Federal Reserve's DALY: other technologies are helping firms do more with fewer employees.

Nov. 13 — The State Council held a national winter–spring farmland water conservancy and high‑standard farmland construction video conference. CHINA'S LI instructed that high‑standard farmland and field water conservancy are key to securing the national food‑security baseline. He urged quality‑first acceleration of high‑standard farmland construction and modernization of medium‑ and large‑scale irrigation districts, plus dredging of field canals to boost agricultural water‑use efficiency and strengthen disaster prevention and mitigation. Authorities were told to rectify prominent construction problems, tighten fund supervision and project management, improve engineering quality inspection systems, and reinforce facility operations and maintenance to maximize comprehensive benefits and consolidate grain production capacity.

SpaceX (SPCX.O): Boca Chica Beach is excluded from the proposed land sale. The company committed to establishing a permanent conservation easement to protect about 600 of the 1,200 acres it plans to acquire.