The Brutalist Report

Fortune

Stock futures sink while oil spikes as the U.S. Navy looks to block Iran’s exports and break its grip on the Strait of Hormuz [1d]
A major U.S. gasoline production hub is in such a severe drought that its refineries may be hobbled. ‘We are actively praying for a hurricane’ [1d]
U.K. won’t take part in Trump’s planned blockade of Hormuz strait [1d]
Hungarian voters oust Viktor Orbán, a close ally of Trump and Putin, despite late campaign push from JD Vance [1d]
Blazing hot IPOs, an AI agent craze, and a new word for ‘token’: Here’s what’s happening in the world of Chinese AI [1d]
Iran’s crumbling economy is the regime’s greatest weakness with prices up 40% since the war began while authorities worry about making payroll [1d]
Here’s how a U.S. naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz could work. ‘This is a big task, and it’s a big gamble’ [1d]
Intuit was an AI pioneer. Why its stock became a SaaSpocalypse casualty [1d]
Artemis III will practice docking Orion with lunar landers in Earth orbit next year while Musk’s Starship and Bezos’ Blue Moon compete for Artemis IV [1d]
Oil tankers U-turn in Hormuz as U.S.-Iran talks break down [2d]
Saudi Arabia says East-West pipeline restored to full capacity [2d]
In 2011, Barack Obama said it was time to ‘pivot’ to Asia. But 15 years later, the U.S. is still at war in the Middle East [2d]
Trump says U.S. Navy to impose Hormuz blockade after Iran ceasefire talks end with no deal. ‘No one who pays an illegal toll will have safe passage’ [2d]
This TikTok sensation sold her startup for $2 billion. Now Pepsi is letting ‘Poppi be Poppi’ [2d]
‘Almost unmanageable’: Raising a child in the U.S. now costs more than $300,000 [2d]
As Iran peace talks fail, Trump and Joe Rogan watch a hobbled fighter triumph in a brutal cage match [2d]
Haiti stares down starvation as Iran War drives 200,000 into acute food emergency status [2d]
‘I just keep seeing a lot of different aspects of life getting more expensive’: New car prices are up 30% over 6 years [2d]