Good morning!
Today’s lead caught my eye because Democrats just handed Republicans an entirely avoidable political gift. I also can’t stop thinking about AI titans privately grilling Dario Amodei at the White House over his fear-mongering and a red state county discovering mysterious Flock cameras with no obvious owner.
– Josh
🌎 ECONOMY & WORLD
⭐ Josh’s Pick: "This is Huge"—Red State Governor Delivers New Relief at Gas Pump (➜)
New report proves the Panicans were dead wrong about the Trump economy. (➜)
10-year Treasury yield hit its highest level since 2002. (➜)
Hero Israeli passenger reveals he saved flight thanks to popular TV show—as he meets Netanyahu still covered in blood. (➜)
Accused flydubai plane hijacker is religious extremist who exhibited this type of "very strange behavior," according to a colleague. (➜)
Rubio just booted the Iranian UN delegation from the U.S. ahead of schedule. (➜)
The final verdict is in for the Fed's troubled renovation and Jerome Powell. (➜)
Trump teases $200 billion in foreign energy investments. (➜)
The next front for all-out war isn't where you think. (➜)
The U.S. just made it much easier for retail investors to access private markets. (➜)
Mystery grows as a massive gas pipeline blast rocked this country—the second suspected sabotage this week. (➜)
The 15 skilled-trade jobs where you could earn a huge six-figure salary—without a college degree. (➜)
Once America’s hottest housing market, popular state is now the hardest place to sell a home. (➜)
U.S. home prices are finally cooling—but a Mid-Atlantic region just surged. (➜)
Is this Democrat-run state operating a shadow welfare system for illegal immigrants? (➜)
Chaos erupted as masked rioters torched schools and doused teachers in gasoline after a left-wing mayor told protesters "violence can be legitimate." (➜)
Trump’s FCC is tearing up the old media map. The networks should be very worried. (➜)
🏢 INDUSTRY
⭐ Josh’s Pick: McDonald's Sinister Pricing Scheme is Sizing Up Your Wallet—Here's Where Customers Are Forking Over a Premium (➜)
Micron beat on earnings and issued strong guidance as data center revenue jumped 11-fold. (➜)
The biggest U.S. grid just suspended a highly anticipated plan to curb data-center power use. (➜)
This red state county discovered mysterious Flock cameras with no obvious owner. (➜)
The next frontier for obesity drugs isn’t how much weight you lose—it’s this. (➜)
David Ellison named a new co-CEO of Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery. (➜)
Spike Lee held back in wild fan altercation before Yankees-Red Sox Game 2. (➜)
Inside a billionaire’s paradise with crypto’s most powerful ex-convict. (➜)
Gruesome new details emerge in slaying of trans NYT exec by in-laws—as explosive charging documents were released. (➜)
Inside the NYT newsroom’s reaction to trans tech exec’s execution-style murder by in-laws. (➜)
Meet Archy, the automated McDonald's employee. (➜)
A popular soda was recalled after packages labeled zero-sugar were found to contain the full-sugar version. (➜)
Costco shoppers are raving about these 10 limited-edition fall finds. (➜)
📈 HOT STOCKS
⭐ Josh’s Pick: Meet the Greatest Dividend Stock: Paying Dividends for 200 Years, and 99% of Investors Have No Clue It Exists (➜)
This AI stock may be the biggest winner as enterprise AI takes off. (➜)
The best dividend ETF to buy and hold through every market cycle for the next 30 years. (➜)
Why this cybersecurity stock belongs in every millionaire-in-the-making portfolio. (➜)
This luxury homebuilder’s stock is too cheap to pass up, according to Morgan Stanley. (➜)
💰 PERSONAL FINANCE & DEALS
⭐ Josh’s Pick: How Amazon Members Can Knock 20¢ Off Every Gallon Every Friday Through January (➜)
Inside the bizarre ploy to get you to spend more money. (➜)
The 1 pantry item I always restock at Costco because the price can’t be beat. (➜)
Pottery Barn, West Elm, and Wayfair have little-known online outlets with home deals for up to 80% off. (➜)
Amazon October Prime Day kicked off early! These 55 deals on travel essentials start at $6 and go up to 91% off. (➜)
I test bedding for a living: These special cooling sheets are among my October Prime Day picks and there's a great sale on them. (➜)
The 80-year-old grocery chain that's doubling down on treasure-hunt bargains. (➜)
🧠 AI
⭐ Josh’s Pick: AI Titans Privately Grilled Dario Amodei At White House Over Apocalypse Warnings (➜)
FTC launched a sweeping probe of Anthropic, OpenAI and other "superintelligence" models. (➜)
Google unveiled its long-awaited next-generation AI model, Gemini 4 Argon. (➜)
Inside how Mark Zuckerberg shaped Trump’s AI industry pledge. (➜)
China accused of new bombshell espionage plot to steal prized AI and tech research. (➜)
Anthropic co-founder Daniela Amodei and husband used stuffed-animal “advisory council” for workplace conflicts. (➜)
Bill Ackman just asked the multi-trillion-dollar AI question that Wall Street can’t ignore. (➜)
Meet the son who used AI to help save his mother from a Parkinson’s crisis doctors had called fatal. (➜)
🚀 SPACE, DEFENSE & ROBOTS
⭐ Josh’s Pick: Mystery Surrounds Destruction of U.S. Spy Satellite in Orbit (➜)
Hegseth unveiled a sweeping U.S. military overhaul with a new “Autowarcom” drone command. (➜)
Elon Musk landed a new Pentagon role shaping the future of American warfare. (➜)
Killer robots are now battling on Ukraine’s front line. What comes next is even stranger. (➜)
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