The Brutalist Report

MarketWatch

• Taco Bell is reportedly pulling produce from some stores. Here’s what to know. [12d]
• Why a hidden divergence between the VIX and Nasdaq volatility has the smart money on edge [12d]
• SK Hynix is about to hit the U.S. market. Here’s what to know about the deal. [12d]
• Can Walmart help the Fed harness real-time U.S. economic data? We’re about to find out. [12d]
• A junior employee saved this company six figures using AI. Here’s how. [12d]
• Meta’s stock rebounds as agentic AI coding and custom chips ease spending fears [12d]
• A slower AI payoff risks tipping the economy into recession, Apollo says [12d]
• Meet the new group of stocks powering the S&P 500 higher [12d]
• Landon Donovan says there’s ‘zero chance’ he could have afforded to play youth soccer if he was a kid today [12d]
• New ‘Ex-Elon’ ETFs let you avoid SpaceX and Tesla — but are they just a gimmick? [12d]
• What affordability crisis? Rich home buyers are powering the housing market. [12d]
• Risky leveraged ETFs are booming in 2026. Some worry they could be making the stock market more volatile. [12d]
• Mortgage rates jump as tensions with Iran spook bond investors [12d]
• Micron’s stock surges on multibillion-dollar U.S. manufacturing push [12d]
• This is why paper checks refuse to die [12d]
• 8 things I learned about travel expenses after a family tragedy [12d]
• Home prices hit a new all-time high this summer [12d]
• ‘I’ve no idea how they got her number’: My student-loan servicer called a friend after I missed a payment. Is that legal? [12d]
• The U.S. and China are today’s leaders in AI. These countries could be the next-stage champions. [12d]
• Salesforce’s stock may look like a bargain — but that’s just a mirage, analyst says [12d]
• Gen Z-ers share how they’re achieving financial freedom — and the old ideas they’re leaving behind [12d]