MARKETS

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Soros Cash Exposed in Push to Sabotage Trump’s Golden Age

Markets Roundup

🏦 ECONOMY & WORLD

  • Editor’s Pick: Xi Reveals to Trump What He Really Thinks About Putin’s Ukraine Invasion (AFR)

  • Trump announced that he's pausing plan to attack Iran. (AX)

  • Trump expressed concern about Ebola after American tests positive in Africa. (CNBC)

  • The secretive conglomerate that controls Cuba’s economy. (NYT)

  • A top Treasury lawyer quit after the U.S. government settled its Trump-IRS lawsuit. (WSJ)

  • Iran’s president defended ongoing U.S. talks while openly admitting the country’s severe economic strain. (IRN)

  • How Trump’s energy agenda fueled the U.S. to become the backbone of global gas supply. (OP)

  • Meet the biggest red-state winners in the battle to become America’s next economic powerhouse. (FOX)

🏢 INDUSTRY

  • Editor’s Pick: Shock: Man Blows Himself Up with Explosives Inside his Own Home After Tax Auction Heartbreak (NYP)

  • A new investigation uncovered dozens of Polymarket bets showing signs of insider trading, with timely long-shot wagers delivering outsized profits. (NYT)

  • A contractor died in a workplace accident at SpaceX’s Starbase rocket facility in Texas. (WSJ)

  • Nick Kristof’s incendiary Israel abuse claims spark civil war at New York Times. (NYP)

  • The little-known hedge fund that stands to make over billions on SpaceX. (WSJ)

  • Inside the booming business of vaginal wellness. (NYT)

  • How Zyn became all the rage inside Trump World—including with RFK Jr. (WSJ)

  • This Jackson Pollock painting just sold for record $181 million at auction. (BBC)

  • Why New York’s rich are ditching the Hamptons for this hideaway with affordable mansions and no traffic. (DM)

  • How the world’s-most-expensive coffee is made with a shocking —and disgusting— twist. (CO)

  • Popular Seasoning sold at Walmart recalled over salmonella concerns. (FOX)

  • Krispy Kreme just brought back the discontinued doughnut fans have been begging for. (AR)

  • I tried the best and worst cheeseburgers at 7 sit-down chains and the winner was unexpected. (HC)

💰 PERSONAL FINANCE & DEALS

  • Editor’s Pick: 8 Ways to Shut Down the Spam Texts and Robocalls That Are Driving You Crazy (MTN)

  • Here’s when gas prices could finally drop below $3 a gallon—and how to save until then. (HP)

  • These two popular restaurant chains bring back bottomless food deals—how to get the most bang for your buck. (NYP)

  • Buc-ee’s shoppers are getting exorbitantly expensive service for free at beloved chain—here’s how. (SUN)

  • “I'm a travel writer and these are my 5 best travel hacks of all time.” (MAM)

  • This man asked Dave Ramsey how do you now if you’re financially ready to have a kid, and his answer was actually surprising. (PAR)

📈 HOT STOCK TIPS

  • Editor’s Pick: Stanley Druckenmiller Just Loaded Up on 3 Stocks Driving Next Stages of AI Boom (MF)

  • 3 energy stocks that are quietly becoming the trades of the year. (MF)

  • Dan Loeb’s Third Point expanded its AI bets with new stakes in these red hot chip names. (CNBC)

  • 6 undervalued utilities stocks that look attractive for investors today, according to Morningstar. (MS)

  • These chip stocks could extend historic gains by rallying over 110%, according to this top investment bank. (CNBC)

TECH

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Bombshell Report Exposes Foreign Influence Campaign to Destroy American AI

Tech Roundup

🧠 AI

  • Editor’s Pick: Pope Leo XIV to Launch Encyclical on AI With Unexpected Guest (BBG)

  • A federal jury dismissed Elon Musk’s lawsuit against OpenAI and Sam Altman, a ruling Musk vowed to appeal. (CNBC)

  • A new poll showed Trump’s AI legislative framework winning broad bipartisan backing. (WR)

  • Meta is reassigning 7,000 employees to new AI-focused organizations ahead of planned layoffs affecting roughly 8,000 workers. (NYT)

  • Google and Blackstone are teaming up to launch a new cloud company offering specialized AI computing power. (WSJ)

  • KPMG partnered with Anthropic to embed Claude AI across its global tax and advisory platforms, aiming to accelerate nonaudit services. (WSJ)

  • Data centers could actually be good for your hometown—and create more jobs than you think. (VOX)

🤖 ROBOTS

  • Editor’s Pick: In First, Robots To Get "Passport" (AZN)

  • This airline just banned humanoid robots on all flights. (NBC)

  • MIT’s “artificial bee” just shattered every robotic flight record—researchers say it could one day pollinate our crops. (EP)

  • Meet Robo-Top: The machines that could make your next t-shirt. (BBC)

🚀 SPACE & DEFENSE

  • Editor’s Pick: Elon Musk Unleashes History's Biggest Mega-Rocket (DS)

  • How China is preparing for a robot-led invasion of Taiwan. (NI)

  • Europe is quietly building its own military tech empire in Munich. (EUS)

  • Inside U.S. Special Operations Command’s push to move fast on new tech. (TP)

FREEDOM

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Wow, TrumpRx Is Going To Save How Much Money for Americans?!

Freedom Roundup

🏛️ POLICY & CULTURE

  • Editor’s Pick: Democrat Candidate Twerks to Promote Congressional Campaign (PM)

  • Hegseth unleashes on Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY), backing a Trump-endorsed Navy SEAL veteran in the contentious Kentucky GOP primary challenge. (FOX)

  • Trump revealed the “one thing” he and Mark Cuban have in common at TrumpRX event. (NYP)

  • China is throwing christians in jail—meet the brave pastor refusing to back down. (WSJ)

  • Hunter Biden told Candace Owens that she’s “right on” in bizarre podcast interview. (NW)

  • Spencer Pratt’s wife sparked an internet meltdown with just two words. (DW)

  • More lewd posts surface from Democrat senate candidate touting unusual behavior in bathrooms. (FOX)

  • The New York Times editors at the center of a discrimination lawsuit—alleging a white male journalist was passed over for promotion—have been revealed. (NYP)

  • The Trump White House is letting its attack dog off the leash for the 2026 Midterms. (TH)

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