right now. the businesses are dealing with a near-record number of job openings, totallying 11 million in october, and also americans are quitting at a pace we've never seen before. another 4.2 million quit in october. so of course in this environment, workers can't find -- businesses can't find enough workers. they can't let go of the ones they do have. economists say some seasonal effects may be overstating the drop in unemployment claims, but, kate, even if you look at the four-week moving average, which smooths out some of the volatility in the numbers, this is still the lowest number of unemployment claims since just before the pandemic erupted. clearly, this is good news. >> so interesting. thank you, matt, so much for that. more to come. and this just in -- "the washington post" reports new york's attorney general is now seeking to depose former president donald trump. this is part of a civil fraud investigation into trump's family business that attorney general, letitia james, who wants him to sit for a