The Brutalist Report

Fortune

• Argentines once drank 90 liters of wine a year. Now they’re down to 15 — and 1,100 vineyards have already closed [24d]
• University of Florida College Republicans chapter sues over being shut down on antisemitism claims [24d]
• ‘The United States is undermining itself’: China is ignoring Trump’s Hormuz request as the Iran war deepens and his Beijing trip slips [24d]
• White House suspends the Jones Act for 60 days. Analysts see a gas price impact of 3 cents [24d]
• Luigi Mangione’s lawyers say back-to-back state and federal trials violate his constitutional rights [24d]
• It’s almost inexplicable why oil prices aren’t much higher. But here’s why markets are ‘resilient’ so far despite the biggest energy supply shock ever [24d]
• $39 trillion national debt is ‘an embarrassing milestone,’ think tank says. ‘Clearly headed in the wrong direction’ [24d]
• The national debt just crossed $39 trillion—almost doubling since Trump vowed to erase it [24d]
• Dachshunds and social media: absurd costumes may be driving a 20-year comeback [24d]
• Jerome Powell says this economy isn’t as miserable as the 1970s, but ‘maybe that’s just me’ [24d]
• Every Fortune 500 CEO’s nightmare: the Iran war and the Pandora’s Box of AI cyber warfare [24d]
• Meet a third-generation Tennessee farmer paying an extra $100k for fertilizer because of the Iran War [24d]
• Goldman Sachs says small businesses are embracing AI, but fewer than 1 in 5 are good at actually integrating it [24d]
• Arizona calls Kalshi an illegal gambling business as first state in first state lawsuit against company [24d]
• Social media companies are scrambling to verify minors online. Congress just made it a lot more complicated [24d]
• ‘One in a million’ shrapnel rain fell on California highway, military report says [24d]
• Delta CEO slams Washington over unpaid TSA agents, says front-line workers are being used as ‘political chips’ [24d]
• The Fed holds rates steady and punts on the Middle East: ‘uncertain’ [24d]
• Fortune Brands new CEO never officially worked a day—but he’ll get $18.4 million after a massive leadership shakeup [24d]