The Brutalist Report

MarketWatch

• Levi’s is finding new ways to win customers — by looking toward tops and ‘denim luxury’ [14d]
• Did you mess up on your taxes? The IRS just made it easier to avoid paying a penalty. [14d]
• Traders haven’t been this bullish on the dollar in a decade. How the buck can keep climbing. [14d]
• This chart shows stamp prices over the years as USPS hikes postage again this weekend [14d]
• Nvidia’s stock trades at a juicy discount, according to BofA [14d]
• Higher gas prices aren’t the only way rising tensions with Iran will hit home [14d]
• More than two-thirds of tech stocks are at least 20% off recent highs. What’s happening to the AI trade? [14d]
• Jeff Bezos’s space company may be seeking a valuation more than twice as big as Rocket Lab’s [14d]
• With Micron’s stock well off its peak, investors want proof that the AI boom can last [14d]
• Oil surges as Strait of Hormuz is back into ‘full conflict conditions’ [14d]
• A ‘few’ Fed officials said there was a case for a rate hike in June, minutes from Warsh’s first meeting show [14d]
• The case for having Big Oil in your 401(k) or IRA [14d]
• All entry-level jobs require 3-5 years of experience. How am I supposed to get that if no one will hire me? [14d]
• Rocket Lab’s stock could surge 250% as the company takes a page out of SpaceX’s book, analyst says [14d]
• Why the stock market’s biggest laggards might be your best defense against a summer selloff [14d]
• Insurance giant says it’s turning to AI to replace as many as 1,800 jobs [14d]
• I started retirement with $3 million. Now I’m 89 and down to $2 million. What if I get sick? [14d]
• Iran war will leave an inflation scar on the U.S. through 2027, IMF says [14d]
• Only 5% of U.S. adults can ace this 8-question financial-literacy test. Can you? [14d]
• As a once-hot stock market tumbles into bear territory, this Wall Street bull says it’s time to buy the dip [14d]
• Kevin Warsh plans to stop scripting the Fed’s next moves. It could trigger a wild ride for traders. [14d]
• Oil prices jump by the most in two months after Trump suggests U.S.-Iran cease-fire is over [14d]
• I’m 73 and still work full time. Can I avoid paying taxes on my Social Security benefits? [14d]
• Dakota Johnson quickly sells $6 million midcentury modern home in L.A. [14d]
• After selling her $5 million Westchester home, Drew Barrymore shows off her RV [14d]
• It was the world’s hottest stock market. Now South Korea’s stock-market index has entered bear-market territory [14d]
• Alibaba just had its best day in 10 months. Is it time for China techs to catch up? [14d]