The Brutalist Report

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• Block slashed 40% of its workforce for AI — and earnings suggest that’s paying off [19d]
• Sandisk’s stock falls as the company’s forecast doesn’t live up to high expectations [20d]
• Aggressive options trading helped drive the S&P 500’s latest rally. What that means for investors. [20d]
• Figma’s push into AI agents drives an earnings beat [20d]
• How parents can keep saving for retirement during the expensive childcare years [20d]
• Changing how Medicare pays for hospice care could save the U.S. $7.6 billion a year — but at what cost to patients? [20d]
• Taxes are on the ballot this fall as Republicans and Democrats grow further apart on whether to raise them [20d]
• Senate vote on the Protect College Sports Act could come this week: What it means for transfers and salary caps [20d]
• Why AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile shares are down after SpaceX’s earnings [20d]
• SolarEdge’s stock is shedding a quarter of its value as sales woes trump AI progress [20d]
• Retail investors are buying the dip on SpaceX’s stock before more shares flood the market [20d]
• How Ozempic maker Novo Nordisk blew its lead in GLP-1 weight-loss drugs. Can Europe compete in the high-stakes global economy? [20d]
• Alphabet’s stock drops as Google loses another key AI executive [20d]
• 5 things investors should know about the stock market’s latest rapid-fire comeback [20d]
• SpaceX’s stock falls as Wall Street gets spooked by the extent of AI spending [20d]
• Nvidia’s stock is basking in the glow of a high-profile endorsement [20d]
• Shopify’s stock heads for best day in a year after the company ‘left no doubt’ about its growth trajectory [20d]
• It’s the worst time in years to invest in AI credit markets: ‘Almost no upside and plenty of downside’ [20d]
• U.S. economy keeps up the momentum, but rising costs put a cap on new hiring [20d]
• 3 reasons AMD’s stock is falling in the face of its latest earnings report [20d]
• The government owns some of the same stocks you do. Here’s why that is risky. [20d]
• ADP says businesses add the fewer new jobs in six months [20d]
• Uber profit narrowly beat forecasts as trips across its platform surge [20d]
• Walt Disney’s stock climbs as company cites ‘Toy Story 5’ for earnings growth [20d]
• Reports of the 60/40 portfolio’s demise are proving to be premature [20d]
• Lilly’s revenue soars 48%, driven by demand of its GLP-1s [20d]
• Is it a bad time to buy a home? Buyers say yes, data show. [20d]
• The S&P 500 just hit a new high. ‘Big Short’ investor Michael Burry thinks it could bring a 1987-style fall. [20d]
• Elon Musk addresses memory-chip stock concerns with one simple observation [20d]
• ‘I don’t wish to be cold-hearted’: My elderly relative can no longer care for himself. Am I wrong to leave his care to the state? [20d]
• This is the whopping amount Joe Rogan earns from the podcast he airs at his $14.4 million Austin home [20d]