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Business schools are facing some unsettling news this year: Applications to some elite MBA programs are down as much as 25% compared with 2025. So is a business degree still a smart investment? Read more: forbes.com/sites/lisachamber… 📸: Getty Images

More than half of all U.S. states require employers to provide some form of time off to vote, though not all offer paid leave. go.forbes.com/931rtS

Who wins control of Congress? See how readers are leaning on the Forbes Predict Midterm Tracker and make your own picks: predict.forbes.com/category/…

Amid high mortgage rates and persistent inflation, beleaguered homeowners are seeing simple accounting errors go unfixed, leaving them to fight for their homes with little help from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Read more: forbes.com/sites/jeffkauflin… 📸: Sergey Nivens via Getty Images

Here Are The Billionaires Who Will Pay The Most If California’s Wealth Tax Passes go.forbes.com/4omwSq

These Billionaires Who Left California Would Save The Most If Wealth Tax Passes go.forbes.com/96e91w

Daylight saving time ends this weekend across most of the U.S. and Canada, giving millions an extra hour overnight—and bringing sunrise and sunset an hour earlier. Read more: forbes.com/sites/jamiecarter… 📷: Getty Images

Traffic to the top job search websites, like Indeed and ZipRecruiter, has surged by tens of millions of visits year-over-year in the United States as many American job seekers are finding it increasingly difficult to secure employment. Read more: forbes.com/sites/conormurray… 📸: Getty Images

Air conditioners, freezers and other coolant technology rely on liquid refrigerants to function. But those liquids are expensive, volatile, contribute more to global warming than the aviation industry, and are flammable. However, Adam Slavney's Pascal has developed a solid refrigerant alternative. Read more: forbes.com/sites/the-prototy… 📸: Getty Images

November’s Night Sky Brings A Supermoon And A Rare Mars-Jupiter Meetup go.forbes.com/dwG5jQ

Your Clocks Change Tomorrow — Here’s Exactly What Happens And When go.forbes.com/_mBWPD

Last week, Forbes launched our list of the 250 Greatest Living American Optimists, honoring the founders, educators and investors who are making their bet on the future. We’ve also honored young founders with our 30 Under 30 list, and several people from those cohorts made our Optimism list. Looking to the next generation, we surveyed several notable members of the classes of 2025 and 2026 to understand what makes them excited about the future of their industries, their businesses and America. Read more: forbes.com/sites/alexknapp/2… 📸: Tim Tadder for Forbes

Two serial entrepreneurs who met over zoom in 2020 have already sold their colorfully packaged, better-for-you mac and cheese to worldwide giant Barilla, making an estimated $38 million apiece. Read more: forbes.com/sites/chloesorvin… 📸: Katie Lovecraft 2025

Everyday items have become more expensive in the lead up to November’s midterm elections, data from the Urban Institute shows. Here's how much bills are spiking: forbes.com/sites/antoniopequ… 📸: Robert Alexander via Getty Images

Binance cofounder Changpeng “CZ” Zhao asked Elon Musk to stop trolling after the world’s richest man used a grimacing emoji in reply to a post on X about a cyberattack that cost the company $6.3 billion. Read more: forbes.com/sites/fionariley/… 📸: Romain Maurice via Getty Images

Google's Larry Page overtook Michael Dell to become the world’s third-richest person on Friday despite parent company Alphabet suffering its worst dollar-loss day and the second-worst daily wipeout in market history on Thursday. Read more: forbes.com/sites/fionariley/… 📸: Emmanuel Dunand/AFP via Getty Images

President Donald Trump posted a meme Friday suggesting Jesus sent him to correct former President Barack Obama’s policies. It comes after previous Jesus-themed social media posts from Trump have prompted backlash among his base and as he’s lost support among Christians. Read more: forbes.com/sites/saradorn/20… 📸: Kent Nishimura/AFP via Getty Images

Ohio Republican gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy refused to directly answer a reporter’s question when asked if he thinks his Democratic opponent, Dr. Amy Acton, lied about being raped. It comes after Ramaswamy was accused of exploiting Acton’s childhood in a controversial ad. Read more: forbes.com/sites/saradorn/20… 📸: Jeff Swensen via Getty Images

‘Make S–thouses Great Again’: Norway Trolls Trump With New Tourism Campaign go.forbes.com/tlqYch

Friday Northern Lights Forecast: 10 States May See The Aurora Borealis go.forbes.com/TOSH3J