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AUTO-WORKERS-VOTE -- Members of the United Auto Workers union were close to approving contract agreements with Stellantis and Ford on Friday with voting at both companies overwhelmingly in favor. Only a few factories at each company have yet to cast ballots. By Tom Krisher. SENT.
MUSK-X-ADVERTISERS -- IBM has stopped advertising on social media platform X after a report that its ads were appearing alongside material praising Adolf Hitler and the Nazis, in a fresh setback for the company's plans to win back big brands and their ad dollars. By Kelvin Chan. SENT.
MARKETS & ECONOMY:
FINANCIAL MARKETS -- Wall Street is drifting in quiet trading as its scorching November rolls toward the close of a third straight winning week. By Stan Choe. SENT: 670 words, photos. UPCOMING: About 800 words by 4:30 p.m., photo.
INDUSTRY:
PLASTIC OFFSETS EXPLAINER -- Two groups that want reduced plastics production published a report Friday highly critical of plastic credits, calling them a flawed tool that won't help with worldwide pollution from the material. SENT.
NEW JERSEY GAMBLING REVENUE -- New Jersey regulators release casino and sports betting revenue figures for October By Wayne Parry. UPCOMING.
INTERNATIONAL:
RUSSIA ECONOMY BUDGET -- The lower house of Russia's parliament, the State Duma, approved a federal budget Friday that increases spending by around 25% in 2024 and devotes a record amount to defense. SENT.
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