Companies: Large United States deal wave. United States firms announced a series of transactions exceeding eighty billion dollars in the last day, including major mergers in utilities, banking and biotechnology; the deals reflect renewed strategic consolidation as lower borrowing costs and clearer regulatory signals encourage large transactions and attract investor attention. Economy: New unemployment estimate points to cooling. The Chicago Federal Reserve model estimated United States unemployment at four point three five percent for October and highlighted reliance on private sector data; the estimate fills a gap left by delayed official releases and raises uncertainty for short term policy decisions. Politics: Trump raises possibility of third term. Donald Trump made remarks suggesting openness to a third presidential term, a comment that prompted immediate political responses and debate about constitutional norms; the statements came amid active redistricting battles and ongoing negotiations over a federal funding lapse. Innovation: Qualcomm unveils AI two hundred and AI two hundred fifty accelerators. Qualcomm introduced two inference accelerators designed for data centers with high memory capacity and rack scale options; the company set initial commercial targets for twenty twenty six and twenty twenty seven as it seeks to enter the generative artificial intelligence inference market and challenge established graphics processing unit providers.