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🏦 ECONOMY & WORLD
⭐ Editor’s Pick: What the Head of the CIA Told Putin Should Frighten Us All (➜)
Code Red: The huge warning signs buried in America’s economic numbers. (➜)
Canada unveiled retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods—here are the products affected. (➜)
Ontario Premier Doug Ford was forced to admit he had gone overboard in personal attacks on Trump and is now scrambling for a "different approach." (➜)
Iran and Oman prepare Hormuz deal as U.S. holds back on secondary sanctions. (➜)
Is Mojtaba Khamenei dead? (➜)
The stock market faces a critical test Wednesday as Nvidia earnings, inflation data, and GDP all land on the same day—here’s what investors need to know. (➜)
The U.S. power play that Moscow and Beijing didn’t see coming. (➜)
What to look out for at the Fed’s Jackson Hole gathering. (➜)
This Democrat-run city dug itself out of a financial hole. Now it’s sliding back in. (➜)
Mamdani was forced to extend the deadline for an exemption for one of his most unpopular taxes—while admitting a screw-up. (➜)
Beijing is quietly racing to steal America’s next big medical secret. (➜)
How Mark Walter’s troubles are disrupting the insurance world’s hottest trade. (➜)
Americans are flocking to move to these cities—and 2 southern destinations are tied for the top spot. (➜)
🏢 INDUSTRY
⭐ Editor’s Pick—Dolly Parton’s Secret Final Days: The Heartbreaking Reality She Never Wanted Fans to Know (➜)
Dolly Parton’s cause of death revealed. (➜)
Funeral plans for Dolly Parton were revealed—see who is invited and what is banned from the memorial. (➜)
Dolly Parton made this emotional final request to family shortly before her death. (➜)
Where Dolly Parton actually stood on Trump and Hillary Clinton. (➜)
Inside Dolly Parton’s secret "weekend escape" in idyllic town—and it’s up for sale. (➜)
Ghislaine Maxwell just got some very bad news. (➜)
LeBron James’s finances are under scrutiny after a report revealed he borrowed $300 million. (➜)
49ers coach Kyle Shanahan broke his silence on owner Jed York’s prostitution arrest. (➜)
There’s a new Mac Mini and Mac Studio. Good luck getting your hands on one. (➜)
The secretive ringleader of the former Southern Poverty Law Center no-showed at a court hearing. (➜)
One of crypto's most powerful billionaires is also weighing an exit from California over the state’s proposed wealth tax. (➜)
The unraveling of podcaster Ashley Flowers’ true crime empire. (➜)
Deloitte reached a multimillion-dollar settlement with the Justice Department over DEI hiring practices. (➜)
You won't believe the jaw-dropping dividends paid to the owner of OnlyFans who died from cancer. (➜)
KFC revealed an Oreo chicken burger, and we're both revolted and intrigued. (➜)
This beloved diner chain just closed over 100 restaurants after a nearly 50-year run. (➜)
McDonald’s just quietly brought back a fan-favorite item for the first time in years. (➜)
📈 HOT STOCKS
⭐ Editor’s Pick: Beyond Nvidia and AMD: Why This Chip Stock Will Emerge as Biggest Winner of AI Semiconductor Boom (➜)
Billionaire Ken Griffin just loaded up on this pharmaceutical powerhouse. (➜)
This energy stock pays an 8% dividend, and nobody's talking about it. (➜)
These 5 high-yield dividend stocks could supercharge your retirement income. (➜)
Buy these 3 cheap dividend stocks that have healthy yields to generate dependable income, according to Morningstar. (➜)
💰 PERSONAL FINANCE & DEALS
⭐ Editor’s Pick: 5 Dolly Parton Quotes Retirees Should Live By (➜)
47% say they don't think they'll ever be able to fully retire. This tool could be a solution for guaranteed income. (➜)
The airline with the best domestic deals isn't who you would guess. (➜)
Shoppers raved that this comforter feels like being “wrapped in a cloud”—and it’s finally on sale at Amazon. (➜)
Oprah and Reese Witherspoon co-signed these comfy jeans with the same refined detail—from only $25. (➜)
🧠 AI
⭐ Editor’s Pick: Ex-Trump Aide Reveals the Single Most Important Thing Tech Firms Must Do to Win Support for Data Centers (➜)
Bill Gates warned that AI could enable biological attacks and is seeking a meeting with China’s Xi Jinping to push for an international safety body. (➜)
OpenAI claimed that its Jalapeño chip can power faster AI responses than Nvidia’s top processors. (➜)
This Chinese AI company has finally confirmed ownership of the mysterious high-performing Ox Alpha stealth model. (➜)
Anthropic is expected to tell investors it sees more than $30 trillion in potential revenue. (➜)
Palantir CEO Alex Karp just dropped a bold prediction that could completely rewrite how every company uses AI. (➜)
How Stanley Druckenmiller made AI writing a billionaire flex. (➜)
🚀 SPACE, DEFENSE & ROBOTS
⭐ Editor’s Pick: SpaceX Unveils World’s Largest $100 Billion Louisiana Spaceport (➜)
How the Iranian Shahed drone transformed war—with China’s help. (➜)
A fleet of "doomsday planes" was spotted over the U.S. just hours after CIA boss John Ratcliffe visited Moscow. (➜)
Weightlifting debuted at Beijing’s World Humanoid Robot Games as robots demonstrated strength and stability by lifting weights. (➜)
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