
TOP STORY
"Frightening": The Next Financial Meltdown Could Be Closer Than You Think

🏦 ECONOMY & WORLD
⭐ Editor’s Pick: OFF THE TABLE: Iran Declares What “Will NEVER Be” Part of Any U.S. Deal as Trump Issues New Warning (➜)
Iran’s stealth plan to keep control of the Strait of Hormuz. (➜)
Fired-up Trump issued a warning after Mamdani-backed socialists swept New York congressional primaries. (➜)
Trump scored a major win as Congress passed its largest housing affordability bill in a generation. (➜)
Oil prices plummeted to their lowest level since before the U.S.-Iran war. (➜)
Bessent is predicting a return to this growth rate for U.S. GDP before year-end. (➜)
The biggest wealth transfer in history is here: How the next generation will spend the trillions. (➜)
Digital euro just cleared a key hurdle—what it means for America. (➜)
U.S. manufacturing production rose at its fastest pace in nearly 5 years. (➜)
The African country taking a bold page out of Trump’s playbook on cracking down hard on illegal immigration. (➜)

🏢 INDUSTRY
⭐ Editor’s Pick: Inside The Boom Powering America's Blue-Collar Comeback (➜)
Eli Lilly secretly gave its obesity drug to a mysterious patient. (➜)
How a massive new Wall Street alliance could completely revolutionize investing—but time is running out for Congress to act. (➜)
This top Wall Street bank just fired the DEI executive who dumped Knicks parade trash on the street then stole the bin. (➜)
Chinese supercomputer overtakes U.S. as world’s fastest. (➜)
The money and power behind America’s very MAGA 250th birthday party. (➜)
GTA VI finally gets a release date and a price tag. (➜)
Elon Musk announced a potential first attempt at human-to-human telepathic communication via Neuralink later this year. (➜)
Meta is building a prediction markets app to rival Polymarket and Kalshi. (➜)
Chicago missed the tech boom. Quantum computing gives it a second chance. (➜)
Meet the three women Bill Gates admitted to having extramarital affairs with during his explosive Capitol Hill testimony on his ties to Epstein. (➜)
This Jeff Bezos-backed car company just unveiled its launch price for the "most affordable truck in America." (➜)
Ben Shapiro’s Daily Wire, under pressure, is seeking a huge investment and targeting an IPO. (➜)
JD Vance’s appearance on “The View” was a ratings blockbuster. (➜)
Fox News Channel announced a major addition to its roster of correspondents. (➜)
Looksmaxxing influencer Clavicular was ridiculed for being rejected by "every girl in Paris." (➜)
Kilted robot joined wild Scotland fans in a World Cup party frenzy. (➜)
Delta CEO revealed the real reason why your plane tickets are still so high. (➜)
UFC's Dana White said “you'd be shocked” to learn who actually supports Trump in the shadows. (➜)
Popular fast food chain unveiled a Spider-Man pizza with “webbed” pepperoni topping ahead of new movie. (➜)
Dairy Queen is launching three first-of-their-kind Blizzards for a limited time—and they sound insanely delicious. (➜)
Oreo has a new, limited-edition cookie that might be the best summer treat yet. (➜)

💰 PERSONAL FINANCE & DEALS
⭐ Editor’s Pick: Amazon Prime Day Luxury Blowout: Insane Discounts on Luxury Brands (➜)
Dave Ramsey is warning people not to do this when buying a new car. (➜)
The best gas price savings and rewards apps to battle high fuel costs. (➜)
Cut your grocery bill in half with these smart shopping hacks. (➜)
Walmart vs. Prime Day: I’m a shopping deals guru—and this is secretly who has the best deals. (➜)

📈 HOT STOCKS
⭐ Editor’s Pick: Bill Ackman Says These 3 Stocks Could Be Like Buying Berkshire Hathaway in 2000 (➜)
Investor who scored a 900% win in the 2008 crisis has a new big short bet. (➜)
The billionaire who called the 2008 bubble just dumped Google to buy these 5 tech stocks. (➜)
David Tepper trimmed Nvidia and AMD, but doubled down on this AI stock. (➜)
This “boring but powerful” stock has increased its annual dividend for 70 years. (➜)

🧠 AI
⭐ Editor’s Pick: The Trillion-Dollar AI Shockwave Nobody Is Ready For (➜)
Anthropic’s models identified vulnerabilities in highly sensitive and secure U.S. government computer systems during a testing exercise. (➜)
Chevron and Microsoft are charting a new path to power in a landmark data center deal. (➜)
Meta launched a cheaper range of AI smart glasses starting at $299. (➜)
Doctors thought it was asthma. AI flagged a serious heart problem. (➜)

🚀 SPACE & DEFENSE
⭐ Editor’s Pick: Rare Look at DARPA’s X-Plane Designed to Fly Without Moving Parts (➜)
In a chilling escalation, China officially designated U.S. warships as primary targets for its rapidly expanding arsenal of ballistic missiles. (➜)
She took two key items: new details raise doubts over Los Alamos lab assistant's death. (➜)
Hegseth got a live look inside the Pentagon’s terrifying new arsenal of battlefield laser weapons. (➜)
Area 51 quakes spark UFO speculation again: What's really happening inside the classified site? (➜)
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