Big tech companies reported mixed earnings for the most recent quarter, and Donald Trump is pointing to strong third-quarter GDP days before the US presidential election. Plus, the FT’s Washington Bureau chief Demetri Sevastopulo explains how early votes could affect election day. Google ad sales bounce back sharply from pandemic slumphttps://www.ft.com/content/07c22dcb-9747-4bd3-a01c-bb51d6e9e9bbDonald Trump touts economy to boost re-election bidhttps://www.ft.com/content/dbe15063-8955-42e2-a757-b8d9b4bd9c60Early voting surge points to huge turnout in US electionhttps://www.ft.com/content/8d8fa717-8923-4223-af75-bd6d31d25d9a See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.