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Recent Briefings
Our top story today is a significant breakthrough in the plant-based food industry, where scientists have successfully engineered lettuce to produce a crucial meat protein. We are also tracking a seni…
We start today with the shifting diplomatic picture in the Middle East, as reports point to a potential Omani-brokered agreement to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. We're also following up on the formal l…
Washington and Tehran are broadcasting entirely different versions of reality today: President Trump claims peace talks are underway, while Iranian officials flatly deny any direct negotiations. We're…
The geopolitical whiplash in the Middle East continues today: after President Trump announced impending talks with Iran, Tehran swiftly contradicted the claim, leaving the diplomatic picture murky. Al…
After weeks of direct military exchanges, President Trump's announcement of a conditional halt to U.S. strikes in Iran provides our starting point today. We are also diving into Fidelity's steep new e…
The ink was barely dry on a U.S.-brokered Hamas disarmament deal before Israeli airstrikes in Gaza plunged the region back into active conflict—we start this weekend's edition with the rapid collapse …
A major policy shift from the Trump administration could raise prescription costs for millions of Medicare beneficiaries—we unpack the end of a key subsidy program at the top of today's briefing. Also…
The rapidly expanding conflict between the U.S. and Iran leads today's briefing, as renewed missile exchanges begin to draw neighboring nations into the fray. Beyond the Middle East, we are tracking t…
The brief diplomatic pause in the Middle East has collapsed into direct military strikes between Iran and a U.S.-Saudi coalition. In other major developments today, millions more Americans will now qu…
Today on The Golden Hour, mounting investor anxiety over AI profitability is triggering a persistent tech sell-off, just as the Federal Reserve meets to weigh its next move on interest rates. Internat…