Even though the Federal Reserve temporarily put its inflation fight on hold this week, the cost of living rose sharply again last month in a sign the central bank’s work is far from done.

GDP and inflation figures arrive together at 8:30 a.m. Eastern time. Strong growth and persistent price pressures could strengthen the case for an interest-rate increase in December.

The 7 follows President Donald Trump's second term.

Federal Reserve policymakers held their benchmark short-term interest rate steady at their final meeting before the midterms.

Amazon offered a cautious sales outlook for the current fourth quarter that encompasses the critical holiday shopping period after delivering fiscal third-quarter results that came in below Wall Stree

Amazon delivered fiscal third-quarter profits and net sales that came below Wall Street analysts' expectations but posted strong growth in its prominent cloud computing unit

The biggest ouch of the report was its negative free cash flow of $2.4 billion.

The online behemoth’s net income topped $20 billion for the third quarter, but free cash flow plunged.

(MFIN) on Thursday reported third-quarter net income of $2.4 million. On a per-share basis, the New York-based company said it had profit of 10 cents. The results missed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 32 cents per share.

The Fishers, Indiana-based bank said it had earnings of 54 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for severance costs, were 57 cents per share. The internet bank posted revenue of $89.2 million in the period.

TFS Financial Corp. (TFSL) on Thursday reported net income of $24.7 million in its fiscal fourth quarter. On a per-share basis, the Cleveland-based company said it had profit of 9 cents. The holding company for Third Federal Savings and Loan posted revenue of $220.

NextDecade Corp. (NEXT) on Wednesday reported net income of $155.4 million in its third quarter.

The company says an unnamed third-party provider was compromised. Trading has resumed, and Polymarket says affected traders will be made whole.

Traders who lost money on the incident will be ‘made whole,’ the prediction-markets platform said.

Polymarket said all customers will be reimbursed. Hackers broke into gambling “prediction market” site Polymarket’s international exchange and stole an undisclosed amount of user funds, CNBC reported on Thursday,

Predictions markets platform Polymarket was forced to halt trading on its international platform Thursday for nearly an hour because of what it said was a third-party compromise.

SpaceX's outreach to retail investors ended up being a defining piece of its blockbuster IPO in June. Anthropic could follow suit.

ETFs and other funds currently available to ordinary investors offer exposure to Anthropic.

Investors may be looking for a way to invest in Anthropic early, but most people are locked out until the shares make their public debut.

Anthropic has filed to go public. Here’s what retail investors should weigh, from valuation and risks to what IPO research says about large companies.