Gadi Eisenkot to form a government, with a bloc that leans on 19 Arab-party seatsIsraeli President Isaac Herzog on November 7 gave opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot the first chance to form a government. After the October 27 election, 67 lawmakers recommended Eisenkot and 46 backed Netanyahu.▾
#05Geopolitics2 minCENTCOM launches Task Force Iron Gate to choke Iran's land-border and Caspian Sea supply routesUS Central Command announced Task Force Iron Gate on November 7, ordered by Adm. Brad Cooper.▾
#06Geopolitics2 minRussia sends a higher-level team to US-mediated Abu Dhabi talks on November 10-11, adding RyabkovUS-mediated trilateral talks with Russia and Ukraine open in Abu Dhabi on November 10-11, the first round since February. Presidential aide Vladimir Medinsky leads Russia's team.▾
#07Geopolitics2 minTaiwan shuts its Papua New Guinea office and stops buying PNG gas, blaming Chinese coercionTaiwan said on November 6 it will close its representative office in Papua New Guinea, withdraw staff and stop buying PNG liquefied natural gas. It blamed Chinese coercion.▾
#08Markets2 minNasdaq logs a fourth straight weekly loss, down 3.37%, as the S&P drops 2.7% and the Dow only 0.9%For the week ended November 6, the Nasdaq fell 3.37%, its fourth straight weekly loss, and stayed in correction territory. The S&P 500 lost about 2.7% and the Dow just 0.9%.▾
#09Markets2 minBrent posts its steepest weekly drop since 2020, down more than 16% to $98.32, on US-Iran deal hopesBrent crude settled at $98.32 a barrel on November 6, down more than 16% for the week, its steepest weekly drop since 2020. WTI settled at $90.83, down nearly 13%.▾
#10Society2 minGunman kills six and wounds 16 in Krakow's Main Market Square; three more bodies found at his homeA gunman drove into Krakow's Main Market Square around 3 p.m. on November 7 and opened fire, killing six and wounding 16.▾
#11Policy2 minOpenAI pledges its own data centers will pay full power and grid costs and drops local NDAsAround November 5, OpenAI published a National Community Compact. Every data-center campus it owns and runs will pay the full cost of power and grid expansion.▾
#12Society2 minWaymo pitches women's safety as robotaxi trips top 500,000 a week and 58% of women riders feel saferWaymo launched a national campaign this month, "Because Women," built around women's ride safety and made by an all-female team.▾
#13Community1–2 min法拉盛164街按摩店華裔女子遭刺身亡 監視器顯示疑為搶劫 警方懸賞追緝身高約188公分男子皇后區法拉盛164街一家按摩店11月6日下午約4點30分發生命案。 警方接獲報案後趕到，發現一名女子頭部與身上多處刀傷、失去意識，當場宣告死亡。▾
#14Markets1–2 minAI股拋售重創選股型避險基金 老虎環球10月跌8.5% 孤松資本跌8.8%彭博引述知情人士報導，市場對AI投資的疑慮在10月重創多檔選股型避險基金。 老虎環球旗艦基金10月下跌約8.5%，今年以來回到持平；孤松資本費前下跌約8.8%，今年以來轉為下跌7.5%。▾
#01Geopolitics2 minRussia fires 36 ballistic missiles and 172 drones at Kyiv three days before Abu Dhabi talksOvernight into Saturday, November 7, Russia fired 36 ballistic missiles and about 172 drones at Kyiv and its region.▾
#02Geopolitics2 minUS offers up to $20 million for Iran nuclear intelligence as Vance runs talks through Qatar and PakistanThe State Department's Rewards for Justice program is offering up to $20 million for information on Iran's nuclear program. It covers facilities, equipment and personnel, including scientists.▾
#03Geopolitics2 minAEI says the PLA may be running an unannounced Taiwan encirclement drill larger than Justice Mission 2025The American Enterprise Institute assessed on November 6 that China may be running a large, unannounced exercise simulating the encirclement and isolation of Taiwan.▾
#04US-China2 minUS sanctions two Chinese firms for supplying Cuba's military as Beijing vows 'all necessary measures'On November 5, Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control blacklisted Beijing H&C Technologies and added a Cuba-related designation to China National Electronics Import and Export Corporation (CEIEC).▾
#05Politics2 minTrump tells 60 Minutes he will make 'a few changes' to his team but says 'I do' on HegsethTrump taped a CBS 60 Minutes interview on November 6, saying he will make maybe a few changes but declining to name anyone.▾
#06Policy2 minCalifornians reject the billionaire tax 55.6% to 44.4% as Florida voters back property tax reliefWith about half the projected vote counted, California's Secretary of State reported 55.6% of voters rejecting Proposition 40, a margin of about 860,000 votes.▾
#07Big Tech2 minFTC and 22 states unseal claims Amazon lifted ad prices up to 250% above auction results on Prime DayOn November 5, the FTC and 22 states filed an updated complaint unsealing previously redacted details.▾
#08Markets2 minApollo is set to control about $75 billion of AI chips, more than any neocloud, through two lease dealsApollo is set to control about $75 billion of AI chips, more than any neocloud. About $40 billion goes to Nvidia Vera Rubin chips leased to SpaceX.▾
#09Markets2 minING puts $500 million of data center loans up for auction, including a slice of a Stargate siteBloomberg reported Dutch bank ING is selling about $500 million of data center loans through a bids-wanted auction, with bids due November 19. The package holds about a dozen loans of at least $10 million each.▾
#10Tech2 minSpaceX jumps 9% to $134.27 after Musk forecasts fourth-quarter revenue up about 70% from the thirdSpeaking at the Baron Investment Conference on November 6, Musk said SpaceX's fourth-quarter revenue will rise something like 70% from the third. Q3 revenue was $14.57 billion, up 161% year over year.▾
#11Society2 minWest Virginia sues Snap, saying its My AI chatbot sent children's chats to OpenAI and saw location in Ghost ModeWest Virginia Attorney General JB McCuskey sued Snap in Kanawha County Circuit Court on November 5.▾
#12Policy2 minSchumer puts data-center power bills atop Democrats' AI agenda, five weeks after they blocked a ratepayer billReuters reported on November 6 that Democrats plan a slate of AI bills when they take Congress in January.▾
#13Markets1–2 min傳台積電應輝達要求研擬生產3D DRAM 評估新建或收購廠房進軍記憶體科技媒體The Information引述兩名知情人士報導，台積電已應輝達要求，著手規劃3D DRAM製造計畫。 台積電正評估興建專用新廠，或收購現有廠房改建。▾
#14Community1–2 min亞裔前教委余貞美以約63%得票領先布利桑頓市議會第3區 四年前曾敗選北加州布利桑頓市議會第3區選舉，前教育委員余貞美（Jamie Yee）以約62.8%得票領先古普塔。 地方週報11月6日的更新顯示，余貞美得3539票，古普塔2099票，差距與選舉夜相當。▾
#01Politics2–3 minTrump names Stephen Miller White House chief of staff from November 9 as Susie Wiles moves to his political teamTrump announced on Truth Social on November 6 that deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller will become White House chief of staff on Monday, November 9.▾
#02Politics2 minAt Kennedy Space Center, Trump says 'I was not on the ballot' after signing an Election Day space proclamationTrump spoke at NASA's UP Summit at Kennedy Space Center in Florida at about 6 p.m. on November 6.▾
#03Policy2 minWhite House scraps a PCAST meeting with Jensen Huang and Mark Zuckerberg, then retracts a November 13 dateThe November 6 meeting of the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology was canceled, an Energy Department spokesperson confirmed.▾
#04Markets2–3 minOctober payrolls jump 165,000, nearly triple forecasts, as unemployment dips to 4.1% and sentiment hits a three-month highThe Labor Department said on November 6 that nonfarm payrolls rose 165,000 in October against a 59,000 forecast. Private employers added 159,000, far above the 64,000 expected; government added just 6,000.▾
#05Markets2 minNasdaq rebounds 1.09% and AMD jumps 11% as the Dow slips and December hike odds rise to about 80%On Friday the Nasdaq rose 1.09% to 24,579.42 and the S&P 500 gained 0.31% to 7,376.86. The Dow fell 237.33 points, or 0.46%, to 51,285.73.▾
#06Tech2–3 minOpenAI closes $11 billion at a $1.25 trillion valuation after cutting its target as Microsoft winds down an Oracle compute dealBloomberg reported on November 6 that OpenAI closed the first $11 billion of a new round at a $1.25 trillion valuation, with the full round possibly reaching $20 billion.▾
#07Geopolitics2–3 minBessent and Greer tell He Lifeng to meet rare-earth pledges fully and immediately, saying Beijing has met about two-thirdsTreasury Secretary Bessent and Trade Representative Greer held a video call with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng on November 6. They told Beijing to implement its Busan commitments fully and immediately.▾
#08Geopolitics2 minIranian media say two missiles hit Qeshm Island as Iran's army claims an MQ-9 kill and CENTCOM calls the area calmIran's Tasnim news agency said initial reports showed two missiles struck Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz, giving no origin or damage.▾
#09Geopolitics2 minParaguay's Peña skips his Senate trial after the lower house unanimously impeaches him over the Ueno bank collapseParaguay's President Santiago Peña offered his resignation on November 5, and minutes later the Chamber of Deputies unanimously impeached him.▾
#10Society2 minUS measles cases reach 5,182, the most since 1991, with 96% of patients unvaccinated or of unknown statusThe CDC reported 5,182 confirmed measles cases for 2026 on November 6, the most in any year since 1991. Cases span 46 states and Washington, DC, with 18 among international travelers.▾
#11Society2 minManhattan prosecutors charge three men in a $129 million AI voice-cloning scam that took $4.8 million from a Missouri hospitalFederal prosecutors in Manhattan charged Jacob Soall, Sharon Hazan and Guy Sheetrit with using AI to impersonate executives and lawyers in a roughly $129 million scheme.▾
#12Tech2 minParents of a Seattle woman with epilepsy sue OpenAI, saying ChatGPT built a 25-day taper and told her not to tell her doctorBowen Wan, 31, of Seattle, had taken the anti-seizure drug lamotrigine for years. Her parents, Qun Wan and Meiqin Xu, sued OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman in San Francisco Superior Court on October 27.▾
#13Community1–2 min布碌崙日落公園民宅大火6死 新移民華人家庭受創 屋主曾3度遭投訴違法改建11月5日凌晨1點40分左右，布碌崙日落公園58街一棟兩層民宅起火，造成6名成人死亡、9人受傷，其中包括3名消防員與2名警員。 超過230名消防與救護人員到場，每一層樓都有火勢。▾
#14Markets1–2 minAI股拋售衝擊Anthropic上市 潛在買家把估值預期從1.5兆美元降至1.2兆到1.3兆彭博11月6日報導，Anthropic的潛在新股買家目前討論的估值為1.2兆至1.3兆美元，低於先前部分投資人認為合理的1.4兆至1.5兆。 觸發點是11月5日那斯達克100指數單日重挫6.4%。▾
#01Geopolitics2–3 minTrump meets his security team two days running on Iran as Tehran sends a nuclear offer with seven conditionsThe White House held national security meetings on November 4 and 5 on whether to resume major operations against Iran.▾
#02Geopolitics2–3 minTrump meets Putin envoy Dmitriev and says a Ukraine deal that could cover 'all of Europe' is very closeAfter meeting Putin envoy Kirill Dmitriev in the Oval Office on November 5, Trump said the US and Russia are "very close" to a Ukraine agreement, calling it a "big, beautiful agreement" that could involve "all of Europe." He gave no specifics.▾
#03US-China2–3 minThree House chairmen ask Jensen Huang for a closed-door November 18 briefing on ties to a suspected Chinese assetHouse Foreign Affairs Chairman Brian Mast, Select Committee on the CCP Chairman John Moolenaar and Intelligence Chairman Rick Crawford asked Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang to attend a closed-door briefing on November 18, replying by November 11.▾
#04Politics1–2 minJudge Chutkan blocks Trump's 250-foot arch for 14 days, less than an hour after planners give final approvalThe National Capital Planning Commission gave final approval to Trump's 250-foot arch on November 5.▾
#05Politics1–2 minTrump designates the Oval Office and Cabinet Room a national monument, requiring review before any major changeTrump signed a proclamation on November 5 designating the Oval Office, the Outer Oval Office and the Cabinet Room a national monument and federal landmark, his first presidential action after the midterms.▾
#06Policy2–3 minTrump says lifting tariffs would halt 3,000 factories under construction and warns of up to 300% dutiesTrump told reporters at the White House on November 5: "If I took tariffs off — we have 3,000 plants under construction right now.▾
#07Politics1–2 minNBC says Trump privately asked about Hegseth successors; Trump publicly says he has every intention to keep himNBC News reported on November 5, citing two people familiar, that Trump privately asked allies before the midterms who could succeed War Secretary Pete Hegseth.▾
#08Markets2–3 minNikkei sinks 6% into a bear market as Kospi trips a circuit breaker and Seoul suspends a margin ruleAfter Wall Street's tech rout, Asia sold off on November 6. The Nikkei 225 fell about 6% to 57,434.77, its steepest drop since April 2025 and more than 20% below its June peak, a bear market.▾
#09Tech2–3 minMicrosoft pulls back from neocloud deals, exiting a $3 billion Nscale UK project as Nebius and IREN slideBloomberg reported on November 5 that Microsoft has tightened oversight of projects with neoclouds Nebius, IREN and Nscale, stepping away from riskier builds and debating whether to sign new deals.▾
#10Tech1–2 minMusk says Tesla will wind down Cybertruck production by mid-2027 to make room for the CybercabMusk announced on X on November 6 that Tesla will wind down Cybertruck production at Gigafactory Texas around mid-2027 to make room for more Cybercab robotaxi output.▾
#11Policy2–3 minTexas governor-elect Hinojosa says data centers must pause until protections pass, putting 13 gigawatts at riskTexas governor-elect Gina Hinojosa, the Democrat who unseated Greg Abbott, told CNN on November 5 the state must stop what it is doing with data centers until protections for Texans are in place.▾
#12Society2–3 minParents sue Google, saying Gemini on a school-issued Chromebook helped their 13-year-old plan suicideA couple is suing Google, alleging their daughter "Emma," 13, exchanged thousands of messages with Gemini on a school-issued Chromebook, beg…▾
#13Markets1–2 min高盛下修金價目標 2026年底從4650美元降至4150美元 2027年底降至4800美元高盛11月5日發布貴金屬報告，標題為「長期看多黃金，但不是現在」，將2026年底金價目標從每盎司4650美元下修至4150美元，2027年底目標從5400美元降至4800美元。 報告由策略師湯瑪斯領軍，主因是聯準會近月轉向鷹派，壓抑投資人買盤。▾
#01Markets2–3 minDow sinks 1,833 points to 51,523 as the Nasdaq drops 5.52% into a correction, its worst day since April 2025One day after a 1,569-point rally, the Dow gave back 1,833.06 points, or 3.44%, to close at 51,523.06 on November 5.▾
#02Tech2–3 minPhiladelphia chip index plunges 12.25%, its worst day since March 2020, as SanDisk falls 22% and Micron and AMD drop about 17%The Philadelphia Semiconductor Index plunged 1,257.52 points, or 12.25%, to 9,011.14 on November 5, its worst day since March 2020. SanDisk sank 22% after a 7% drop the day before.▾
#03Geopolitics2–3 minTrump says an Iran decision is coming 'soon' after meeting his national security team, weighing strikes, pressure or a dealAfter meeting national security advisers on November 5, Trump said he would 'soon' decide whether to resume full-scale war with Iran.▾
#04Politics1–2 minDOJ civil rights chief Harmeet Dhillon resigns, saying she quit three weeks ago and waited until after the midtermsAttorney General Todd Blanche confirmed on November 5 that Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon has resigned as head of the Civil Rights Division.▾
#05Politics1–2 minUK paper says Rubio is preparing to quit for a 2028 run; the State Department calls it baseless fake newsBritain's The Independent reported on November 5, citing anonymous sources, that Secretary of State Marco Rubio may resign after the midterms to prepare a 2028 Republican primary run against Vice President JD Vance.▾
#06Politics1–2 minHegseth lets DC National Guard use up to 60 patrol cars, Humvees and two boats, with troops capped at 3,500Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth signed an October 29 memo, obtained by AP on November 5, letting the DC National Guard use up to 60 marked patrol cars, tactical vehicles such as Humvees, up to 20 light towers and two patrol boats through year-end.▾
#07Policy2–3 minNewsom commutes all 548 California death sentences to life without parole, overriding voters who kept capital punishment in 2016California Governor Gavin Newsom announced on November 5 that he will commute all 548 of the state's death sentences, 529 men and 19 women, to life without parole, the largest mass commutation in US history.▾
#08Geopolitics2–3 minHong Kong court jails Joshua Wong for 10 years for 'colluding with foreign forces,' keeping him in prison until 2036Hong Kong's High Court jailed Joshua Wong for 10 years on November 5 for conspiracy to collude with foreign forces. The judge started from 13 years and cut it for his guilty plea.▾
#09Geopolitics1–2 minPapua New Guinea police confirm a 32kg 130mm shell found in a container, which China's embassy called a wine bottlePapua New Guinea's police commissioner confirmed that a 32-kilogram object found in a shipping container in Port Moresby is a 130mm military artillery round.▾
#10Markets1–2 minCleveland Fed's Hammack says rates must reach restrictive territory and favors more frequent, smaller hikesCleveland Fed President Beth Hammack said in a November 5 speech in Zurich that policy must move to a restrictive stance to return inflation to 2% in a timely way.▾
#11Tech2–3 minGoogle commits $17 billion to its first Wyoming data center and pledges to pay all its power and grid costsGoogle announced on November 5 a $17 billion data center in Laramie County, Wyoming, its first in the state.▾
#12Tech1–2 minClaude launches Personal Finance, linking bank accounts read-only through Plaid to track two years of spending and feesAnthropic launched Personal Finance in Claude as a US beta on November 5 for Pro, Max and Ultra subscribers. Users sign in to their bank through Plaid to grant read-only access.▾
#13US-China-Taiwan1–2 min國台辦要台灣「回到一個中國」 陸委會梁文傑：北京的一中是把台灣當一省 當然無法接受陸委會副主委兼發言人梁文傑11月5日表示，中共所說的「一個中國」是北京為中央政府、台灣是一個省，「我們當然無法接受」。 這是回應國台辦發言人朱鳳蓮11月4日的喊話。▾
#14Markets1–2 min蘋果睽違一年半重返美元債市 擬發行約70億美元公司債 用於回購、股息與資本支出彭博11月5日報導，蘋果擬發行約70億美元美元公司債，是2025年5月募資45億美元後首次重返債市。 資金用於一般企業用途，包括股票回購、股息與資本支出。▾
#01Politics2–3 minJohnson won't seek the House GOP leader post as Scalise and Jordan race to win back the majoritySpeaker Mike Johnson told House Republicans on November 4 that he will not run for leader in the next Congress. In a letter first obtained by Axios, he cited the toll three years as speaker took on his family.▾
#02Politics2–3 minTrump says he can work with Democrats on 'many more things than people understand' but keeps tariffsTrump told CNBC by phone on November 4: "I can work with them on many things, many more things than people understand." He named mutually beneficial financial items as common ground but ruled out dropping tariffs.▾
#03Politics2 minMississippi's Senate race is within a quarter point with no recount law and a November 13 certification deadlineMississippi's Senate race remains uncalled. Republican Sen.▾
#04Geopolitics2–3 minIran's Guard claims four tankers hit mines near Hormuz, naming no ships, as CENTCOM has rebutted similar claimsIran's Revolutionary Guard said on November 4 that four oil tankers were destroyed by naval mines after taking a "prohibited" route south of the Strait of Hormuz, and that two other vessels were seized.▾
#05Geopolitics2 minRussia fired 289 drones and 76 missiles on US Election Day as the aid-site death toll rose to 40Zelensky said Russia launched 289 attack drones and 76 missiles overnight on US Election Day, aimed mainly at the power grid.▾
#06Geopolitics2–3 minBeijing blocks SoftBank's $5.4 billion purchase of ABB's robotics unit, citing data that could train AIThe Financial Times reported that China blocked SoftBank's roughly $5.375 billion purchase of ABB's robotics unit.▾
#07Markets2 minBank of England votes 8-1 to hike to 4%, its first rise since August 2023, and sees inflation near 5%The Bank of England voted 8-1 on November 5 to raise Bank Rate by 25 basis points to 4%, from 3.75%. It is the first hike since August 2023 and ends a run of six holds.▾
#08Markets2–3 minAI hardware sell-off hits Asia: Kospi drops 5.28%, Kioxia falls 13% and Qualcomm slides 7% after hoursSouth Korea's Kospi triggered a sell-side sidecar at 10:16 a.m. on November 5 and closed down 5.28% at 5,383.80.▾
#09Tech2 minMicron pauses its up-to-$4.5 billion Taoyuan fab as a union demands 15% of operating profit in cashBloomberg reported on November 5 that Micron has all but halted construction of its Fab 11E in Taoyuan, keeping only basic site security.▾
#10Politics2 minDemocrats' new Senate majority splits as at least three incoming senators refuse to back SchumerDemocrats hold at least 54 Senate seats, but a leadership fight is already public.▾
#11Society2 minGoogle will switch off Gemini and Search by default for K-12 student accounts from early 2027Google said on November 3 that from early 2027, Gemini, Gemini Notebook, Gemini in Classroom and Google Search will be off by default for K-12 student accounts, with administrators enabling each one.▾
#12Society2 minAs open enrollment begins, 48% of Americans use AI to compare health plans and 85% of them follow itACA open enrollment began on November 1. An eHealth survey of more than 1,000 adults, taken October 7-9, found 48% have used an AI tool to review health insurance options.▾
#13US-China-Taiwan1–2 min民主黨掌控撥款權後 議員盼推動140億美元對台軍售 自5月川習會後仍待正式知會國會民主黨重掌國會後，外國外交官與議員把目光投向撥款權。 民主黨眾議員史坦頓表示，希望眾院撥款委員會運用預算權，推動白宮不再延後一筆140億美元的對台軍售案。▾
#14Community1–2 min期中選舉亞裔選民大幅轉向民主黨 多項民調顯示民主黨領先逾40個百分點 生活成本居首要議題11月3日期中選舉，亞裔選民明顯偏向民主黨眾議員候選人。 NPR引述SSRS為多家媒體所做的選後民調，亞裔選民中民主黨領先43個百分點，比2024年的22個百分點擴大21點。▾
#15Immigration1–2 minUSCIS把境內調整身分改為裁量審查 申請人須說明為何不走海外領事程序 聯邦訴訟仍在審理美國公民及移民局（USCIS）今年5月21日發布政策備忘錄PM-602-0199，要求移民官把申請人選擇在美國境內調整身分、而非回原籍國走移民簽證程序，列為裁量審查的負面因素。 8月5日再發布PA-2026-05指引。▾
#16Markets1–2 min美期中選後港股科技股飆漲 恆生科技指數大漲5.55%創去年2月來最大單日漲幅 阿里巴巴漲8.5%11月5日港股大漲，恆生科技指數收漲5.55%至約4154點，重回4000點之上，是2025年2月下旬以來最大單日漲幅。 恆生指數漲3.67%，大漲近900點。▾
#01Politics2–3 minTrump says the Iran war hurt Republicans by lifting gas prices, but he would 'do it again'Trump made his first post-election remarks on November 4.▾
#02Politics2–3 minVance says 'the reason we lost is the war' as Republicans turn on Hegseth and Massie readies eight impeachment articlesVice President Vance posted on X on November 4: "The reason we lost is the war." He said voters were "angry," urged Republicans to focus on …▾
#03Politics2–3 minSchumer and Jeffries put costs, tariff repeal and an Iran war-powers vote first, still 13 seats short of veto-proofDemocratic leaders Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries said on November 4 that lowering costs is job one.▾
#04Markets2–3 minDow jumps 1,569 points to 53,356 in its best post-midterm day in 44 years; ADP adds 86,000 jobsThe Dow jumped 1,569.40 points, or 3.03%, to 53,356.12 on November 4. It was the index's best day since April 2025 and its best post-midterm session in 44 years.▾
#05Markets2 minBrent plunges 8.7% to $94.62 as traders bet on an end to the Iran war; gold rises 2.9%Brent crude settled 8.7% lower at $94.62 a barrel on November 4, after plunging as much as 10% to a two-month low. December WTI fell 8.3% to $88.12.▾
#06Policy2 minTreasury holds its refunding at $125 billion but drops 'at least' from auction guidanceTreasury said on November 4 it will sell $125 billion of securities to refund about $97 billion maturing November 15, raising roughly $28 billion.▾
#07Geopolitics2–3 minIran's speaker claims Americans 'said NO TO WAR' as Tehran ties a two-day Hormuz reopening to seven conditionsIran's parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf posted on November 4: "Americans said NO TO WAR, and we endorse this message." He warned …▾
#08Geopolitics2 minUS, Russia and Ukraine resume trilateral talks in Abu Dhabi on November 10-11 after a nine-month pauseUS envoy Steve Witkoff said working-level trilateral talks will be held in Abu Dhabi on November 10-11. The agenda covers ending the war, post-war security, de-escalation and humanitarian steps.▾
#09Geopolitics2–3 minPLA sends 49 aircraft around Taiwan, the year's highest daily count, as over 100 Chinese vessels deploy in the western PacificTaiwan's defense ministry tracked 49 PLA aircraft in the 24 hours to 6 a.m. on November 3, with 31 entering its air defense zone, the highest daily total this year.▾
#10Tech2 minQualcomm posts $10.4 billion revenue with an $8 billion auto run rate; Arm hits a record $1.44 billionQualcomm reported fiscal fourth-quarter non-GAAP revenue of $10.4 billion on November 4, at the top of guidance, with EPS of $2.17, a penny above estimates.▾
#11Society2 minWaymo will launch its own app in Austin and Atlanta in January 2028, calling Uber rides a 'crapshoot'Alphabet's Waymo confirmed it will launch its own ride-hailing app in Austin and Atlanta in January 2028, ending its exclusive Uber arrangement.▾
#12Society2 minNearly 1 in 5 US workers cut for AI were asked back, and almost half demanded big raisesAn SHL survey of 2,036 US and UK workers found 19% of Americans laid off or replaced by AI were later asked back by the same employer, versus 13% in the UK.▾
#13Community1–2 min緬甸出生華裔法官陳志堅當選曼哈頓州最高法院法官 8月黨內大會以90比65勝出陳志堅（Christopher Chin）在11月3日大選中當選紐約州最高法院第一司法區（曼哈頓）法官。 他出生於緬甸，具華裔血統。▾
#14US-China-Taiwan1–2 min前中共官媒法律節目主講人程萬軍桃園跳機求庇護 移民署以查無實證遣返曼谷曾任央視《法律講堂》主講人的程萬軍，11月2日從泰國飛抵桃園機場後未依原定行程轉機，拍片請求台灣提供短期人道保護、協助前往第三國。 移民署表示，他未能提出具體事證，不符援助條件，已於3日晚間送返前一航點曼谷。▾
#15Markets1–2 min英特爾執行長陳立武自掏970萬美元買進15萬股 股價一個月跌約五成後逢低加碼英特爾執行長陳立武11月2日在公開市場買進15萬股英特爾股票，均價約64.73美元，總額約970萬美元。 11月4日提交的Form 4文件顯示，這筆交易透過家族信託進行，並非預先排定的10b5-1計畫，間接持股增至約146萬股。▾
#01Politics2–3 minDemocrats flip seven Senate seats for a 54-44 edge and take the House, still 13 short of a veto-proof 67The AP called both chambers for Democrats early November 4. Democrats flipped seven Senate seats for a 54-44 count, with Alaska and Mississippi still open.▾
#02Politics2 minTrump accepts the results, congratulates Democrats and calls himself 'Mr. Veto,' blaming low GOP turnoutTrump told The New York Times he accepts the midterm results and said Democrats "did a good job." He blamed turnout: "we didn't get the peop…▾
#03Politics2 minTexas flips as Democrat Gina Hinojosa beats Greg Abbott 52.8% to 45.7% after a record $500 million Senate raceThe AP called the Texas governor's race for Democrat Gina Hinojosa over three-term incumbent Greg Abbott. With 94.3% of expected votes counted, NBC had her at 52.8% to 45.7%.▾
#04Policy2 minCalifornia's Prop 40 billionaire tax trails by nearly 15 points with half the vote counted as Prop 42 leadsCalifornia's Prop 40, a wealth tax on billionaires, trailed by nearly 15 points with about half the ballots counted, and CalMatters says it appears headed for defeat.▾
#05Markets2 minUS futures rebound after the blue-wave shock as Dow futures gain over 700 points and gold jumps 2.9% to $4,054Nasdaq 100 futures fell about 2% early in the count, then reversed once Democrats' sweep was clear. CNBC reported Dow futures up as much as 800 points, most recently about 724.▾
#06Tech2 minMusk's $474 million election bet misses as Tesla falls about 5% and SpaceX 6.9% premarketBloomberg reported Tesla down about 5% and SpaceX down 6.9% in premarket trade on November 4. TheStreet quoted Tesla at $378.93, down 4.91%, and SpaceX at $133.92, down 5.23%.▾
#07Geopolitics2 minTrump says no rush to resume Iran strikes, 'we seem to be getting everything we want,' forces stay readyTrump said November 3 there is no rush to decide whether to resume strikes on Iran after the midterms. "We seem to be getting everything we want," he said.▾
#08Geopolitics2 minTrump says the US will end about $4 billion a year in Israel aid because 'they don't need it'Trump announced November 3 that the US will stop about $4 billion a year in aid to Israel at year-end. He said "Bibi Netanyahu and I have made a deal" months ago, and that Netanyahu raised the idea.▾
#09Geopolitics2 minBeijing calls the midterms a domestic affair while arranging a Xi-Trump-Putin meeting at its Shenzhen APECChinese foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said November 4 the midterms are a US domestic affair and Beijing wants a constructive strategic relationship.▾
#10Tech2 minSpain's CNMC opens new sanction cases against Apple and Amazon over a 2023 orderSpain's competition authority, the CNMC, opened two sanction files on November 3: SNC/DC/095/26 for Apple and 096/26 for Amazon. It says the companies were slow to end distribution clauses it condemned in 2023.▾
#11Society2 minPower bills hit the ballot as at least 33 communities vote to curb data centersAt least 33 US communities voted to restrict data centers on November 3; only one local measure, in North Dakota, backed construction.▾
#12Society2 minTesla's Cybercab starts testing in Detroit as its Texas robotaxi fleet jumps 128% to 1,244, 15 behind WaymoThe Detroit News reported November 3 that a fleet of gold, butterfly-door Tesla Cybercabs is testing in Detroit alongside Waymo's driverless cars. Waymo says it still has no timeline for service there.▾
#13Community1–2 min布碌崙南區華人選區雙雙翻藍 賀立寧57%拿下州參議會第17選區 謝曉瓊53%奪州眾議會第49區11月3日紐約州議會選舉，布碌崙南區兩個華人選區同時由共和黨轉回民主黨。 州參議會第17選區，民主黨賀立寧以約57%、22786票擊敗現任共和黨州參議員陳學理。▾
#14Immigration1–2 min勞工部暫停微軟Adobe等8家企業PERM勞工證 綠卡第一步卡關 華人科技員工憂排期延誤勞工部10月8日宣布，停止受理微軟、Adobe、Cognizant、Infosys、塔塔諮詢、Wipro、HCL與凱捷8家公司的新PERM勞工證申請，並暫停部分待審案件。 勞工部長桑德林表示，Adobe與微軟因「多項聯邦調查進行中」被暫停。▾
#15Markets1–2 min美期中選舉後A股暴衝 科創50漲近10% 創業板漲6.4% 背後是人行逾2000億再貸款托市11月4日A股午後急拉，科創50指數收漲近10%，創業板指漲6.4%，深證成指漲4.22%，上證指數漲2.16%。 滬深兩市成交額回到2.04兆人民幣，較前一日增加3343億，逾4600檔上漲。▾