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11/13/2025

Ford Motor Co. (NYSE:F) CEO Jim Farley has reiterated the importance of skilled technicians for the automotive industry in the U.S. and lamented a shortage of workers in the U.S.

Speaking at an appearance on the Office Hours: Business Edition podcast on Wednesday, Farley shared the importance of skilled workers for the U.S. economy. "We are in trouble in our country," Farley said, adding that the U.S. currently has over a million openings in critical jobs, emergency services, factory workers and more.

"We are not investing in educating a next generation," Farley said. Speaking about the openings at Ford, the CEO outlined that there were openings at dealerships. "As of this morning, we have 5,000 openings. A bay with a lift and tools and no one to work in it," Farley said. He added that it was a "$120,000 a year job," but it takes five years for technicians to learn the skills.

"Take a diesel out of a Superduty; it takes a lot of skill. You need to know what you’re doing," Farley shared during the interview.

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11/13/2025

President Donald Trump’s proposal for a 50-year mortgage is sparking strong pushback, including from some of his most vocal political allies. The plan is meant to lower monthly payments for buyers, but critics warn it creates bigger problems than it solves.

Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene quickly rejected the idea, saying the policy would trap families “in debt for life.” She argued that the long-term loan would delay ownership, slow equity growth, and leave homeowners paying for decades without real financial progress.

Greene suggested alternatives that focus on the housing supply itself. She called for stopping large corporations from buying single-family homes to use as rentals and for eliminating capital gains taxes on primary home sales so owners keep more equity when they sell.

Economists also see concerns. Analysts note that 50-year mortgages shift most early payments toward interest rather than principal, delaying equity building compared with a traditional 30-year loan.

They warn that buyers would pay far more over the life of the loan and that extended terms could push home prices higher by increasing demand without increasing available homes.

The debate highlights a deeper question: whether affordability should be addressed through creative financing or through structural changes to the housing market.

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11/13/2025

At the Benzinga Fintech Day & Awards 2025, experts revealed a powerful truth: the options market predicts the future better than the stock market.

Brent Kochuba, founder of SpotGamma, said options flow today is so dominant that it can reveal upcoming market events before they happen — from CPI data to earnings moves and even government shutdowns.

Mat Cashman of the Options Industry Council called 2025’s options contract volume “absurd” compared to a decade ago, while Anthony Rousseau of TradeStation said 0DTE options are empowering a new generation of educated retail traders.

Even if you don’t trade options, understanding options flow gives you a front-row seat to market sentiment. Because as Kochuba put it: “The options market is a prediction market.”

11/13/2025

Mike Logozzo, CEO of reAlpha (NASDAQ: AIRE), shares how the company took a nontraditional route to IPO — skipping venture capital and raising millions directly from retail investors.

Instead of pursuing the typical VC fundraising path, reAlpha launched a Regulation A (Reg A) “mini-IPO,” raising roughly $9–9.5 million from over 3,000 retail shareholders. This approach allowed the company to fund early growth without heavy dilution — giving everyday investors access to early-stage ownership.

Logozzo highlights one of the biggest challenges of this model: providing liquidity for early shareholders before going public. Through its eventual IPO, reAlpha delivered that liquidity while validating the power of crowdfunding and community-backed finance in today’s market.

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11/13/2025

With U.S. stock futures trading higher this morning on Thursday, some of the stocks that may grab investor focus today are as follows.

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11/13/2025

America Could Lose AI Race Against China Due To Power Crunch, Goldman Says

Goldman Sachs says U.S. AI growth may stall due to power shortages, giving China a shot to lead with 400 GW in spare capacity by 2030.

11/13/2025

General Motors (NYSE:GM) has kicked off the production of the Chevrolet Bolt EV, the company's most affordable electric vehicle in the U.S.

The production for the vehicle has begun at GM’s Fairfax plant in Kansas, with the vehicle set to arrive at dealerships in January, GM Authority reported on Wednesday. The news comes after the company revealed the vehicle in October, with the base LT trim retailing for $28,995.

The vehicle features significantly faster charging than the outgoing model, with 150kW capacity and NACS port support. The Bolt EV boasts a 255-mile range and V2L (Vehicle To Load) charging at 9.6kW.

A new 65 kWh LFP battery supplied by Chinese battery giant Contemporary Amperex Technologies Ltd. (CATL) powers the Bolt EV.

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11/13/2025

📊 PreMarket Movers – November 13, 2025

📈 Gainers:
⬆️ Mersana Therapeutics ($MRSN) +201.91%
⬆️ Safe & Green Holdings ($SGBX) +31.79%
⬆️ Lulu’s Fashion Lounge ($LVLU) +21.47%

📉 Losers:
🔻 Korro Bio ($KRRO) -79.93%
🔻 SanDisk ($SNDK) -4.14%
🔻 Walt Disney ($DIS) -3.91%

🎥 Full breakdown here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3wUwo49OONc

11/13/2025

On Wednesday, Cathie Wood-led Ark Invest executed significant trades involving Circle Internet, Alibaba, and Tesla. These trades reflect Ark’s strategic positioning in the market, with notable buys in Circle and Alibaba, and a sell-off in Tesla.

Ark Invest reduced its holdings in Tesla by selling 70,474 shares through ARK Innovation ETF and ARK Next Generation Internet ETF. Tesla’s stock closed at $430.60 on Wednesday, marking a 2.05% decline. The trade is valued at approximately $30.3 million.

This move comes amid reports of Tesla’s declining sales in China, where October deliveries fell by 36% year-over-year to 26,000 units. Year-to-date deliveries are down roughly 40,000 vehicles, putting the company at risk of its first annual decline in the market. Including exports, total deliveries from Tesla's Shanghai factory dropped 9.9% to 61,497 vehicles.

Notably, Ark dumped $2.4 million worth of Tesla shares on Monday. The firm also sold 789 shares of the Elon Musk-headed automaker on Tuesday.

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11/13/2025

Most people — even those who love their jobs — probably wouldn't mind shaving a few days off the workweek. Turns out, neither would Bill Gates. Yes, that Bill Gates. The man who famously worked 16-hour days in his 20s, refused vacations, and practically lived at Microsoft.

Now? He's saying less work might actually be better.

"It's probably OK," Gates said in November 2023 on Trevor Noah's "What Now?" podcast. "If you eventually get a society where you only have to work three days a week or something, that's probably OK if the machines can make all the food and the stuff and we don't have to work as hard."

The billionaire, who built his career on relentless work ethic and obsession with productivity, now envisions a future where artificial intelligence and automation take over essential tasks — leaving humans with more free time.

"If you zoom out, the purpose of life is not just to do jobs," Gates told Noah.

Of course, he's not calling for a mass resignation just yet. Gates pointed out that even with a shorter workweek, there will still be plenty of meaningful work to go around. "The demand for labor to do good things is still there if you match the skills to it," he said. "And then if you ever get beyond that, then, OK, you have a lot of leisure time and will have to figure out what to do with it."

He also acknowledged that the shift won't happen overnight — or pain-free. Technological change can mean job loss. But, Gates noted, "If they come slow enough, they're generational." Historically, societies have adapted. For example, farming jobs declined gradually over many decades.

"It's all good," Gates added. "It's the aging society, it's OK because the software makes things more productive."

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11/13/2025

Long before Warren Buffett became one of Apple's biggest shareholders, he had a rare one-on-one with the company's legendary co-founder—and offered up a piece of financial advice Steve Jobs simply… ignored.

In a 2012 interview with CNBC, Buffett shared a surprising weekend phone call he received "one Saturday" from Jobs himself. The Apple CEO opened with a now-iconic question:

"We've got all this cash. What should we do with it?"

Buffett, never short on ideas when it comes to cash, walked Jobs through the standard playbook.

"There's only four things you could do," Buffett told CNBC. "Stock buybacks, dividends, acquisitions… and sitting with it."

Jobs ruled out acquisitions. He wasn't interested. Buffett then pivoted to buybacks.

"I would use it for repurchases if I thought my stock was undervalued," Buffett said he told Jobs. "How do you feel about that?"

Jobs didn't hesitate.

"I think our stock's really undervalued," he replied. It was trading around $200.

Buffett's follow-up was blunt:

"Well, you know, what better can you do with your money?"

But Jobs didn't act.

"He didn't do anything," Buffett said. "He just liked having the cash."

Buffett later learned Jobs had apparently told others that Buffett agreed with doing nothing.

"That was not the case," Buffett added with a laugh.

Jobs passed away in 2011, and it wasn't until 2012 under Tim Cook's leadership that Apple began a massive buyback program. Over the next decade, Apple would go on to repurchase more than $467 billion in shares—one of the most aggressive capital return programs in corporate history.

Buffett, for his part, didn't start buying Apple until Q1 2016, years after that Saturday phone call. At the time, Apple stock traded at about 10 times trailing earnings. Buffett admitted he didn't know much about iPhones, but he understood customer loyalty—and Apple had plenty of it.

It paid off. By 2025, Apple is Berkshire Hathaway's largest holding, with about 300 million shares in the portfolio. Even after trimming the position in 2024, it still makes up roughly a quarter of Berkshire's equity investments.

Buffett has repeatedly praised Tim Cook's leadership. At Berkshire Hathaway's
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BRK.B)) 2025 annual shareholders meeting, he stated, "I'm somewhat embarrassed to say Tim Cook has made Berkshire a lot more money than I've ever made for Berkshire." He added, "Nobody but Steve could have created Apple, but nobody but Tim could have developed it like it has."

So, what happens when the Oracle of Omaha gives you advice and you ignore it?

In Apple's case, things still turned out just fine. But if Jobs had listened back then, Apple might've gotten a head start on making shareholders very, very happy—with no new product launch required.

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11/12/2025

Ryan Reynolds has built a career that goes far beyond Hollywood. The actor behind Deadpool has become one of entertainment’s most successful businessmen, selling two companies for nearly $2 billion while keeping his trademark humor intact.

His business journey began in 2018 when he invested in Aviation American Gin. Serving as creative director and spokesperson, Reynolds used sharp, self-aware ads to turn the small gin brand into a major player. Two years later, Diageo bought it for up to $610 million.

Then came Mint Mobile. Reynolds bought a 25% stake in 2019 and helped drive massive growth through clever, low-cost marketing. In 2024, T-Mobile acquired the company for $1.35 billion, cementing his status as a savvy investor.

He also co-owns the Welsh soccer team Wrexham AFC and runs Maximum Effort, the ad agency behind his viral campaigns. Now, Reynolds is diving into fashion with a partnership with Homage, launching the “Threadpool” collection of Deadpool-inspired apparel.

Reynolds says his success comes from being willing to fail and learn. “You can’t be good at something unless you’re willing to be bad,” he told Entrepreneur. His mix of humor, humility, and risk-taking continues to prove that creativity and curiosity can build empires.

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