Midterm spending is ballooning
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Midterm spending is ballooning

B2Upper-intermediateOctober 21, 20266 min
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Less than two weeks out from the midterm elections, many races are unexpectedly tighter than some analysts predicted earlier in the cycle. That has led to a flood of new spending. “2026 will almost undoubtedly be the most expensive political cycle in history," said Jesse Contario at MiQ's political team. In this podcast, we do the numbers on election spending. Also on the program: tech earnings are starting to roll in, and the nation's manufacturers are showing a mixed picture. Every story has an economic angle. Want some in your inbox? Subscribe to our daily or weekly ne...

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We're expecting meta, Tesla, and IBM after the market closed today.

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For more, we're joined by Susan Schmidt, portfolio manager at Exchange Capital Resources.

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Tech earnings are starting to roll in and money and politics in the final weeks of the midterms. From Marketplace in Washington, I'm Kimberly Adams. Several major tech companies are set to report earnings this week.

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We're expecting meta, Tesla, and IBM after the market closed today. Investors and analysts are watching for any hints about the AI boom. For more, we're joined by Susan Schmidt, portfolio manager at Exchange Capital Resources. Good morning, Susan.

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Good morning. We already have some tech earnings. We're going to be getting quite a few more companies reporting. What are you looking for in some of these massive companies' earnings reports?

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