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Layoff tracker
650,903
jobs cut across 3,339 layoff events. Is your sector next?
Updated Oct 28, 2026
Travel Pulse
Airfares
Airline fares vs overall inflation, plus TSA checkpoint travel and holiday travel.
BLS CPI, updated monthly
Shiller PE / VIX
41.04 / 16.91
Ratio 2.43: HIGH
Updated Oct 28, 2026
AI Price Tracker
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AI model prices across providers. Find the cheapest one for your job.
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Job Market Blueprint
650,903 jobs cut so far. See which employers and sectors are cutting, then plan your next move.
Career
Severance Pay
What you should get
Career
Raise Ask
What to ask for
Planning
F.I.R.E Number
When you can stop
Planning
Monte Carlo Retirement
Odds your plan holds
Home
Buy vs Rent
Which wins for you
Planning
Debt Payoff
Fastest way out
AI
AI Productivity ROI
Is the tool worth it
Planning
Social Security
Best claiming age
Live trackers
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Job Market Blueprint650,903 job cutsacross 3,339 US layoff events trackedAs of Oct 28, 2026Market Heat Gauge63 / 100Warm. Risk gauge from CAPE, VIX, NFCI, yield curve and Sahm rule.As of Oct 28, 2026Shiller PE / VIX2.43 CAPE / VIXShiller PE 41.04, VIX 16.91As of Oct 28, 2026AI Price Tracker3,044 modelsLLM APIs priced across 92 providersAs of Oct 28, 2026Travel PulseDailyUpdated dailyEnergy PulseDailyDaily US gasoline, diesel and Henry Hub natural gas prices, electricity rates by state, the power mix and AI data center power use.Updated dailyHealth Tech PulseDailyFDA AI-enabled medical devices, novel drug approvals including GLP-1 drugs, and what pharmacies pay for GLP-1 pens, updated daily.Updated dailyRobotics PulseDailyUS machinery output and orders, robotics papers on arXiv, humanoid robot mentions in SEC filings and IFR world robot installs, updated daily.Updated daily
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Martin Goetzinger, Enterprise Account Executive at Adobe
I spend my days with enterprises adopting AI. This site is where I turn that view into free tools and plain-English analysis so you can understand where AI and frontier tech are heading.
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