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A new analysis from the federal Energy Information Administration shows that this year, oil refineries in the U.S. have been shifting some of their production capacity away from gasoline. They’re producing more “middle distillates,” which includes jet fuel and diesel. The global supply of those products has been tight. Later in the episode, we’ll continue to look at the success of populist political candidates in the U.S. and abroad.
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6 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT
The AI sell-off overseas
Shares fell in early Friday trading in France, Germany, and Britain. In Asia, Japanese technology shares were among the biggest losers, along with South Korean chipmakers like Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix. Traders are wondering if the AI boom is beginning to fade. This morning, we’ll also have a quick preview of the upcoming federal jobs data before looking at the trend of global populism.
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6 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT
Data centers lost in the midterms
Voters have made their dissatisfaction quite clear with the tech status quo. And it sounds like the Democrats gearing up to take power in the House and Senate might actually do something about that.
Plus, Big Tech spent big on races in this election, but didn't get a whole lot of bang for their buck. But first, a tech issue that was actually on the ballot: data centers. More than 40 jurisdictions across 10 states voted to put them on ice. However, Harwood, North Dakota, gave them the green light. Paresh Dave, senior writer at Wired, joins Marketplace’s Meghan McCarty Carino to explain more about all this on this week’s “Tech Bytes: Week in Review (https://www.marketplace.org/bytes).”
More on this:
“America got the anti-data-center wave it voted for. Here come the economic consequences (https://www.cnn.com/2026/11/05/economy/data-center-texas-election)” from CNN
“After Midterm Rebuke, OpenAI Pledges to Give Data Center Towns More Say (https://www.nytimes.com/2026/11/05/technology/openai-data-centers-midterms.html)” from The New York Times
“AI & Tech Brief: Midterms turn the AI tide (https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-intelligence/ai-tech-brief/2026/11/04/ai-tech-brief-midterms-turn-ai-tide/)” from The Washington Post
“Democratic midterm wins set stage for tougher tech and AI scrutiny (https://iapp.org/news/a/democratic-midterm-wins-set-stage-for-tougher-tech-and-ai-scrutiny)” from IAPP
“Elon Musk suffers major blow in US midterms (https://www.politico.eu/article/elon-musk-dealt-major-blow-in-midterm-elections-2026/)” from Politico
“Ohio’s Senate Race Is a Rare Loss for Crypto Under Trump (https://www.nytimes.com/2026/11/04/technology/sherrod-brown-ohio-crypto-trump.html?eafs_enabled=false)” from The New York Times
Check out our YouTube page (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyqnPeyY0m3VT2P16OF-oyD5GYGUEYGQr) to watch more episodes of “Tech Bytes.”
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Refineries are rethinking what they produce
Published 6 Nov 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] That's according to a new analysis by the Federal Energy Information Administration. Marketplace's Henry Epp reports. Three factors have been making diesel and jet fuel more expensive. The war in Iran has made it harder to get crude oil and refined products, including diesel, out of the Middle East. […]
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