Wednesday Afternoon Links

[Reuters] Wall St slides as tight race in midterm election blurs outcome

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Crypto Market Rout Deepens as Binance Seen Balking at Takeover

[Yahoo Finance] Bitcoin price dips below $17,000 on FTX-Binance deal concerns

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Oil Drops on Higher Crude Stockpiles, Weak China Demand Outlook

[Politico] Dems stun in battlegrounds but GOP still poised to capture narrow House majority

[The Hill] Georgia Senate race between Warnock, Walker heads to runoff

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Sam Bankman-Fried's FTX Empire Faces US Probe Into Client Funds, Lending

[MSN/Bloomberg] Sam Bankman-Fried’s $16 Billion Fortune Is Eviscerated in Days

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] US Inflation to Cool Only Slightly, Keeping Big Fed Hike in Play

[Reuters] Barkin: U.S. likely on "back end" of inflation surge