Tuesday, November 3, 2026
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Midterm Election Day is here, and the Journal has assembled a county-by-county guide to when polls close. The first polls shut at 6 p.m. ET in parts of Indiana and Kentucky, while most states close at 8 p.m.
Artificial intelligence is playing a central role in this year's midterm campaigns, from AI-generated messaging to questions about AI's effect on jobs. The Journal looks at how candidates on multiple fronts are grappling with the technology.
A judge dismissed charges accusing former FBI officials of lying about the Hunter Biden investigation. The dismissal is another setback for the Justice Department as it pursues cases against President Trump's favored targets.
Marvell Technology will acquire Lumentum in an all-stock deal valued at $80 billion, combining two of the fastest-growing suppliers of AI-enabling components. The move underscores how quickly the industry is consolidating around the AI boom.
Oracle plans to sell $10 billion in common stock and $10 billion in bonds, according to SEC filings, to fund its push into artificial intelligence. The scale of the raise shows how aggressively established software firms are betting on AI infrastructure.
Palantir lifted its outlook after a revenue surge, with its U.S. commercial business now surpassing government work for the first time. The company says businesses are turning away from AI labs and seeking more direct control over how they use the technology.
Binance has resumed withdrawals after what the Journal calls the biggest crypto hack ever. The episode is detailed in the Morning Risk Report alongside other compliance news.
Carl Icahn's CVR Energy is buying two Marathon Petroleum refineries in a deal worth over $4 billion. Global conflicts have boosted U.S. refiners' sales, making refining assets especially attractive.
The International Energy Agency warns that liquefied natural gas output is set for its steepest annual decline on record as the Iran war chokes off supplies. The squeeze is intensifying competition among importers around the world.
Oil prices rose, recovering some of the previous session's steep losses, as investors weighed fresh U.S. strikes on Iran against continuing diplomatic efforts. The market remains caught between escalation and diplomacy.
The U.S. is pushing to restore Russian natural-gas sales to Europe via Ukraine, an idea intended to unlock an energy ceasefire between Moscow and Kyiv. European capitals are resisting the proposal.
The collapse of Weil Gotshal, a firm with some 1,200 lawyers, is sending shock waves through the legal job market. Young associates who had secured coveted offers are now left scrambling.
The NTSB is reconstructing the final moments before a Learjet crashed onto a Florida street, killing nine people including a Texas entrepreneur and his family. Investigators expect weather to be a major focus of the probe.