🏦 ECONOMY & WORLD
⭐ Editor’s Pick: The Real Reason Why Trump is Downplaying Reports of Russia and China Helping Iran (➜)
Trump warned Iran of its "last chance" to sign a deal before "decapitation." (➜)
Bessent teased a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz with "freedom of movement." (➜)
Hunt for the invisible Ayatollah: Spies have three theories about Mojtaba Khamenei's whereabouts—yet there is a final irony. (➜)
The AI boom is transforming the American economy beyond recognition. (➜)
The latest ISM report just confirmed America's manufacturing revival. (➜)
Y'all Street launches: Texas Stock Exchange goes live in Dallas. (➜)
Trump blasted Big Oil for "making too much money." (➜)
JPMorgan will invest $750 billion through 2035 to help 500,000 Americans buy homes. (➜)
The most expensive place to rent in the U.S. might not be where you think. (➜)
What’s fueling the mysterious growth in office construction? (➜)
"Really only one thing worries us a lot": here's what keeps Goldman Sachs's commodities guru up at night. (➜)
This COVID-era hotspot is now one of the toughest places to sell a home in the U.S. (➜)
Inside New York City’s medical fraud capital where often empty senior centers bill Medicaid $100 million-a-year for patients. (➜)
Mamdani just launched a new war on New York City business leaders. (➜)
Ultra-woke Democrat bragged that she once fled a restaurant because there were "too many old white people" causing her anxiety. (➜)
This rising Democratic socialist candidate defended actual communists being in the party. (➜)
Biden's COVID czar surprised a CNN host with this confession on the pandemic origin theory. (➜)
🏢 INDUSTRY
⭐ Editor’s Pick: Grocery Chain Offers Six Weeks of Discounts on More Than 1,000 Everyday Favorites (➜)
“Spider-Man: Brand New Day” clinched the biggest box-office debut ever. (➜)
The first two U.S. deaths in the Cyclospora outbreak were reported—here’s where. (➜)
Palantir stock jumped after an "otherworldly" quarter as its U.S. commercial business booms. (➜)
McDonald’s earnings beat estimates, while the chain announced a new U.S. head to accelerate growth. (➜)
Wayfair posted its strongest U.S. growth since 2020. (➜)
Aggressive HOAs are running out of money and foreclosing on more residents than ever before. (➜)
David Ellison broke his silence on the Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery antitrust lawsuit. (➜)
Sequoia’s Shaun Maguire led a $1 billion round for nuclear startup Valar Atomics. (➜)
Polymarket is seeking to raise capital at a valuation of more than $20 billion. (➜)
The retired NFL star on the verge of a comeback to chase one last Super Bowl. (➜)
Meet the former lifeguard boss who collects a staggering $570,000 pension on the taxpayers' dime. (➜)
Move over, In-N-Out: America’s best burger has been crowned. (➜)
Cracker Barrel enraged its loyal customers once again with this sudden menu change. (➜)
A popular spread sold at Walmart in 19 states was recalled over possible salmonella contamination. (➜)
💰 PERSONAL FINANCE & DEALS
⭐ Editor’s Pick: The Luxury Jewelry Secret Boutiques Don’t Want You to Know: How Buyers Save Thousands on Pieces (➜)
Social Security has a problem that most retirees have never heard of. (➜)
If I could tell every investor only 1 thing about building lasting wealth in the stock market, it's this. (➜)
Looking for cheaper gas? Save 25 cents per gallon with this chain's new loyalty program. (➜)
Airlines blame fuel for sky-high fares. The real reason is worse—but here are 6 ways to beat it. (➜)
📈 HOT STOCKS
🧠 AI
⭐ Editor’s Pick: China’s Panic Intensifies Over Anthropic’s Mythos Ahead of Trump-Xi Showdown (➜)
The White House finalized voluntary AI model-evaluation framework behind closed doors, withholding details on contents and rollout. (➜)
Trump administration is drafting a ban on Chinese optical transceivers for U.S. data centers to safeguard AI infrastructure. (➜)
In a rare interview, Huawei’s top chip scientist warned that Nvidia faces imminent physical limits to scaling ever-larger processors. (➜)
OpenAI has hit back at Apple's lawsuit—with spicy receipts. (➜)
Palantir CEO Alex Karp renewed his blistering attacks on frontier AI labs that are "trying to drug addict us." (➜)
🚀 SPACE, DEFENSE & ROBOTS
⭐ Editor’s Pick: Inside How NASA Enlisted Musk and Bezos in High-Stakes Moon Race Against China (➜)
SpaceX is planning a rocket-launching spaceport in coastal Louisiana. Here are the plans. (➜)
Anduril is in advanced talks to build out a production site for the company’s drone boats in Baltimore. (➜)
Waymo robotaxis drastically reduce crash rates versus human drivers, according to a new study. (➜)
This U.S. hospital just launched the nation’s first blood drone network. (➜)
Figure’s humanoid robot climbed a ladder fully autonomously in its latest demo. (➜)
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