{
  "id": 17399269,
  "title": "10 Weekend Reads",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/10-weekend-reads",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-31T10:30:17.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Big Picture",
    "slug": "the-big-picture",
    "url": "https://ritholtz.com/2026/10/10-weekend-reads-114/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Here is the story in my own words, following the specified rules:\n\nThe weekend brings a collection of in-depth articles on a variety of topics.\n\nOne piece, \"The Sane Asylum,\" by Brie Wolfson, portrays Silicon Valley as a place where workers are struggling with mental health issues due to the demands of fast-paced, high-pressure work environments in frontier labs and decacorn companies.\n\nAnother article, \"What America is Living Without,\" discusses how the concept of the American middle class is increasingly challenged. Despite some incomes rising, a Brookings Institution study found that one-third of the middle class still cannot afford basic necessities, highlighting a growing gap in essential affordability.\n\nThe article \"They Were the Military's 'Quiet Professionals.' Now They're Talking\" features veterans sharing their experiences and concerns about rules of engagement, as reported by the New York Times.\n\nIn \"She Was the DEA's Premier Crypto Detective,\" Wired tells the story of Lili Infante, a DEA agent who cracked down on dark web activity while concealing her own family's tumultuous past.\n\n\"Video of the Day\" spotlights the high-tech, luxury cars owned by the ultra-wealthy, described as eye-catching and attention-grabbing in The Stoic Economist.\n\nThe Atlantic's piece \"How Elon Musk Turned on Ukraine\" warns that Ukraine faces possible loss of its vital Starlink satellite network, which Musk controls, without reliable alternatives.\n\nFinally, \"The Retirement Machine\" examines the role of 401(k) plans in the market, noting potential risks to global stock markets due to their significant systematic demand for equities, according to Schroders.",
  "summary": "Halloween weekend is here! Pour yourself a mug of Danish Blend coffee, grab a seat outside, and get ready for our longer-form weekend reads: • The Sane Asylum: A love letter to a new kind of company: Brie Wolfson: The people of Silicon Valley are unwell. If you work at a frontier lab or decacorn, you’ve… Read More The post 10 Weekend Reads appeared first on The Big Picture .",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}