Good morning!
Today’s lead is frightening: Hurricane Isaias is bearing down on the Gulf Coast, and forecasters warn a last-minute shift could make the storm even more dangerous. I also stumbled upon a wild Taylor Swift story that hasn’t hit the major gossip sites yet, involving an ugly feud with her neighbors. And on an even wilder note, I’m fascinated by NASA’s hunt for a mysterious underground cave that could hold the key to humanity’s future on the Moon.
We’re closing out the week with a particularly hot lineup of stories.
– Josh
🌎 ECONOMY & WORLD
⭐ Josh’s Pick: Grisly Mystery at Governor’s Mansion as Coffins Filled With Human Remains Are Unearthed (➜)
Wall Street is sounding the alarm over an ominous new signal in the bond market. (➜)
A shocking Iranian influence operation secretly infiltrated American news outlets, planting fake articles through a sophisticated scheme. (➜)
Vance announced a major green card crackdown, calling out the alleged worst offender of foreign worker fraud. (➜)
Kimberly Guilfoyle's Champagne-fueled Greek party life is reportedly now under investigation by the State Department. (➜)
Vance and Rubio broke their silence on explosive allegations involving Kimberly Guilfoyle, offering strikingly different responses. (➜)
House Speaker Mike Johnson has hinted at a surprising career change if Democrats seize control of the House in the upcoming midterms. (➜)
The most stunning moment of Michigan’s explosive Senate debate between Abdul El-Sayed and Mike Rogers. (➜)
Trump has been handed a new "secret list of traitors" compiled by Laura Loomer. (➜)
A stunning new forecast reveals how the AI boom could unleash the biggest global trade surge in nearly two decades. (➜)
Mortgage rates have climbed for the seventh straight week. (➜)
Democrats freaked out over the Pentagon’s plan to livestream the Fort Hood terrorist’s execution, with one senator making a jaw-dropping comparison. (➜)
Shocking footage captures a Democrat unleashing a hate-filled tirade against an Israeli father over an anti-Hamas bumper sticker, leading to his arrest. (➜)
You won’t believe how much oil tanker captains are being paid each month to brave the dangerous Strait of Hormuz. (➜)
Inside America’s “shadow” real estate market hiding $300 million mega-mansions. (➜)
Bessent just made another bold hire, and of course, the establishment financial media isn’t happy about it. (➜)
Meet the man who was just sentenced to death over a Facebook comment. (➜)
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🏢 INDUSTRY
⭐ Josh’s Pick: Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s Bitter Feud With Neighbors Over Dream Mansion Takes Ugly New Turn (➜)
Trump awarded the National Medals of Science and Technology to Elon Musk, Michael Dell, Satya Nadella, Sergey Brin, Jensen Huang, and Lisa Su. (➜)
This red state just banned bingo in certain places, and players could face jail time for breaking the rules. (➜)
Major League Baseball is proposing a dramatic overhaul as a bitter salary cap battle looms. (➜)
Starbucks has explored a blockbuster takeover of one of America’s biggest restaurant chains. (➜)
Workers at Obama’s $900 million “Death Star” presidential library are revolting just months after its grand opening. (➜)
“He’s a mess right now”: NFL fans are calling for a legendary broadcaster to retire after a disastrous Thursday Night Football performance. (➜)
Why prediction market execs could face an existential threat in Supreme Court. (➜)
Roseanne Barr shot a secret comedy series with a star-studded cast in a huge comeback. (➜)
Celine Dion took a scary tumble onstage during a concert in Paris. (➜)
Inside the world’s divorce capital, where billionaires battle over staggering fortunes, explosive secrets, and outrageous settlements. (➜)
Peter Thiel ripped Obama in his leaked ‘Antichrist’ lecture series. (➜)
Inside David Zaslav’s eye-popping payday from the blockbuster Skydance deal. (➜)
A beloved frozen pizza brand that’s been a supermarket staple for decades is disappearing forever, leaving nostalgic fans heartbroken. (➜)
📈 HOT STOCKS
⭐ Josh’s Pick: This Overlooked Stock Is One Year Away From Joining Wall Street’s Most Exclusive Dividend Club (➜)
Elon Musk just made what some are calling a “brilliant move” that could boost SpaceX’s valuation by a staggering 836%. (➜)
Two little-known flying taxi stocks are poised to deliver life-changing returns to investors. (➜)
A critical shortage in America’s AI data center boom could create a massive opportunity for one stock. (➜)
Billionaire investor David Tepper dumped his entire stake in one of the year’s hottest stocks to bet on this Silicon Valley juggernaut. (➜)
Dan Ives revealed his top 5 tech stocks to buy next year—and one of them is up 129% year-to-date. (➜)
💰 PERSONAL FINANCE & DEALS
⭐ Josh’s Pick: Costco Employee Reveals Secret to Scoring Biggest Discounts—And Most Shoppers May Be Missing Out (➜)
Nearly 20 million Medicare beneficiaries may receive a surprise one-time payment. See if you made the cut. (➜)
Amazon’s best bargains are still hiding in plain sight, including popular kitchen gadgets at Black Friday-level prices. (➜)
Suffering from foot pain? Shoppers swear these ultra-comfortable slippers offer the ultimate relief, and they’re finally on sale now. (➜)
“I can essentially eat/drink whatever I want”: Fitness nuts are raving about gut-health ‘miracle’ pills with a limited-time deal. (➜)
🧠 AI
⭐ Josh’s Pick: New Book Reveals Funniest, Most Bizarre, and Downright Weird Moments in Silicon Valley’s AI Race (➜)
Anthropic introduced a bizarre new rule governing what users can say to its Claude AI chatbot. (➜)
A massive investor miscalculation has exposed a staggering gap in OpenAI’s revenue estimates. (➜)
Inside Mark Zuckerberg’s high-stakes decision to unleash Meta’s powerful new AI agent. (➜)
This Nvidia-backed startup unveiled a potentially game-changing technology that could make AI data centers dramatically easier to build. (➜)
Scientists have discovered a remarkably simple trick that could make medical AI dramatically safer, with stunning results across millions of tests. (➜)
Peter Thiel ripped Obama for stoking fear and hysteria over AI. (➜)
🚀 SPACE, DEFENSE & ROBOTS
⭐ Josh’s Pick: NASA Hunts for Mysterious Underground Cave That Could Hold the Key to Humanity’s Future in Space (➜)
The U.S. Navy is making an audacious bet on a radical new AI-powered weapon to counter China’s growing military threat. (➜)
“Dude! No way!”: Scientists are jumping for joy over an extraordinary discovery from NASA’s historic Artemis II mission. (➜)
Tesla’s latest patent reveals a remarkable plan to give humanoid robots something they’ve never had before. (➜)
America and Israel reached a major military milestone with the first delivery of a critical weapon manufactured at a new U.S. defense factory. (➜)
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