MARKETS
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Why Trump’s Hand Going Into China Is Far Stronger Than Media Admits
Markets Roundup
🏦 ECONOMY
⭐ Editor’s Pick: The World’s Most Surprising Capitalist Makeover Is Happening in the Country You Least Expect (WSJ)
Consumer prices rose 3.8% annually in April, the highest since May 2023. (CNBC)
Kuwait announced that IRGC "infiltrators" tried to attack from a China-backed port project, 4 arrested. (TOI)
The UAE has been secretly carrying out attacks on Iran. (WSJ)
Pakistan allowed Iran to park military aircraft on its airfields despite mediator role in conflict with U.S. (CBS)
Trump said he aims to suspend the federal gas tax—this is how much you would save. (NN)
White House plans to reduce barriers to beef imports in an effort to lower prices. (POL)
Why a Trump-Xi deal could be a boon for U.S. energy. (RTS)
🏢 INDUSTRY
⭐ Editor’s Pick: Full List of Major Business Figures Joining Trump in China (FBN)
GOP probes Sam Altman's personal investments in OpenAI-backed firms for conflicts ahead of IPO. (WSJ)
Epstein’s Black Amex: How he secretly moved women around with invite-only credit cards. (BBG)
This website will let you know when billionaires are fleeing the apocalypse. (VICE)
Inside a year of chaos and conflict at Kevin Hart’s media company. (BBG)
Meet the billionaire media mogul taking over as BuzzFeed CEO after buying majority stake. (NYP)
The eBay-Ryan Cohen saga gets a new twist. (MW)
The insider-trading scandal that's rocking the legal world. (WSJ)
Netflix sued by Texas for allegedly spying on children. (FBN)
Buc-ee’s set to debut in 6 new states in major expansion push across U.S. (NYP)
The tech worker whose unhinged order broke In-N-Out forever. (SFG)
Pet food sold nationwide was recalled after a potential salmonella risk. (FBN)
Burger King has an exclusive Coca-Cola product for a limited time. (AR)
Krispy Kreme is releasing a first-of-its-kind glazed doughnut for a limited time. (AR)
💰 PERSONAL FINANCE & DEALS
⭐ Editor’s Pick: Cities Where Home Prices Are Dropping the Most — Is Yours on the List? (CHP)
I price-checked 5 common staples at Costco and Sam's Club—one is clearly better. (ML)
Trader Joe’s just dropped 10 insanely affordable new items perfect for cookout season. (CHP)
The three-bucket 401(k) withdrawal hack that can save retirees six figures in taxes. (WS)
23 amazing hotel hacks that actually work to transform your travel experience. (UP)
📈 HOT STOCKS
⭐ Editor’s Pick: Everyone’s Buying These Popular Dividend ETFs—But This One Actually Delivers the Best Risk-Adjusted Returns (MF)
Morningstar upgraded nine stocks to 5-star status this week, deeming them significantly undervalued. (MS)
This AI stock is crushing Nvidia in 2026. It's still a buy after soaring 240% this year alone, according to Wall Street analysts. (MF)
7 billionaires are betting big on this quantum computing powerhouse—and it's not IonQ or D‑Wave. (MF)
The semiconductor market could double to more than $1.5 trillion by 2030. Here's the best chip stock to buy. (MF)
TECH
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"Tip of the Iceberg": Tech Giant Quietly Thwarted Hackers’ AI "Mass Exploitation Event"
Tech Roundup
🧠 AI
⭐ Editor’s Pick: America’s Most Infamous Nuclear Site Returns to Fuel the AI Boom (BBG)
I work in Hollywood—everyone who used to make television is now secretly training AI. (WIR)
Meta’s new AI glasses can translate, remember faces, where you put your keys and how much you tip. (NYP)
Thinking Machines previewed an AI model that actually listens while it talks. (TC)
China secretly sought access to Anthropic’s latest AI model through back-channel discussions, sparking "alarm" inside the White House. (NYT)
🤖 ROBOTS & DRONES
⭐ Editor’s Pick: Inside South Korea’s Largest Instant Noodle Factory—Where Robots Help Run Everything (CNN)
China unveiled a humanoid robot for its Moon mission. (IND)
Papa Johns is getting into drone delivery—but not for pizza. (WIR)
Eyebrow-raising video of Figure’s humanoid robots organizing a room, hanging clothes, and making a bed without humans. (IE)
🚀 SPACE & DEFENSE
⭐ Editor’s Pick: Hegseth Unleashes "Deal Team Six" to Slash Bureaucracy, Fix Broken Contracts (DN)
The U.S. military is 3D-printing warheads. (MJ)
The U.S. and Ukraine are moving toward securing a landmark drone defense deal. (CBC)
The U.S. Navy has decided that its new Trump-class battleships will be nuclear-powered. (TWZ)
Freedom Roundup
🏛️ POLICY & CULTURE
⭐ Editor’s Pick: California Mayor Admits to Being Chinese Agent, FBI Says (NN)
"No more nakedness": Los Angeles mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt's plan to restore order “in weeks” has Democrats freaking out. (ZH)
Spencer Pratt dropped a savage Star Wars-inspired political ad trolling prominent Democrats. (X)
Is the Trump Justice Department getting ready to file criminal charges against Dr. Anthony Fauci? (NYP)
Reports that transgender actor Elliot Page may play Achilles in Christopher Nolan’s upcoming film The Odyssey have sparked fierce online backlash. (BN)
The shadowy figure, who contacted Trump shooter Thomas Crooks years before the assassination attempt, has been unmasked as "Willy Tepes." (DM)
AOC hallucinated about a non-existent black Democrat Congressman in Tennessee. (DW)
Pete Davidson's vile crack about Charlie Kirk's killing sparks fury from all sides. (FOX)
The message a financial giant sent to a gun shop after blocking payment access. (DW)
The banking cartel is in “full panic mode” to kill stablecoins that would allow Americans to earn real yields on their own money. (X)
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