MARKETS

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The Red States Racing Ahead in America’s Wealth Boom—and the Blue States Falling Behind

Markets Roundup

🏦 ECONOMY & WORLD

  • Editor’s Pick: DHS Drawing Up Plans To Halt International Flights To Cities That Don’t Cooperate With ICE (MED)

  • Trump cabinet is set to meet as a fragile Iran peace talks reach a critical stage. (UT)

  • Israel assassinates fourth Hamas military chief, IDF begins ground operations past the Yellow Line in Lebanon. (JP)

  • “A very strange event”: Iran’s Hormuz mine threat may have begun as a bluff, a former Navy chief said. (JP)

  • These red-hot housing markets are finally getting more attainable. (WSJ)

  • California gas prices topped an eye-popping amount as Newsom faces backlash over green energy agenda. (FBN)

  • America's fastest-growing city has a message: "We're full" (AX)

  • New bull market in software stocks hinges on this report. (CNBC)

  • The top cities that nail the retirement sweet spot with low costs and big perks. (FBN)

🏢 INDUSTRY

  • Editor’s Pick: Former Ferrari Boss Just Destroyed Their New EV in the Most Savage Way Possible (YN)

  • Chip rally rolls on as $1 trillion club gets another new member. (WSJ)

  • Can this guy get people to live in America’s emptiest downtown? (WSJ)

  • Ex-JPMorgan banker was hit with a major setback in an outrageous sex slave lawsuit hours before court appearance. (NYP)

  • California’s crippling home insurance market faces massive shake-up as a savior emerges. (NYP)

  • America’s answer to China’s lithium stranglehold is hiding right here. (OP)

  • Chasing the man who stole the gods: How investigators tracked down a former child soldier whose thefts drove the world’s wildest art conspiracy. (BBG)

  • Trader Joe's controversial new product is going viral for the most disgusting reason. (DM)

  • The lucrative life of a jet-setting traveling nurse. (WSJ)

  • Popular soup sold at Amazon, Whole Foods recalled in numerous states. (FBN)

  • Fast food giant is giving away burgers—plus another freebie that's perfect for summer. (AR)

  • The first-of-its-kind potato chip that sold out last year is back for a limited time. (AR)

💰 PERSONAL FINANCE & DEALS

  • Editor’s Pick: Fast Casual Giant Tests $2.50 “Happy Hour” Deal to Win Back Customers (DM)

  • This retailer's eggs are shockingly cheap in 2026—beating all of its rivals by a mile. (TT)

  • 10 under-the-radar real estate markets with the highest growth over the last decade. (MTN)

  • Want to beat rising grocery prices? Here are 5 grocery rewards cards (and tools) that can actually help. (CNBC)

  • Airfare and gas prices are rising—travel pros say this is the best way to save money on your summer vacation. (TDY)

📈 HOT STOCKS

  • Editor’s Pick: Want to Invest in Anthropic? Here's the Sneaky Stock to Buy. (MF)

  • This semiconductor stock exploded 700%—Wall Street thinks it could still double. (CNBC)

  • 10 stocks that the best fund managers have been buying in this volatile market, according to Morningstar. (MS)

  • Goldman said this biotech stock will be a winner thanks to a one-of-a-kind treatment. (CNBC)

TECH

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New Research Sounds the Alarm About Leftist Bias in AI Chatbots

Tech Roundup

🧠 AI

  • Editor’s Pick: Ozzy Osbourne Set to Be Digitally Resurrected by AI (BBC)

  • To understand Pope Leo’s efforts on AI, look closely at the man shaking his hand. (NYT)

  • The never-before-told story of how Anthropic's Claude Code and Peter Steinberger's OpenClaw unleashed the AI agent revolution. (WIR)

  • Robinhood lets customers use AI to trade stocks and make credit-card purchases. (WSJ)

  • Will AI eat your job? OpenAI's Sam Altman has a new prediction. (PCG)

🤖 ROBOTS

  • Editor’s Pick: Inside the NBA Overrun by Robots (AWF)

  • This humanoid robot just got a job at JCPenney, Aeropostale, and Brooks Brothers. (X)

  • Researchers developed a 4.4-millimeter seed-sized surgical robot capable of cutting, drug delivery, sampling, and heating in under one second. (IE)

  • Inside the inaugural Robot Coffee Competition, where robots bested human baristas in speed, precision, and latte art. (CD)

🚀 SPACE & DEFENSE

  • Editor’s Pick: NASA Teased New Plans to Build Moon Base—These Photos Provide a Glimpse (UT)

  • How this U.S. drone became the standout weapon in Operation Epic Fury against Iran. (MG)

  • Inside China’s push to build an army of AI-powered killer robots. (TR)

  • U.S. Space Force awarded SpaceX a $2.29 billion contract to build backbone of new space data network. (GCW)

FREEDOM

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Trump Just Declared War on Powerful Piece Of Immigration Fraud Machine

Freedom Roundup

🏛️ POLICY & CULTURE

  • Editor’s Pick: Democrat Congressional Candidate Volunteered with Al-Qaida-tied Group (JI)

  • 4 key takeaways from the Texas primary runoff elections. (NYP)

  • Rural counties vote to break away from this blue state in a new secession push. (TSB)

  • Remember the tapes from Special Counsel Robert Hur that showed Joe Biden was a drooling vegetable? Well... (TH)

  • “They're up my ass”: Everything you need to know about the federal investigation into Left's favorite influencer. (DC)

  • American journalist charged with covering up ties to the Chinese Communist Party. (DC)

  • Comedian Kevin Hart defended Tony Hinchcliffe against backlash over his controversial George Floyd joke during Netflix’s “The Roast of Kevin Hart.” (BN)

  • Stephen Miller made a stunning claim that underscored how cutting fraud from federal benefits could dramatically improve the U.S. fiscal situation. (NW)

  • TV star makes humiliating blunder while lecturing Californians on why Spencer Pratt shouldn't be LA mayor. (NYP)

  • Jimmy Kimmel was triggered after Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. blamed him for the collapse of liberal comedy. (BN)

  • SEC fans trolled AOC with college football hype video and the internet loves it. (BN)

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