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Wed Nov 5 2025

Daniel de Visé | Personal Finance Reporter

Good morning! It's Daniel de Visé with your Daily Money.

To many observers, the 2024 election delivered a ringing endorsement of Donald Trump and the Republicans and a sweeping rejection of the Democrats.

A year later, we asked some economists to look back on why Trump really won.

New Disney community doesn't scream Disney

Here's a story about a new Disney community that is a little more subtle, and a little less Disney.

Shutdown sets record

It's official: The government shutdown is the longest ever.

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Why did Trump really win in 2024? We asked economists.

Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump takes the stage to address supporters at his rally, at the Palm Beach County Convention Center in West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., November 6, 2024.

Economists have their own theories about why Donald Trump won the presidency in 2024.

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Cotino is the first Storyliving by Disney Community.

Disney's new residential community is both very, not very Disney

USA TODAY got an early look at Disney's first Storyliving residential community, outside Palm Springs. It may not be fans expect.

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Protester Gene Macken holds a SAVE SNAP sign in Milwaukee on Nov. 4 as the U.S. barrels toward the longest government shutdown in history.

Shutdown makes history as longest ever: Live updates

On the heels of major victories for Democrats across the country, the government shutdown broke a record for being the longest in history.

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Homeownership is pulling increasingly out of reach of Americans who haven't already achieved it.

Record low number of first-time buyers in the housing market

First-time homebuyers are having a hard time competing with repeat buyers flush with cash.

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Pizza Hut parent company Yum! Brands is exploring a possible sale of the restaurant chain.

Yum! Brands selling Pizza Hut? Here's what to know

Yum! Brands, the parent company of Taco Bell and KFC, may sell its Pizza Hut brand, which has nearly 20,000 restaurants worldwide.

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Scammers typically use technology to do the heavy lifting and avoid meeting in person. They use social media to create a fake persona or hack into other people's profiles and con their friends and family members. They can even clip the victim's voice through a telephone call and use AI software to replicate the victim's voice and proceed to call loved ones of the victim usually asking for money.

How to protect your information after a data breach

Data breaches are becoming increasingly common, affecting millions of consumers. The Better Business Bureau offers these tips to help mitigate damage.

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