Real Estate Starter Homes Priced at $200K Unaffordable for 62% of Non-Homeowners A LendingTree study reveals that 62% of non-homeowner households cannot afford a typical $200,000 starter home, highlighting significant affordability challenges in the housing market.
Markets GameStop Now Owns Nearly 10% of eBay After Rejected $56B Bid GameStop disclosed a 9.8% stake in eBay after its $56B takeover bid was rejected. Ryan Cohen says he is coming for eBay “one way or another.”
Politics Trump: US Should Host Another World Cup, Leave Out Canada and Mexico Trump told FIFA the US should host another World Cup and leave Canada and Mexico out, targeting the open 2038 slot. Here is the trade angle and tickers to watch.
Markets Trump Threatens New Canada Tariffs Over Wildfire Smoke Trump threatened new tariffs on Canada over wildfire smoke drifting into U.S. cities, calling it willful negligence. The threat lands as USMCA renewal stalls, raising headline risk for lumber, autos, and rails.
Politics Beshear Says He Got Calls Suggesting McConnell Had ‘Passed’ Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear says he received two calls from federal agencies suggesting Sen. Mitch McConnell had died during his month-long hospitalization, before McConnell released a proof-of-life photo on July 12.
Geopolitics Iran Urges Gulf Neighbors to Block Aggressors' Access Iran's Foreign Ministry urges Persian Gulf nations to prevent their land, sea, and airspace from being used by aggressors to attack Iran, highlighting regional tensions.
Tech Kevin O’Leary, Fox News hit with defamation suit over Utah data center Kevin O’Leary and Fox News were hit with a defamation lawsuit from two Utah nonprofit leaders who say they were falsely labeled proxies for the Chinese Communist Party during a fight over O’Leary’s proposed 40,000-acre data center.
Markets Taco Bell Pulls Lettuce in Five States Over Parasite Outbreak Taco Bell is removing iceberg lettuce from menus in five states after the FDA and CDC tied a cyclosporiasis outbreak of 1,645 cases to its locations. Parent Yum Brands and supplier Taylor Farms are in focus.
Markets US Executives Selling Shares at Second-Fastest Pace in Over 20 Years US corporate insiders are selling shares at the second-fastest rate in over two decades, signaling potential market shifts.
Markets Trump Media pitching $100K/month Truth Social feed to Wall Street Trump Media (DJT) has unveiled Truth API, a low-latency feed of Truth Social posts, and is reportedly pitching banks and trading firms as much as $100,000 a month for access.
Politics DHS to deny green cards to immigrants using SNAP or Medicaid DHS finalized a rule allowing immigration officers to deny green cards to applicants who use SNAP, Medicaid, or housing aid. It takes effect Sept. 18, 2026, and could push over a million people to disenroll from benefits.
Macro Millions of Americans Want Jobs but Can't Find Them, Surpassing 2008 Crisis Levels Over 6.2 million Americans are seeking employment without success, surpassing figures from the 2008 financial crisis, indicating potential economic vulnerabilities.
Tech DRAM Prices Surge Amid AI Demand and Supply Constraints DRAM prices have surged up to 300% due to increased AI demand and supply constraints, impacting major manufacturers like Micron Technology.
Geopolitics Only 11% of Europeans view the US as an ally, poll finds A new ECFR poll shows only 11% of Europeans now view the US as an ally, down from 22% in late 2024. The shift points to higher EU defense spending and a potential Buy European tilt in procurement.
Politics Mamdani Rejects $47K Pay Raise as NYC Council Votes Itself 18% Bump NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani will forgo an 18% pay raise to $305,800 as the City Council votes itself a first salary bump in a decade, expected to cost the city $17M next year.
Tech Jensen Huang Thanks Sega in Tokyo for 1995 $5M Lifeline Jensen Huang met former Sega president Shoichiro Irimajiri and Yu Suzuki in Tokyo to thank them for the 1995 $5M investment that saved Nvidia, while unveiling a new RTX Spark partnership.
Tech Apple's M2 Ultra Falls Short in AI, Turns to Nvidia Apple's M2 Ultra chip underperforms in AI tasks, leading the company to rely on Nvidia's GPUs for advanced workloads.
Politics Trump: Data Centers Are One of the Biggest Job Drivers of the Future Trump ripped New York's first-in-the-nation hyperscale data center moratorium, calling data centers one of the biggest future job drivers and warning investment will flow to Alabama, Florida, Texas, and Arizona.
Politics Hegseth: Troops Over 30 to Get Annual Testosterone Screenings Pete Hegseth is ordering annual testosterone deficiency screenings for U.S. service members aged 30 and up, with optional TRT — expanding the addressable market for testosterone therapy providers.
AI Anthropic Eyes October IPO at Roughly $965B Valuation Anthropic is lining up investor meetings for a potential October IPO at a ~$965B valuation, with Goldman, Morgan Stanley, and JPMorgan leading the deal. The listing would beat OpenAI to the public markets.
Politics House Rejects Amendment To Cut $3.3B In Israel Aid; Democrats Split The US House rejected a Massie amendment to cut $3.3B in aid to Israel by a 104-314 vote, but nearly half of Democrats supported it, exposing a widening rift with implications for defense budgets.
Markets Buffett: ‘Tough to find value’ when everyone is gambling Warren Buffett told CNBC it is tough to find values when everybody prefers gambling, as Berkshire Hathaway sits on a record $397B cash pile and flags speculation in AI names, 0DTE options and leveraged ETFs.
AI AI blamed for 87,714 US job cuts in 2026, per Challenger Challenger, Gray & Christmas says AI has been cited in 87,714 US job cuts through May 2026, already topping all of 2025. Tech leads the wave, with 123,653 sector cuts YTD.
Macro US Home Prices Rise for 36 Straight Months, Hit Record High US home prices have risen for 36 straight months, with June’s median existing-home price hitting a record $440,660 as sales stall and affordability worsens.
Politics Trump Promoted 20+ Companies on Truth Social After Buying Their Stock: CNN A CNN investigation found Trump promoted more than 20 companies on Truth Social within days of buying their stock, including NVDA, TSLA, and AEO. Here is what to watch.
