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Good morning. Today is Tuesday, November 1st,

and I'm your host Julie Morgan.

Our top stories.

President Biden says a windfall tax on energy producers

could be in their future.

Albertson still plans to pay the $4 billion special dividend.

Meta platforms is our notable new low.

Delta pilots vote in favor of a strike authorization.

Penguin Random House gets blocked,

and Tesla's cyber truck gets a mass production date.

Stocks closed out October with the lower finish on Monday.

This halted their recent rebound as investors took a cautious tone ahead of the upcoming Federal Preserve decision.

The major U.S. equity averages posted modest declines, with the Dow ending a six session winning streak.

The Dow finished down 0.4 percent. The S&P 500 ended down 0.7 percent, and the NASDAQ closed down 1%. 10 of the 11 S&P sectors ended in the red.

This was led by greater than 1% slides in communication services and Infotech. Energy posted the only strong finish on the day, ending

higher by 0.6%. Looking to the bond market, Treasury yields pushed higher

on Monday. The two-year yield climbed 8 bases points to reach 4.5 percent,

while the 10-year Treasury yield advanced 7 basis points to 4.08%.

Mike Zakardi is a seeking alpha contributor.

He pointed to key economic data on the horizon,

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