The Brutalist Report

Fortune

Nike’s earning numbers exceeded Wall Street’s expectations. But CEO Elliott Hill’s next test is the World Cup [21d]
Dell’s AI boom is real, but so is the profit margin hit nobody is pricing in [21d]
Gen Z and millennials aren’t convinced the American Dream exists anymore: Only 40% of them can afford to buy a home [21d]
It started with one viral influencer complaining about Russia’s economy. Now a record 60% of Russians are pessimistic about their country’s outlook [21d]
AI is minting billion-dollar companies faster than before [21d]
Stripe, Visa and over 140 other businesses to launch stablecoin to rival Tether and Circle [21d]
Tom Kean discloses depression diagnosis behind 4-month absence from Congress: ‘until you experience it yourself, it is difficult to fully understand’ [21d]
Netflix could turn NBC into its biggest bet yet — and this time, the math actually works [21d]
‘You can expect prices to be high and stay high’: Domestic airfare is skyrocketing faster than international flight costs, despite using less jet fuel [21d]
Remote-first fintech giant Revolut is making the office compulsory for new Gen Z grads—and they’ll earn flexibility like their peers after one year [21d]
America added more than 1,200 millionaires per day in 2025, but the heyday of the ‘everyday millionaire’ is already over [21d]
Wall Street billionaire turned an hour meeting with Disney’s cofounder into an entire day together—all he did was read a report most analysts ignored [21d]
Warren Buffett breaks from a ‘lifetime’ pledge to the Gates Foundation as the Epstein fallout deepens [21d]
At the heart of Anthropic’s clashes with the U.S. government, a decision not to play by the new rules of Trump’s Washington [21d]
Current price of oil as of June 30 2026 [21d]
What the world learned from the American century: The global wealth pyramid turns into a fat diamond spinning top [21d]
Premier League Lacrosse adds Rob Mac, Glen Powell to investors group in historic $100 million funding round [21d]
Arkansas defies federal court to launch SNAP candy-and-soda ban Wednesday [21d]
America’s getting a heat dome for July 4th — it won’t kill you at 2pm but might at 2am [21d]
ICE arrested a woman in a habit walking to mass, then released her after realizing she was a nun [21d]
New Jersey Republican to reappear in Congress after unexplained 4-month absence [21d]
It’s so hot in Switzerland that yodelers are standing in fountains [21d]
Vinod Khosla: AI’s energy crisis has a fix — and it doesn’t need the grid [21d]
I grew BDO from $600 million to $3.4 billion. Here’s the 3-part formula that made it possible [21d]
Jamie Dimon isn’t giving up the top job. That’s turned JPMorgan into a poaching ground for CEO talent [21d]
Comcast’s split brings former CFO Michael Angelakis back as CEO [22d]
The U.S. Army is opening military bases to private billions — here’s why that changes everything for the next 250 years [22d]
Trump takes his inflation battle to gas retailers after his plot against the Fed runs aground—sets target for $2.50 a gallon [22d]
The VCs betting founders need a village, not a blank check [22d]
AI stocks are in an ‘air pocket’ and Meta and Microsoft are being traded like ‘bear market names that cannot be owned,’ top analyst says [22d]
Boston Dynamics CEO: America’s next 250 years will be built by robots. Here’s what’s standing in the way [22d]
Gulf bond markets extend their rally despite uncertain outlook [22d]
GCC debt markets have rallied since the ceasefire, but tight liquidity remains a key hurdle [22d]
America’s AI hunger has reached the Nashville Zoo and its endangered animals may be the ones to pay the price [22d]
Gojek founder Makarim found guilty in Indonesia Chromebooks case [22d]
Why Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe wants his EV company to be compared to Apple, not Tesla [22d]
Top climate tech exec: Europe is sweating through a heat crisis America solved decades ago [22d]
Should you go to work during a heat wave? Your productivity suffers, and GDP tanks when it’s hot [22d]