The Brutalist Report

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• The IRS is trying to make the best of a government shutdown. Here’s how to protect your refund. [24d]
• Gold and silver’s $7 trillion wipeout delivers a painful lesson about risk [24d]
• Trump picking Kevin Warsh as Fed chair wasn’t enough to soothe shaky markets [24d]
• Oil prices unexpectedly score first monthly gain in half a year. So what’s the next move for OPEC+? [24d]
• ‘These are college students … not NFL players.’ Deion Sanders’s new $5,000 fines for Colorado players blur the lines around professional sports. [24d]
• Fed honeymoon for Warsh? Briefly — then push comes to shove. [24d]
• McDonald’s may bring its 1,057-calorie Big Arch burger to America soon. Why it could be a billion-dollar seller. [24d]
• Will mortgage rates fall under Trump’s next Fed chair? Here’s what to know. [24d]
• Unity’s stock becomes the latest victim of Google’s AI ambitions [25d]
• This single mom saved $1 million in 15 years to retire at 49. How to use her strategies to catch up on retirement savings. [25d]
• This beaten-down sector could offer you a ripe investment opportunity [25d]
• How do I get the extra $6,000 ‘senior bonus’ this tax season? [25d]
• Why this rare-earth stock is surging while others keep falling [25d]
• The world’s largest asset manager says you can’t count on bonds anymore. What are retirees supposed to do now? [25d]
• Silver heads for biggest drop in 14 years, with ‘every man and his dog rushing for the exit’ [25d]
• As bitcoin falls toward $80k, here’s why Fed Chair Warsh may not be enough to revive the crypto [25d]
• Here’s how Warsh’s Senate confirmation is likely to go as a key Republican threatens to block it [25d]
• Former Goldman commodities guru sees another decade of rising prices for metals and critical minerals [25d]
• Bond market isn’t getting everything it wants from Trump’s choice of Warsh for Fed chair [25d]
• Here’s what’s worth streaming in February 2026 on Netflix, Hulu, Peacock and more [25d]
• I’m afraid a bridesmaid will drop out of a bachelorette party and leave us on the hook. How can I avoid this? [25d]
• Top investors for the first time say they’re putting more of their money into quant funds than any other type of hedge fund [25d]
• Why Apple’s blockbuster earnings weren’t enough to move the stock [25d]
• Trump picked Kevin Warsh to boost markets. What this means for your portfolio. [25d]
• ‘Zero. Zip. Nada.’ Waller says the Fed should have cut interest rates this week because of a poor job market. [25d]
• This Social Security mistake can put your spouse at higher risk of poverty when you die [25d]
• Sandisk’s stock gets ‘one of the most delayed upgrades in history’ after blowout earnings [25d]
• Wholesale prices rise sharply and show new Fed chief could confront stubborn inflation [25d]
• Most of us make assumptions about growth and value stocks. Here’s what we get wrong. [25d]
• Amex sees strong travel and luxury spending as affluent customers open their wallets [25d]
• This is the No. 1 thing Americans worry about being able to afford in retirement — and it’s not food or housing [25d]
• Exxon, Chevron are producing oil at record rates, but lower prices led to lower earnings [25d]
• SoFi’s stock rises as the company hits a revenue milestone [25d]