An NPR business piece looks at how Aldi's small, no-frills stores and low prices have made it the fastest-growing grocery chain in America. Aldi plans more than 3,000 U.S. locations by the end of 2028, which would trail only Walmart, and it brought in about $29 billion in U.S. sales in 2024.
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Anthropic's stock market filing shows explosive but costly growth: $16.3 billion in revenue and an $80 billion loss in the first half of 2026, much of it from a $72.4 billion one-off charge. The Guardian notes the company did not list a target valuation, though some investors have valued it at $1.5 trillion to $2 trillion, and that computing power is its biggest cost.
Boeing narrowed its loss on higher defense sales and said it is targeting a 737 Max production rate of 52 planes a month in the second half of 2027, up from about 47 now. CEO Kelly Ortberg said the company is focused on stabilizing production, and the stock fell 9% in morning trading.
General Motors will move its stock listing from the New York Stock Exchange to Nasdaq, with trading expected to start Nov. 17 under the same GM ticker. The automaker said the switch reflects its focus on technology, and it could open the door to inclusion in the Nasdaq-100.
Polymarket has investigated "dozens" of midterm election bets for possible insider trading or manipulation, its head of investigations told NPR. At least two cases have been referred to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission as prediction markets like Polymarket and Kalshi boom in popularity.
