America's "Stealth Boom" That Nobody's Talking About

⭐ Editor’s Pick: 1 Big Thing to Watch in This Week’s Market Just as Important as Iran (CNBC)

Vance is leading a U.S. delegation scheduled to land in Islamabad within hours. (NYP)

In a rare move, China’s Xi Jinping broke his silence on Iran’s latest military provocations in the Strait of Hormuz. (SCMP)

The UAE asked the U.S. about a potential wartime financial bailout. (WSJ)

Energy Secretary Chris Wright revealed when gas prices are expected to drop below $3 a gallon. (NYP)

The Trump administration will begin refunding $166 billion in tariffs. (NYT)

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick told Canada “they suck” and vows to wind back trade deal with the U.S. (CBC)

How the wealth tax is quietly spreading to less wealthy states. (WSJ)

Is a "vicious" Treasury market emergency at our doorstep? (ZH)

Kevin Warsh would be the first tech bro Fed chair. How Silicon Valley shaped him. (CNBC)

⭐ Editor’s Pick: Major airline suspends key U.S. routes as soaring fuel costs reshape plans. (FBN)

Inside the “financial infidelities” that are tearing marriages apart. (WSJ)

The real reason behind Hollywood’s deepening crisis as movie and television viewership have reached stunning new lows. (THR)

A fire sale has U.S. office buildings going for a staggering 90% off. (WSJ)

Meet the obscure bank lobby group trying to torpedo Trump’s pro-crypto agenda. (X)

How cybercrime became a leading industry in “Scambodia.” (WSJ)

Polymarket is in talks to raise funds at a roughly $15 billion valuation. (TI)

The Trump Organization is partnering on a new skyscraper in Tbilisi, Georgia. (TO)

Baby food brand says it was hit by “criminal act” involving rat poison. (FBN)

Meet the woman behind a new pro-business political group backed by Silicon Valley investors aiming to reshape California politics. (SST)

Inside the glamorous arms dealer’s secret spy trips — and the booming jet-set lifestyle she masterminded. (NYP)

Secrets of DC's hottest new club: Trump world insiders lift lid on the elite's heated encounters. (DM)

Costco ignited a major buzz with new item shoppers say is long overdue. (FBN)

Meet the Ferrari of espresso machines fueling a hot resale market. (NYT)

Popeyes launches secret weapon to win chicken wars. (TS)

⭐ Editor’s Pick: Experts Warn Social Security Could Run Dry Earlier Than Expected (MOW)

5 Easy Deals Under $2 at Walmart (IG)

Best travel credit cards for April 2026 to earn free flights, hotel stays, and more. (YF)

Fidelity unveiled 4 power moves to help your kid buy a home. (TS)

How 2026 car brands are quietly making you spend more money—without you realizing it. (CD)

Here’s the “art” to writing the best AI prompts for personal finance advice, according to a MIT professor. (CNBC)

We're professional deal trackers, and these 34 Amazon deals impressed even us. (HP)

⭐ Editor’s Pick: My 2 Favorite Cash-Gushing Machines To Sleep Well At Night (SA)

Five stocks to buy ahead of earnings include one particular tech giant, Bank of America said. (CNBC)

Morningstar highlighted its 6 top-performing large-growth funds. (MS)

Insider Monkey listed the 10 best affordable blue chip stocks to buy now. (IM)

5 stocks in the spotlight from Wall Street's most accurate analysts last week. (BEZ)

⭐ Editor’s Pick: Tech CEOs Think AI Will Let Them Be Everywhere at Once (WIR)

French prosecutors summoned Elon Musk for a voluntary interview over X's Grok AI disseminating millions of sexualized deepfakes. (AFP)

The NSA is using Anthropic's Mythos Preview, despite the Pentagon declaring the company is a "supply chain risk." (AX)

3 top OpenAI executives depart the company in a single day. (BI)

Vercel disclosed a security breach stemming from a compromised third-party AI tool that exposed non-sensitive environment variables for some customers. (MLQ)

AI startup Cursor in talks to raise $2 billion funding round at valuation of over $50 billion. (CNBC)

Using AI for health questions? Here are 4 tips for the most accurate answers. (MASH)

⭐ Editor’s Pick: Robot Runner Beats Men’s Half Marathon World Record (INDY)

Your delivery robot will now offer the blind real-time, on-the-ground eyes around sidewalk hazards. (FM)

Robots are joining a fight to protect fish and crops from elusive invaders in the Colorado River. (KUNC)

BMW put humanoid robots to work building EVs. (FOX)

Agility Robotics’ Digit humanoid robot successfully deadlifted 65 pounds. (IE)

⭐ Editor’s Pick: The Killer Robots Are Coming. The Battlefield Will Never Look the Same. (NYT)

How Iran’s cheap, low-tech drones have cost the U.S. (NYT)

Israel’s new AI-powered artillery makes combat debut in Lebanon. (CTCH)

China unveiled a technological breakthrough that could one day propel drones indefinitely. (IND)

L3Harris unveiled Deceptor, an AI-powered autonomous system that detects, locates and jams threats in real time across air, ground and sea platforms. (IE)

Scientists developed a laser-powered graphene propulsion for next-generation space travel. (BSN)

In what could be a major breakthrough, U.S. firm AIRCO is developing a mobile system to let militaries produce their own fuel in war zones. (DP)

⭐ Editor’s Pick: Study Reveals Big Tech’s Left-Wing News Bias Is Worse Than Previously Thought (NYP)

Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) said she is not a multimillionaire, bizarrely blaming a major accounting error. (FOX)

The shocking secrets of Madison Square Garden's surveillance machine. (WIR)

Universities in England could face fines for freedom of speech failures. (TG)

Tucker Carlson’s son departed JD Vance’s press team amid escalating feud between his father and Trump. (IND)

A migrant was arrested after witnesses reported him killing a cat and attempting to cook it on a makeshift grill right next to a children's playground. (MOD)

Palantir posted a mini-manifesto denouncing woke policies and ‘regressive’ cultures. (TC)