The Brutalist Report

• U.S. plans to sell advanced AI chips to China amid economic and security concerns [10d]
• Proposed ‘AfterDark’ Bitcoin ETF Would Skip U.S. Trading Hours [10d]
• Why the U.S. Institute of Peace is now the ‘Donald J. Trump Institute of Peace’ [10d]
• Tassat Secures U.S. Patent for ‘Yield-in-Transit’ On-chain Settlement Technology [10d]
• China is buying U.S. soybeans again — but falling short of goal set by Trump trade agreement [10d]
• U.S. military to use Google Gemini for new AI platform [10d]
• Leavitt defends Trump’s drug boat strikes, says Democrats attacking U.S. military 'stooped so low' [10d]
• The U.S. Just Authorized Nvidia Chip Sales to China. Here's What Investors Need to Know. [10d]
• Silver Hits Fresh Record on U.S. Rate Cut Bets, Supply Tightness [10d]
• A History of U.S. Military Action in Latin America [10d]
• FDA approves Merck drug for decimated U.S. cattle herds to stop screwworm [10d]
• U.S. adds to WBC roster; Trout question remains [10d]
• Zelenskyy again resists U.S. pressure on Ukraine to cede any land to Russia as he rallies European support [10d]
• U.S. job openings stayed level at just below 7.7 million in October [10d]
• U.S. Leading Indicators Point to Economic Slowdown in 2026 [10d]
• The Methuselah worm: The oldest university in the U.S. is home to the world's oldest ribbon worm [10d]
• Regulatory Battle Over Tokenized U.S. Stocks Escalates, HSBC Says [10d]
• Exxon Squeezes More Out of Giant U.S. Oil Field as Rivals Pare Back [10d]
• The U.S. Southwest's disappearing precipitation is also due to human-driven climate change, according to report [10d]
• Rahm Emanuel says U.S. should follow Australia's youth social media ban [10d]
• Trump says Russia has "upper hand" as U.S. pressures Zelensky on peace plan [10d]
• U.S. Natural Gas Futures Extend Retreat [10d]
• Tassat Wins U.S. Patent for 'Yield-in-Transit' Onchain Settlement Tech [10d]
• U.S. Small-Business Sentiment Inches Up [10d]
• S&P Futures Muted Ahead of FOMC Meeting and U.S. JOLTs Report [10d]
• U.S. Solar Installations Soar as Developers Rush to Secure Tax Credits [10d]
• U.S. uncovers scheme to reroute Nvidia GPUs worth $160 million to China despite export bans [10d]
• A 101-year-old runs the largest nutcracker museum in the U.S. Here's a look inside [10d]
• German Exports Inched Up in October Despite U.S. Weakness [10d]
• Trump's pivot on Nvidia chips gives China a leg up over the U.S. in AI race, analysts say [10d]
• UBS Downgrades Diageo (DEO), Flags Risks in U.S. Spirits Market [11d]
• ICEBlock developer sues U.S. government after DOJ demanded Apple remove app from store [11d]
• Iraq Invites U.S. Firms to Seize Russia’s Oilfield Prize [11d]