The Brutalist Report

MarketWatch

• Trump’s weekend Iran strikes keep sparking Monday stock rallies. Here’s what the data shows us. [23d]
• Tesla’s stock rips higher after a long-awaited update to self-driving technology [23d]
• Most Americans have no idea how close we just came to financial chaos [23d]
• Value stocks beat growth when inflation is high. Here are 13 stocks top newsletters are betting on now. [23d]
• My sister died and I’m leaving New York to help raise my niece in Colorado. At 33, am I making a financial mistake? [23d]
• Do this before the heat wave hits — and slash your cooling costs by $100 this summer [23d]
• Semiconductor stocks are surging while the ‘Magnificent Seven’ is struggling. This divergence of fortunes could be bad news for the market. [23d]
• Charter may be making ‘frenemies’ with SpaceX, and its stock is soaring [23d]
• Wall Street is bracing for a wave of Fed rate hikes that may never come. These sectors stand to gain.  [23d]
• Strategy can now sell bitcoin to buy back stock — the opposite of what it’s been doing [23d]
• Fed’s Lisa Cook can stay at central bank while challenging Trump’s attempt to fire her, Supreme Court rules [23d]
• Rocket Lab to take on SpaceX’s Starlink with $8 billion acquisition [23d]
• I’m 53 and want to retire in 12 years. Is 5% enough to put in my 401(k)? [23d]
• ‘I claimed Social Security at 62’: At 76, I’m working at Walmart. Why do I still owe payroll taxes? [23d]
• ‘I don’t think I’ll make it to 80’: I’m 70 and single. Do I take out a reverse mortgage or a home-equity agreement? [23d]
• Volkswagen’s stock is close to hitting a 15-year low [23d]
• European stocks are poised to outdo their American peers. These catalysts explain why. [23d]
• Laser weapons aren’t science fiction anymore — and they’re changing how defense stocks are valued [23d]
• There’s a 67% chance stocks will suffer a bear market when this rare signal flashes — like it’s doing now [24d]
• Silver and the semiconductor climax — a warning from Morgan Stanley’s Wilson [24d]
• People say I should wait until 70 to claim Social Security. When does delaying pay off? [24d]
• Why Apple pivoting to China for memory may not solve big tech’s microchip crisis [24d]
• Comcast to spin off NBCUniversal after 15 years of ownership [24d]
• Magnificent Seven slump sent momentum stocks to their fourth worst performance in 22 years. Here’s what happens 70% of the time. [24d]
• The central bank of central banks warns AI frenzy could trigger stock-market slump and jeopardize economy [24d]
• Why ‘permabear’ Jeremy Grantham is steering his own cash into high-flying tech stocks [24d]
• After her return to the spotlight, ‘Every Year After’ star Elisha Cuthbert relists her Hollywood Hills home for $2.1 million [24d]
• Ryan Seacrest sells 40-acre Napa Valley estate for $18.5 million [24d]