The Brutalist Report

• Customers go ‘Back to Starbucks’ as company posts first U.S. growth in 2 years [52d]
• Google brings AI Plus to the U.S. with creative tools and shared storage — and it might be the 'just-right' AI subscription deal [52d]
• U.S. cardinal urges defunding of ICE: 'We need to see what's happening in front of us' [52d]
• Largest U.S. crypto exchange announces support for Trump Accounts [52d]
• CNBC's The China Connection newsletter: China-made humanoid robots set sights on Middle East and U.S. markets [52d]
• Why the NORAD Cold War Pact Between the U.S. and Canada Is News [52d]
• Opinion | Guan Heng Gets U.S. Asylum [52d]
• Opinion | Why the U.S. Needs Diego Garcia [52d]
• U.S. allies looking to China for deals as U.S. threats them with tariffs [52d]
• 157-year-old bank warns U.S. dollar is 'overvalued' [52d]
• Every U.S. Olympian is going home with $200,000, whether they medal or not, thanks to a billionaire’s $100 million gift [52d]
• The American taxpayer spent nearly half a billion dollars deploying federal troops to U.S. cities in 2025, CBO finds [52d]
• Is the U.S. still "exceptional"? Younger Americans aren't sure [52d]
• Salesforce (CRM) Wins $5.6 Billion U.S. Army Technology Contract [52d]
• U.S. allies in the Middle East have been pressing for weeks to prevent a conflict with Iran. [52d]
• Judge hits Chinese crypto scammer who helped swindle $37 million from U.S. victims with 46-month sentence [52d]
• Coinbase rolls out prediction markets to all U.S. customers [52d]
• Coinbase rolls out prediction markets to all U.S. customers [52d]
• Iran's rial falls to new low amid worries of possible U.S. strike a month after protests began [52d]
• The economy's pressure relief valve: the U.S. Dollar [52d]
• Allbirds to Close Remaining Full-price U.S. Stores [52d]
• 'Absolutely not': Bessent shuts down report of U.S. currency intervention [52d]
• Coinbase opposition won't stymie U.S. crypto market structure bill, HSBC says [52d]
• Coinbase opposition won't stymie U.S. crypto market structure bill, HSBC says [52d]
• U.S. Crude Oil Stockpiles Post Weekly Decline as Imports Fall [52d]
• Dollar Gains, Yen Falls, After Bessent Says Strong Currency Is U.S. Policy [52d]
• ‘I meant what I said in Davos’: Carney says he really is planning a Canada split with the U.S. along with 12 new trade deals [52d]
• Trump warns Iran time is running out for nuclear deal, says U.S. armada ready for 'violence' [52d]
• Trump Claims U.S. Used ‘Discombobulator’ Weapon In Maduro Raid [52d]
• Key Gulf Allies Say They Won't Aid U.S. in Iran Strike, Limiting Trump's Options... [52d]
• TikTok users flock to UpScrolled in response to new U.S. owners [52d]
• U.S. Embassy removed flags with the names of 44 Danish soldiers who died fighting for the U.S. in Afghanistan [52d]
• Daily Spotlight: Supply Chain a Competitive U.S. Advantage [52d]
• Why this hedge-fund veteran says investors should own both high-flying gold and the sinking U.S. dollar [52d]
• As the U.S. bids adieu to the World Health Organization, California says hello [52d]
• Gold is going up because Trump is talking down the dollar, feeding ‘the narrative of relative U.S. decline,’ UBS fears [52d]
• Nomura's Laser Digital applies for U.S. national trust bank to offer crypto custody [52d]
• South Korea's SK Hynix to establish a special ‘AI Company’ in the U.S. [52d]
• After Naval Drills With Iran, South Africa Faces New U.S. Attacks [52d]
• In Nigeria, a Catholic Bishop Tries to Tone Down the Uproar After U.S. Missile Strikes [52d]
• Global Markets Mixed, U.S. Tech Futures Gain as Dollar Weakens Further [52d]
• Why long COVID brain fog seems so much worse in the U.S. [52d]
• U.S. Treasury Yields Little Changed Ahead of Fed Meeting [52d]
• China Approves Purchases of Nvidia’s H200 Chip, Easing Tension With U.S. [52d]
• Death toll rises in wake of winter storm across U.S. [53d]
• Consumer confidence in the U.S. economy falls to lowest level since 2014 [53d]
• UpScrolled and Skylight rising: Users race to TikTok alternatives after U.S. takeover [53d]
• U.S. population growth rate drops last year amid Trump’s immigration crackdown [53d]
• Patrick Kane ties Mike Modano as top U.S. scorer [53d]
• Patrick Kane ties Mike Modano as top U.S. scorer, but Red Wings fall [53d]
• Patrick Kane ties Mike Modano as top U.S. scorer, but Red Wings fall [53d]
• U.S. Expects to Finish Review of Epstein Files Soon, Bondi Says [53d]
• Trump Threatens to Pull U.S. Help From Iraq if Former Leader Returns [53d]
• Rodman nets again as new-look U.S. routs Chile [53d]
• Key Gulf Allies Say They Won’t Aid U.S. in an Iran Strike, Limiting Trump’s Options [53d]