SpaceX’s SPCX recent IPO may have raised some investors’ hopes of using mutual and exchange-traded funds to capture any pop in Anthropic’s pending offering, but they’re unlikely to reap life-changing riches that way.First, most funds already mark their positions near the expected IPO value, limiting upside potential. Second, most funds’ stakes in the Claude chatbot creator are very small, meaning the portfolios’ other, larger holdings will water down any gains. Finally, as SpaceX showed, early IPO pops can deflate quickly, and timing postoffering sales is not easy. Where Is Anthropic Valued Now? Funds’ per-share, split-adjusted Anthropic values ranged from Franklin Templeton’s $58.90, as of its Sept. 30, 2026, portfolios, to T. Rowe Price’s $91.65, as of Oct. 30—a massive 55% difference. Timing could explain some of the gap; Franklin’s calculation appears to reflect Anthropic’s last May 2026 financing round price, without subsequent adjustments. It’s possible the firm has revised its numbers since the frontier artificial intelligence lab filed its S-1 IPO prospectus in October. Still, timing does not account for all differences. Looking only at Sept. 30 portfolios, per-share values ranged from ClearBridge Select Fund’s LBFIX $58.90 (ClearBridge is a subsidiary of Franklin Templeton), seemingly reflecting Anthropic’s last financing round, to Tema Electrification ETF’s VOLT $85.10—a still-massive 44% difference. Given that Anthropic’s last financing round in May 2026 valued the company at $965 billion, that implies a $400 billion to $500 billion gap between ClearBridge’s estimated Anthropic value versus Tema’s and T. Rowe’s marks, a gap roughly equivalent to the size of the 20th largest company in the S&P 500. Assuming those values have not converged, ClearBridge’s discounted Anthropic valuation relative to Tema or T. Rowe seems to offer an opportunity to realize more appreciation if the AI company’s shares jump after its IPO. Given recent reporting that Anthropic is targeting a $1.5 trillion valuation, outside of the ClearBridge fund, much of the upside is already baked into mutual funds and ETFs’ net asset values, so there are no massive gains to be had for investors based purely on the expected IPO price. Why Private Company Valuations Can Vary WidelyWhy do these valuations vary so much? Mutual funds and ETFs have significant leeway in valuing private companies, since such holdings rarely have observable trading prices. In practice, many asset managers anchor to the most recent financing round (Anthropic last raised money in May at a $965 billion valuation, or about $589 per share) and adjust based on market conditions or big secondary market trades. That still leaves a lot of room for disagreement among fund firms, especially when AI-related stocks post wide daily swings, as they have recently. As a result, valuation is often in the eye of the beholder. Reported valuations can be stale, too. Mutual funds often disclose their portfolios 30 days after month- or quarter-end, so the Anthropic valuations we see could be different from what funds think it is worth in real time. Anthropic also disclosed in its S-1 that it did a 10-for-1 share split in September, so reported per-share valuations can also look 10 times higher than they truly are. Anthropic Is Typically a Small Position In addition to the potential return difference that different valuations can cause, investors seeking pre-IPO exposure to Anthropic should note most funds and ETFs do not have large Anthropic positions. Only one has more than 5% of its portfolio in the company, and even at that level, the AI lab could double its value and the fund would see just a 5% gain, before factoring in how the other 95% of the portfolio performs. Of course, there is also no guarantee that Anthropic’s stock will rise post-IPO, and potential share price volatility can make timing an exit even harder, as SpaceX has shown. Despite SpaceX’s massive rally in its first few days of trading (it nearly doubled by its third day of trading), it now trades near its IPO offer price. Thus, given funds’ and ETFs’ small helpings of Anthropic, the baked-in valuations, and the uncertainty over the direction, magnitude, and duration of its shares’ post-IPO performance, it’s not worth it for most investors to buy a mutual fund or ETF simply to get short-term exposure to Anthropic’s historic IPO.
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Polar Vortex Threatens Europe As One Cold Blast Could Wipe Out October’s Gas Storage Gains
Polar Vortex Threatens Europe As One Cold Blast Could Wipe Out October’s Gas Storage Gains
The European Center for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts shows signs of an early disruption of the Arctic polar vortex that could send cold air into Northwest Europe as the energy-stricken continent faces a very thin supply buffer before the Northern Hemisphere winter gathers pace.We are officially in uncharted territory.The Polar Vortex is currently the weakest it’s ever been for the date and is headed for the crucial 0 line over the next day or so. If it gets to a value of 0 or lower, it will officially be the earliest Sudden Stratospheric Warming Event… pic.twitter.com/3MWTijfodx— Mark Margavage (@MeteoMark) November 3, 2026
One week ago, we reported that signs of a potentially record-early sudden stratospheric warming were developing and that a split in the vortex could send Arctic air into the northern US and/or parts of Europe within weeks.Knockout blow. An absolutely textbook heat flux punch upwards from the troposphere into the stratosphere triggering a collapse of the stratospheric vortex and a reversal of westerlies to easterlies, a major and likely record early major sudden stratospheric warming 🤜🏻 pic.twitter.com/Xtohsr6SmN— Met4Cast – UK Weather (@Met4CastUK) November 2, 2026
BloombergNEF reports that one week of Arctic air could send heating demand soaring in Europe and wipe out any natural gas storage gains made during October’s mild weather. If temperatures average 5C below the 10-year normal in the first week of Decemeber, heating demand across Northwest Europe, Italy, Spain and Austria would soar by about 1.1 billion cubic meters. Here’s more from the report:A week of materially colder weather could quickly erode Europe’s already thin gas storage buffer.If temperatures across Europe averaged 5°C below the 10-year normal over Dec. 2-8, heating demand across the BNEF Europe Perimeter (Northwest Europe, Italy, Spain and Austria) would rise by around 1.1 billion cubic meters.And if that additional demand were met entirely from storage, end-March inventories would fall to about 15.5% full, from around 17% under average weather. That would leave stocks only around half a percentage point above BNEF’s estimated minimum, the end-March level below which Europe would begin drawing on gas assumed to be held as strategic reserves rather than normal commercial inventories.October’s mild weather helped Europe build a larger-than-expected cushion heading into winter. Lower heating demand allowed injections to continue later into the season, leaving storage additions around 1 Bcm above the 2021-25 October average.Europe is entering the cold period with NatGas inventories at their lowest seasonal level since the 2022 energy crisis, at around 74% of capacity. This means the buffers that shield the continent from demand shocks will draw down to dangerously low levels by March. On Tuesday, the International Energy Agency released a new report warning of just that, citing a “reduced buffer against supply disruptions” and forecasting that NatGas storage levels on the continent could drop below 10% by late March. “This would leave the European market particularly exposed to events, whether additional cold snaps, technical outages or other supply disruptions, since the rate at which gas can be withdrawn from storage sites tends to decline once fill levels fall below 30% of working capacity,” the IEA wrote in the report.As we noted, energy markets in the US and Europe differ starkly: EU NatGas futures trade at roughly 11 times US NatGas prices.Europe is just a couple of cold snaps away from a deepening energy crisis that will keep EU NatGas prices elevated well into next spring.
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Blue wave sweeps Democrats into power and more top headlines
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America saw the blue wave coming — but drastically underestimated the extent of the Dem tsunami
Polling and election analysts pointed to Democratic gains in the 2026 midterms, but the results brought wider margins and bigger upsets that even some of the most ambitious predictions didn’t see coming.This included a historic Democratic breakthrough in Texas and other deep red strongholds.Democrats won control of the Senate and House in Tuesday’s election in what could be their largest House majority in nearly two decades.The results marked a stunning rebuke to President Donald Trump, who ran in 2024 on fixing the economy and ending all wars. He launched a campaign blitz in the final weeks of the campaign cycle to rally Republican voters — but it wasn’t enough to save the party’s floundering message.DEEP IN TRUMP COUNTRY, A NEW GENERATION REVEALS THE DIVIDE BEHIND TEXAS’ TIGHT SENATE RACEThat rejection was especially striking in Texas, where Democrats pulled off twin upsets, with James Talarico defeating Attorney General Ken Paxton and Gina Hinojosa unseating Gov. Greg Abbott. The victories defied expectations in a state Trump carried by double digits just two years earlier.A Fox News poll in October showed Talarico and Paxton nearly tied, with Abbott leading Hinojosa. Both Democrats ultimately won by wide margins.The Texas Senate race was marked as a “toss-up” by the bipartisan Cook Political Report that gave Republicans an advantage with an R+6 ranking. But as of the early morning hours of Wednesday, Talarico held 53.9% of the vote to Paxton’s 44.2% — a 9.7% gap in a race where polls were showing a clean match-up.Abbott’s race was the biggest miss when it came to ratings and polling versus real results. Hinojosa flew mostly under the radar, with Cook ranking the race a “lean Republican” — but the Democrat candidate ran away with a nearly 7% victory gap as of 3 a.m. on Wednesday.And the Texas results came amid a broader Democratic tsunami.Texas’ Democratic upsets came as voters nationwide voiced dissatisfaction with Trump and the economy. A Fox News poll found Trump’s approval at 36%, while 74% of voters rated the economy negatively.POLL FLASHES WARNING SIGNS FOR REPUBLICANS IN 7 BATTLEGROUND SENATE RACESDemocrats’ sweeping gains extended beyond Texas, with Senate upsets in Kansas and South Carolina, two states Trump carried by double digits in 2024.In Kansas, Adam Hamilton scored a historic defeat over Sen. Roger Marshall, ending Republicans’ 94-year winning streak in Senate races in the state. Kansas will send to the U.S. Senate their first Democrat elected senator in nearly a century.While the race was ranked a “toss-up,” it still marks a historic departure for the ruby-red state.And in deep red South Carolina, Annie Andrews defeated Sen. Darline Graham, who had been appointed to succeed her late brother, Lindsey Graham, but couldn’t secure a victory at the ballot box.The race was ranked “lean Republican,” but the divide was 4.2 points as of Wednesday morning, marking a significant upset and an end to the more than two-decade reign of Grahams’ holding onto the South Carolina Senate seat after Lindsey was first elected in 2002.While Maine has long been considered a purple state, its 30-year-tenured Republican Senator, Susan Collins, was ousted in Tuesday’s midterm by Democrat Troy Jackson. Collins was widely viewed as a career politician and served five terms in the U.S. Senate. Cook rated the race a “toss-up,” but the 6-point divide was still viewed as a major political upset. Taken together, the results showed that the Democratic wave reached well beyond the usual battlegrounds, sweeping into states and seats that Republicans had long counted on carrying.
The antisemitism horseshoe is playing out in real time — from New York to Paris and beyond
This past month has offered a clear picture of how antisemitism actually works. It does not arrive from one political direction. It arrives from both ends at once.In Manhattan’s Diamond District on October 21, a 26-year-old Jewish man was stabbed in the back while doing outreach. The attack is being investigated as a possible hate crime; a woman has been arrested and charged. In north London around the same time, three Jewish women —including one pushing a baby in a stroller — were assaulted in the Stamford Hill area. A suspect was detained by community security volunteers and later charged; police treated the incidents as suspected antisemitic hate crimes. These were not isolated street crimes. They fit a pattern in which visibly Jewish people are targeted while the broader political conversation treats Jewish safety as secondary or suspect.WEAPONIZING THE CHARGE OF GENOCIDE FUELS AN INCREASINGLY DANGEROUS ANTISEMITISMAt the same time, online and in the streets, both extremes have continued to treat Jews as the explanation for larger problems. During France’s October student-led cost-of-living protests that turned into the country’s worst street violence in years, Palestinian flags and keffiyehs appeared regularly among the rioters. Separately, a monitoring group documented more than 1,300 posts on X blaming Jews, Israel, or the Mossad for the unrest — classic conspiracies about Jewish elites, Rothschild’s and orchestration of chaos. Far-right accounts declared that “the Jews did this to France.” Far-left accounts framed the same events through the language of colonization and resistance. The two sides do not agree on economics, immigration, or the future of the country. They do agree that Jews belong in the story as the problem.B’nai B’rith has a significant presence with thousands of volunteers in close to 50 countries across the globe. Our B’nai B’rith volunteers globally are not reading about these patterns after the fact. They are living them and reporting them to us in real time: heightened security concerns around synagogues and schools, Jewish students and professionals feeling the temperature shift in daily life, and the same dual narratives — conspiracy from one side, delegitimization from the other — appearing in local conversations and online spaces. What shows up in global tracking reports is what our people on the ground are already describing from their own streets and campuses.SIGN UP FOR ANTISEMITISM EXPOSED NEWSLETTERRecently reported numbers show the same split in concrete incidents. In one recent week, far-right and far-left incidents were nearly equal in number. Swastika graffiti clusters appeared in the United States and Germany. Far-left and Islamist-inspired actions —graffiti, threats and assaults linked to anti-Israel rhetoric — continued elsewhere. Calls to “globalize the intifada” circulated around the Oct. 7 anniversary in multiple countries. A network of fake AI “rabbi” accounts has been pushing classic antisemitic money tropes on social platforms. None of this requires a single coordinating hand. It requires only the willingness of people who otherwise oppose each other to land on the same target.CLICK HERE FOR MORE FOX NEWS OPINIONThis is the horseshoe. On one end, Jews are cast as alien outsiders who secretly run the banks, the media and the government. On the other, Jews are cast as white colonizers who do not count as oppressed and whose state should not exist. The words differ. The outcome is the same: Jews are positioned as the hand behind the curtain, then blamed for whichever crisis is underway. Other minorities are usually claimed by one side and attacked by the other. Jews are accused by both, then accused of belonging to whichever side is speaking.The numbers have been clear for some time. In France, Interior Ministry figures put antisemitic incidents at roughly 1,320 in 2025 — more than half of all recorded anti-religious offenses—despite Jews making up less than one percent of the population. In New York City, Jews have accounted for a majority of confirmed hate crimes. These are not abstract trends. They show up as a man stabbed while wrapping tefillin, women punched on a London street and a community that learns to calculate risk before walking to synagogue or sending a child to school.Americans cannot treat this as a European problem that stays elsewhere. This trend is growing here in the United States. If you only watch the far right, you will miss the assaults, the campus rhetoric and the street protests that treat Jewish institutions as legitimate targets. If you only watch the far left, you will miss the conspiracy posts, the swastikas and the older tropes that never left. The people in the middle do not get to pick an end of the horseshoe and call it safe.
Sweetgreen bets on $200,000 manager pay to turn business around
Running a restaurant involves more than supervising employees and making sure customers receive their orders on time. Managers are responsible for staffing, food quality, customer satisfaction and keeping daily operations running smoothly.
Yet earning a six-figure salary remains uncommon in the profession. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the median annual wage for food service managers was $69,390 in May 2025, while the highest-paid 10% earned more than $107,640.
Employee retention is another challenge. The accommodation and food services industry recorded a 3.5% quits rate in August 2026, compared with 2.1% across the private sector, according to BLS data.
As businesses increasingly seek to improve performance and retain experienced employees, some major companies are offering managers higher compensation tied to the results they deliver.
Sweetgreen is taking that approach a step further.
The fast-casual salad chain has unveiled a new incentive program that could allow its highest-performing restaurant managers to earn more than $200,000 annually.
Sweetgreen introduces new $200,000 compensation plan
In a recent announcement, Sweetgreen introduced its Head Coach Incentive Plan, which takes effect in the first quarter of fiscal 2027.
The program rewards restaurant general managers, known internally as Head Coaches, based on their experience, restaurant sales and overall performance. The compensation package combines higher base salaries at larger restaurants, revenue-sharing bonuses for exceeding sales targets, and performance-based company equity.
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“Great leaders build great teams, and great teams build a great business. As we approach 300 restaurants, we’re betting big on our Head Coaches,” said Jonathan Neman, co-founder and CEO of Sweetgreen.
Under the new plan, eligible managers at higher-volume restaurants could see their base salaries increase by up to 45%, according to a Nov. 2 HR Brew interview with Neman.
The salary increases will take effect in the first quarter of 2027, while performance-based bonuses will begin accruing Jan. 1 and be paid quarterly. However, not every manager will qualify for the highest compensation.
Sweetgreen Chief Operating Officer Jason Cochran told Restaurant Dive that approximately 10% to 12% of Head Coaches meet the criteria, which include at least three years of tenure and overseeing a high-volume restaurant.
Managers who maximize the program’s benefits could see their total compensation increase by up to 50%, the company told the publication.
The company is also expanding its Head Coach Restaurateur Program, which provides additional training, mentorship and higher base salaries to selected managers. Participants can receive a $10,000 bonus for every employee they develop into a Head Coach, with no cap on the number of bonuses.
Sweetgreen is introducing regional training managers to strengthen training and operational consistency, as well, Cochran told Restaurant Dive.
Sweetgreen is relying on manager incentives to turn the business around.James Leynse / Getty Images
In-N-Out, Starbucks, Cava reward employee performance
Sweetgreen is not alone in tying employee compensation to business performance.
In June, rival fast-casual chain Cava announced that all general managers would be eligible for long-term equity incentives, along with additional rewards tied to recruiting and developing future managers.
Darden Restaurants, the parent company of Olive Garden and LongHorn Steakhouse, also offers quarterly bonuses tied to financial goals and long-term incentives for general managers based on performance, according to its 2025 Impact Report.
Neman told HR Brew that Sweetgreen’s new plan was inspired partly by In-N-Out Burger and Raising Cane’s, two chains known for offering substantial compensation to restaurant managers.
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In-N-Out has said its store managers can earn more than $200,000 annually on average, while Raising Cane’s previously reported manager compensation reaching $175,000, with monthly bonuses linked to sales performance.
Starbucks introduced a similar performance-driven approach for hourly employees in April, offering eligible baristas and shift supervisors up to $1,200 annually in bonuses based on store sales, operations and customer-service targets, according to its official announcement.
Research suggests such incentives can improve business results, although outcomes depend on how programs are structured.
A 2026 study published in Management Accounting Research found that performance-linked pay increased profits by approximately 8% in an experiment involving supermarket managers in Germany, outperforming unconditional cash payments.
Sweetgreen tests higher pay amid declining sales
The compensation changes come as Sweetgreen works to reverse declining sales and bring more customers into its restaurants.
During the second quarter of 2026, Sweetgreen reported a 6.2% decline in same-store sales, including a 2% drop in customer traffic, according to its earnings release. Restaurant-level profit margins also declined from 18.9% to 13.1%, increasing pressure on the company to improve its operations.
Sweetgreen has since been working to improve menu value, service speed and operational efficiency.
The company believes investing in experienced managers could help address those challenges.
Neman told The Wall Street Journal that early tests of the higher-compensation approach had helped generate additional sales, although Sweetgreen did not disclose the size of those gains.
He also acknowledged to HR Brew that the increased compensation represents an upfront investment, but argued that retaining and incentivizing stronger managers could lead to higher sales and better restaurant margins.
The company plans to evaluate the program using several measures, including employee turnover, manager retention, food quality, customer experience and internal promotions.
For the restaurant chain, retaining experienced managers is particularly important because it allows teams to develop the skills needed to improve service and restaurant performance.
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Walmart is selling a $120 folding electric scooter that goes up to 19 miles per hour
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Why we love this deal
Finding alternate modes of transportation is becoming increasingly necessary as of late. With the cost of gasoline, cars, and just about everything else going up, it’s getting harder to find ways to save. While an e-bike can be useful for this, it’s not necessarily the most practical option when it comes to storage because of its large size. That’s why we were excited to find a folding e-scooter on sale at Walmart that will allow you to save money and space at the same time.
The Vortexrider Foldable Electric Scooter costs just $120. That’s far less than many comparable models or e-bikes, and after a while, could save you money on public transportation. It’s even less than the cost of filling the gas tank for those with larger vehicles in some places. That’s reason enough to take advantage of this deal. Even with the $30 shipping fee, it’s a steal.
Vortexrider Foldable Electric Scooter, $120 at Walmart
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Why do shoppers love it?
This scooter has so much upside, it’s hard to know where to begin. For starters, the folding design is one of the most obvious benefits of this model. When folded completely down, which can be done in less than 5 seconds, it fits comfortably in your trunk or even the back seat of a car. While it can’t fold completely flat, it’s still incredibly compact and easy to transport. It’s the ultimate modern mode of transportation that can get you to your destination quickly and be out of the way within just seconds. Speaking of how quickly it can get you there, we were shocked by its capacity for speed.
The e-scooter can reach speeds of up to 19 miles per hour (MPH) for sustained periods of time on a full charge. That’s faster than most people move through rush hour in their cars. Thanks to the high-capacity 36-volt rechargeable battery, you can enjoy a range of 16 miles before you’ll need to recharge. The scooter reaches full charge in just 3 to 4 hours, making it convenient to charge overnight or even while at work.
Other useful features include warning tail lights and extra-bright headlights. These are welcome safety features that will ensure high visibility for you as the rider, not to mention pedestrians and others in your vicinity. The two 8.5-inch solid honeycomb tires offer the perfect amount of grip and durability to keep you rolling for years to come without interruption. While the black, gray, and red color combination is attractive, it might be nice if there were a few other colorways from which to choose. That said, the available variant is a great neutral option.
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Pros and Cons
Pros:
Foldable design: The scooter folds down for easy storage and transport when not in use.
Max speed: The e-scooter can reach speeds of up to 19 miles per hour on a full charge.
Max range: You’ll have a range of up to 16 miles with this model.
Charge time: It only takes three to four hours to reach maximum battery power.
Cons
Folded size: Although the scooter can fold down, it would be nice if it could be completely flat when not in use.
Colorways: There is only one color variant available.
Walmart customers were thrilled with this peppy little scooter. One said that it’s “fast, easily charges, and priced for many household incomes. Looks great and drives smoothly…Gets to destinations quickly and efficiently.”
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If you want to get to your destination on time and under budget, then the Vortexrider Foldable Electric Scooter is the way to go. For just $120, you can arrive in style and stow your ride until you need it again.