The Brutalist Report

Fortune

Congress created this park in 1897 for the ‘pleasure of the people.’ Trump wants to remake its golf course into an upscale venue for major tournaments [4d]
Iran plans to announce an ‘exclusion zone’ that runs from the U.S. naval blockade line, through the Strait of Hormuz, and into the Persian Gulf [4d]
China’s export shock is pushing the global economy to a breaking point, and the U.S. may have to clean up the mess, former trade official says [4d]
Alternative for Germany party set for regional election triumph and could form the country’s first far-right state government since World War II [4d]
Amazon cargo plane barrels off runway, crashing into multiple vehicles and forcing Miami International Airport to ground all flights [5d]
U.S. debt is even worse than it seems, and rising Treasury yields are now an ‘all-hands-on-deck situation,’ top economist warns [5d]
Even Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei is worried about Iran’s economy and ‘social cohesion’ as U.S. pressure gets tougher to withstand [5d]
Kevin O’Leary says if you earn $68,000 a year and follow this rule, you’ll retire a millionaire [5d]
As the first mail-in ballots of the midterm election start going out, Trump asks the Supreme Court a third time to limit them [5d]
Gavin Newsom admits ‘California derangement syndrome’ is real but won’t hide his interest in a presidential run [5d]
Upcoming inflation data could determine if the Federal Reserve hikes interest rates soon, leaving Wall Street on edge [5d]
Here’s what is open and closed this year on Labor Day [5d]
‘It tastes exactly like beef.’ For people with a life-threatening allergy to red meat, an ostrich burger can bring them to the verge of tears [5d]
Some Vegas hotels are so desperate for Canadian tourists they’re treating Canada’s dollar as equivalent to the U.S. greenback to offer more value [5d]
Iran’s chief negotiator warns retaliation will be ‘faster, heavier and more painful’ after U.S. hits tankers in response to attack attempt on warships [5d]
U.S. envoys Witkoff and Kushner arrive in Kyiv after talks with Putin fail to produce breakthrough while both sides continue to exchange fire [5d]
Like Jamie Dimon, AT&T CEO says if you attend a meeting, you need to show up prepared—he ‘craves’ people who don’t just sit back and observe [5d]
After 30 years in aerospace, these brothers retired from corporate life and work at Disney: ‘I’m finished being married to my laptop and phone’ [5d]
Restaurants have been serving up fake food ads for decades—AI slop is just the latest special [5d]
Meet the Portland Fire owners, whose family’s swimwear company and short-lived NFL venture laid the groundwork for a $380 million WNBA franchise [5d]
ASEAN can still hedge between America and China on AI. It needs to get its act together first [5d]