New York Times

1. The A.I. Boom Has Found Another Gear. Why Can’t People Shake Their Worries?

   It is a time of superlatives in the tech industry, with historic profits, stock prices and deal prices. It’s enough to make some people very nervous.

2. Stocks Tumble as Early Rally Gives Way to Tech Anxiety

   After a week of market uneasiness, Nvidia’s profit surge and Walmart’s earnings had initially offered investors relief. But the bullishness faded by Thursday afternoon.

3. Job Gains Disguise Weakness Beyond Service Industries

   The unemployment rate rose in September as more people looked for jobs, according to data delayed by the government shutdown.

4. Walmart Sales Rise as Shoppers Look For Savings

   The retailer increased its guidance for the year, anticipating more price-conscious shoppers would flock to its stores.

5. Trump Calling Reporter ‘Piggy’ Was ‘Frankness,’ White House Says

   Karoline Leavitt, the White House press secretary, addressed for the first time a schoolyard insult that President Trump lobbed at a Bloomberg News reporter last week.