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Still Counting: Mississippi, Texas, Stocks and Hacked Fridges

Still counting, four days after the midterms: Mississippi's Senate race is 2,574 votes apart, Alaska and Kansas are still open, Texas elected its first Democratic governor since Ann Richards on a promise to stop new data centers, the Nasdaq had its worst day since April 2025, and hackers in Europe heated up supermarket fridges through the internet. Here is what each one means for your money and your business.

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Mississippi Senate: Colom Leads Hyde-Smith by 2,574

Scott Colom 467,930 votes, Cindy Hyde-Smith 465,356 votes
The facts
  • The count: Colom 467,930, Hyde-Smith 465,356. About 97% counted.
  • The lead grew: 1,138 Wednesday night, about 1,800 Thursday, 2,574 Friday night.
  • Still out: about 3,600 mail ballots plus affidavit ballots nobody has an official count for.
  • No recount: Mississippi has no formal recount process. Counties certify by Nov 13.
  • History: no Democrat has won a Senate seat in Mississippi since 1982.

Sources: ABC News · Democracy Docket · NBC News

Story I

Three Races Nobody Has Called

Uncalled races in Mississippi, Alaska and Kansas
The facts
  • Alaska Senate: Peltola leads Sullivan by fewer than 700 votes with 74% counted. Ranked choice count not before Nov 18.
  • Kansas governor: Holscher leads Masterson by 7,644. The state ordered a close-race audit.
  • The Senate: Democrats 54, Republicans 44, with two seats out. Democrats hold it either way.
  • The House: Democrats 252, Republicans 162, 21 uncalled. 218 is a majority.

Sources: WHSV (Alaska) · KSHB (Kansas) · NBC News House results

Story II

Texas Elected Its First Democratic Governor Since Ann Richards

Gina Hinojosa defeats Greg Abbott, 53% to 46%
The facts
  • The result: Gina Hinojosa 5,231,979 (53%), Greg Abbott 4,525,393 (46%). She takes office January 19.
  • Abbott: "Mathematically, we are not going to be able to win this election."
  • The promise: a ban on all new data center approvals until the Legislature passes protections.
  • Why it matters: Texas has more than 25% of the planned US data center capacity through 2030.
  • Voters: 40 of 41 local ballot measures went against data centers, on unofficial returns.

Sources: Click2Houston / AP · KUT · Texas Tribune · CNBC

Story III

The Nasdaq's Worst Day Since April 2025

Nasdaq daily closes, down 5.5 percent on November 5
The facts
  • Wednesday: the Dow jumped 1,569 points the day after the election.
  • Thursday: Nasdaq down 5.5%, S&P 500 down 4.4%, Dow down 1,833. The Nasdaq is now in a correction.
  • Why: fear the new Congress and the states tighten the rules on AI and data centers.
  • Friday: a small bounce. Nasdaq up 1.1%, S&P up 0.3%, Dow down 0.5%.
  • The week: Nasdaq down 3.4%, S&P 500 down 2.7%, Dow down 0.9%.

Sources: Fox Business · Yahoo Finance · Our story

Story IV

The AI Stocks Took the Hit, and the Anthropic IPO Got Cheaper

Nvidia daily closes, down 9.3 percent on November 5
The facts
  • Thursday: Nvidia down 9.3%, Tesla down 10.8%, AMD and Micron down more than 17%.
  • Friday: chip stocks won back about a third of it. AMD up 11%.
  • Anthropic: filed to go public Oct 26 under the ticker ANT. No price range yet.
  • The price talk: down from $2 trillion to $1 to $1.5 trillion. CNBC says investors call $1.5 trillion "a stretch."

Sources: Fox Business · StockTitan · CNBC (filing) · CNBC (valuation)

Story V

Hackers Heated Up Supermarket Fridges Across Europe

Hacked supermarket refrigeration controllers set to 122 degrees Fahrenheit
The facts
  • What happened: overnight Nov 1 to 2, hackers switched store fridges to nonstop defrost at 50°C (122°F). Food was thrown out.
  • Where: about 40 Delhaize stores in Belgium, plus stores in Sweden, Luxembourg, Estonia and more.
  • Second wave: hundreds of French supermarkets were hit in mid-October.
  • How: controllers sat on the open internet with default passwords and old firmware.
  • Who: nobody has claimed it. Experts saw no sign AI was involved.

Sources: AP · Security Affairs · CERT-FR alert

Story VI · Start Your Own Business

Three Checks for Your Business This Week

Three checks: passwords, insurance, customers
Do this now
  • Passwords: change the default password on anything connected: cameras, card readers, thermostats, coolers.
  • Off the internet: if a device doesn't need to be online, take it off. That was France's first advice.
  • Insurance: read your policy for cyber, spoilage and business income before you need it.
  • Customers: if data center work feeds your crew, plan for less of it in Texas.

Sources: CERT-FR alert · ABC13 Houston

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