MARKETS

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🏦 ECONOMY

  • Editor’s Pick: U.S. Probes Suspicious Oil Trades Made Before Trump Iran Posts (BBG)

  • China’s GDP came in stronger than expected, led by infrastructure spending. (NYT)

  • The U.S. and Iran are likely to hold a second round of peace talks in Pakistan next week. (MSN)

  • S&P and Nasdaq hit record highs, continuing remarkable recovery from the Iran War shock. (CNN)

  • China makes one specific request as Trump's blockade is in full effect. (FBN)

  • Trump threatens to shred the U.S.-UK trade deal over Starmer’s opposition to the Iran War. (POL)

  • On Tax Day, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D) announced new levies targeting the “richest of the rich.” (BN)

  • “No tax on tips” law may help millions buy a piece of American Dream. (UT)

  • Cattle prices soared to record highs as grilling season heats up. (CNBC)

  • The decades-old legal question at the heart of the Fed chair showdown. (WSJ)

  • Foreigners boost U.S. Treasury holdings to record highs in February. (RTS)

🏢 INDUSTRY

  • Editor’s Pick: Bilderberg Group Gathers in Secret: What Really Happened at This Year’s Meeting? (TG)

  • Jury finds Live Nation and Ticketmaster operated as a monopoly and overcharged fans. (CNN)

  • Legendary stock picker known as the ‘Indiana Jones of emerging markets’ dead at 89. (NYP)

  • Allbirds shares skyrocketed 600% as flailing shoe company pivots to AI. (YF)

  • Amazon sellers launched a boycott in a policy-change revolt: "We’re running out of f---ing margin" (CNBC)

  • Is LIV Golf on the way out? (TSN)

  • Dubai’s iconic Burj Al Arab hotel announced a temporary closure for a major renovation to upgrade its decor. (TTW)

  • This fast food chain just beat McDonald’s, Wendy’s, and Burger King for the best burger in the U.S. (AR)

  • Sydney Sweeney’s new ‘jean shorts’ ad campaign leads to spike in American Eagle shares. (NYP)

  • TSMC first-quarter profit rises 58%, beats estimates as AI demand fuels record run. (CNBC)

  • Elon Musk signals expansion of Tesla’s unique side business. (TES)

  • America’s self-storage craze has reached a tipping point. (WSJ)

  • Walmart unveiled an exclusive, limited-edition soda lineup. (TS)

💰 PERSONAL FINANCE

  • Editor’s Pick: Costco Shoppers Are Revealing Their Best Membership Secrets (PAR)

  • Suze Orman has blunt warning about your tax refund. (TS)

  • Americans say everyday life is less affordable than last year. These credit cards can help offset rising costs. (CNBC)

  • 9 sneaky surcharges draining your wallet — including the one that just spiked. (MTN)

  • The 2 savings accounts offering over 10% — and 8 more of the highest APYs you can get now. (MW)

  • 15 cars that hold on to their value best — and 15 that lose the most. (MTN)

  • Dollar General rolled out limited-time deals for value-driven shoppers. (TS)

📈 HOT STOCKS

  • Editor’s Pick: This Fund Gained 84% Over Last Year Investing in Stocks You've Never Heard of (BI)

  • Seeking Alpha listed its 5 best energy stocks that can outperform after the Strait of Hormuz opens. (SA)

  • Nuclear is the energy story of 2026. Here are 3 stocks to own all year. (MF)

  • Insider Monkey highlighted its 10 healthcare stocks with the highest dividends. (IM)

  • Zacks Investment Research spotlighted its picks for the best rare earth stocks to buy in April. (ZCK)

  • The S&P 500 just flashed a rare bullish signal — with a dot-com catch. (YF)

  • Schwab spots a massive investment surge hiding in the AI boom. (TS)

🌕 CRYPTO

  • Editor’s Pick: Why Tom Lee Believes "Mini Crypto Winter" Is Finally Over (CT)

  • CLARITY Act breakthrough: JPMorgan says the U.S. crypto rulebook is “close to completion.” (CD)

  • Pakistan's central bank has lifted a seven-year ban, permitting banks to provide accounts and services to licensed virtual asset providers. (FL)

  • Blockstream CEO Adam Back urged the Bitcoin network to begin preparing optional upgrades for post-quantum cryptography now. (CD)

  • Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire warned that China could launch a yuan-backed stablecoin within three years. (TB)

TECH

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🧠 AI

  • Editor’s Pick: I Spoke to the Man Accused of Trying to Kill Sam Altman (TFP)

  • A college student arrested for a Molotov cocktail attack on Sam Altman’s home had earlier suggested “Luigi’ing some tech CEOs” in online messages. (WSJ)

  • Anthropic rolled out government-issued ID and selfie verification for certain Claude users—the first major AI chatbot to impose KYC-style checks. (DEC)

  • Elon Musk has urged chipmaking equipment suppliers to move at “light speed” delivery for his ambitious new Terafab semiconductor project. (BBG)

  • Try a LattAI? Coffee giant debuts ChatGPT app for AI drink suggestions. (DEC)

  • Meet the buzzy vibe-coding startup launching an AI agent to take on OpenClaw. (BI)

  • Next time you order a Dairy Queen Blizzard, you may be talking to AI. (WSJ)

🤖 ROBOTS

  • Editor’s Pick: How Stanford Built a Humanoid Submarine Robot to Explore a 17th-Century Shipwreck (IES)

  • This humanoid robot does all your housework for you — and its makers say it's ready for your home. (LS)

  • Robots crack jokes and grasp items at Humanoid Robot Expo in Tokyo. (AP)

  • Humanoid robot masters real-time tennis rallying with 90.9% return accuracy. (IE)

  • Voracious demand for robotics training data is transforming gig work. (BI)

  • Boston Dynamics’ robot dog now reads gauges and thermometers. (ART)

  • This robot knows which trees need more water and which need less. (ERT)

🚀 SPACE & DEFENSE

  • Editor’s Pick: Zelensky Goes Full "Lord Of War" As Ukraine Pitches Battle-Tested War Robots To Highest Bidder (ZH)

  • A private equity billionaire mounts his biggest takeover yet: the Pentagon. (WSJ)

  • In a "major paradigm," scientists have unveiled the most comprehensive map of the universe ever created using a powerful new tool to probe dark energy. (SP)

  • The Pentagon is approaching automakers, including General Motors and Ford, to expand production of weapons and munitions. (WSJ)

  • Google is in advanced negotiations with the Department of Defense to deploy its Gemini AI models in classified military settings, marking a sharp reversal. (TI)

  • First look at what a Night Stalker MV-75 Cheyenne will look like. (TWZ)

FREEDOM

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Freedom Roundup

🏛️ POLICY & CULTURE

  • Editor’s Pick: Blue State Provides Sex-Change Procedures to Homeless Illegal Aliens (CJ)

  • Meet the yoga mom who could become America’s first “First Partner” (PW)

  • Bombshell records reveal Eric Swalwell and Ruben Gallego splurged campaign cash in Puerto Rico during island wedding. (DM)

  • Justice Sotomayor apologized for “inappropriate” remarks about Justice Kavanaugh. (SB)

  • Comedian Dave Chappelle lashed out at conservatives, bizarrely accusing them of weaponizing his transgender jokes. (BN)

  • Woke mayor of major city hands out $500 haircut and massage vouchers to queer and trans migrants, refugees. (NYP)

  • Chilling account of how the FBI extracted a suspect’s deleted Signal messages saved in an iPhone notification database. (MED)

  • “A culture that defers to fraud’: Witnesses reveal how hardworking families pay higher taxes. (DC)

  • Consumer group wants insurers investigated for “woke” policies. (DS)

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