
Markets Roundup

🏦 ECONOMY
⭐ Editor’s Pick: Who Is Spying on America’s Nuclear Triad? (ATL)
U.S. average gasoline prices topped $4 a gallon. (OP)
Gold is on track for worst month since 2008. (CNBC)
The U.S. dropped bunker buster bombs on Iranian ammunition depot. (WSJ)
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Monday said monetary policy was in a good place to “wait and see” the effects of surging oil prices. (INV)
Trump blasted the UK and France, telling allies that "the U.S.A won’t be there to help you anymore." (CITY)

🏢 INDUSTRY
⭐ Editor’s Pick: Costco Makes Major Checkout Changes—And Customers Will Be Thrilled (TS)
Kroger added a bold limited-time offer for customers as gas prices rise. (TS)
JetBlue hikes baggage fees to offset higher fuel costs sparked by Iran war. (CBS)
A Delaware judge reassigned cases involving Elon Musk after the Tesla CEO accused her of bias. (CNBC)
Meet the reclusive 94-year-old who just sold his food empire for $29 billion. (WSJ)
Bristol Myers Squibb added 3 medications on TrumpRx. (FBN)

💰 PERSONAL FINANCE
⭐ Editor’s Pick: Health is Now the Hottest Status Symbol of the Rich — How to Get Their Must-haves for Less (NYP)
Here’s how to get cheaper gas at wholesale clubs. (CNBC)
American Express is about to retire this controversial card benefit. (TS)
The 5 best cash-back rewards checking accounts of 2026. (YF)

📈 HOT STOCK TIPS

🌕 CRYPTO
⭐ Editor’s Pick: Google Warns Quantum Computing Could Break Bitcoin Earlier Than Thought (TB)
Federal prosecutors are looking at whether lucrative bets placed on prediction markets have violated insider trading laws. (CNN)
Republican senators introduced a bill that would bolster digital asset mining and codify Trump's order to establish a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve into law. (BM)
A Labor Department rule change may open trillions of dollars in 401(k) funds to crypto. (CD)
Tech Roundup

🧠 AI
⭐ Editor’s Pick: Buying the Dip? This AI Agent Will Do It for You (WSJ)
Microsoft made GPT and Claude work together—and the result beats every AI research tool out there. (DEC)
AI leaders align against Elon Musk. (AX)
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) signed an order requiring AI companies bidding for state contracts to implement safeguards against civil-rights violations. (RTS)
The death of OpenAI’s Sora gives birth to a new hope. (AIM)

🤖 ROBOTS
⭐ Editor’s Pick: DNA Robots Could Deliver Drugs, Hunt Viruses Inside Your Body. (SA)
China’s UniX AI unveiled its wheeled humanoid robot capable of cooking meals, cleaning rooms, organizing items and operating appliances. (IE)
Researchers developed a legged robot that could accelerate the search for life on Mars. (EA)
Startup P!ng, deployed its first robotic coffee kiosk in Hudson, New Hampshire. (UL)

🚀 SPACE & DEFENSE
⭐ Editor’s Pick: SpaceX Mysteriously Loses Contact With Starlink Satellite (PCM)
Firms Trial World’s First Quantum-Resilient Drone Platform (RM)
America downs cheap drones with million-dollar missiles—now a fix is in the works. (WSJ)
Autonomous boat startup Saronic raised $1.75 billion in race to modernize U.S. military. (CNBC)
FREEDOM
Defense Lawyers for Charlie Kirk’s Alleged Killer Make Stunning Claim About Bullet
Freedom Roundup

🏛️ POLICY & CULTURE
⭐ Editor’s Pick: Trump Reveals Presidential Library Design: A Massive Glass Tower in Miami (X)
Democrats plan aggressive subpoenas targeting tech moguls, Trump-linked law firms, media giants, and donors, if they win the House. (AX)
Louisville paid $800,000 to a Christian photographer as part of a free speech case. (SFF)
A watchdog demanded an end to taxpayer-funded National Academies' spending on DEI, climate activism, and transgender initiatives. (FOX)
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