SNAP restrictions could change what shoppers buy — and food giants are watching

SNAP food restrictions are spreading to more states, pressuring major food and beverage as consumers shift spending away from soda, candy and processed foods.
Bitcoin’s future as revolutionary as the smartphone, according to CoinDesk

CoinDesk’s president of indices and data has a message for investors: Don’t count out bitcoin.
The budget airline model in the U.S. is running out of runway

Spirit’s bankruptcy as United and Delta fly high suggests there’s more to success in airline industry than low fares, and failure isn’t about jet fuel spikes.
AI buildout gives tech investors new reasons to watch bond market

Tech giants are depleting cash reserves and raising debt in their ambitious data center buildouts, a dynamic that’s forcing investors to watch interest rates.
At least five killed in Israeli strikes on south Lebanon despite ceasefire

Lebanese state news agency NNA said Israeli warplanes and drones carried out a series of strikes across the Nabatieh area overnight and into Saturday morning.
Trump tells Axios he no longer views Anthropic as a national security threat

Anthropic last week disabled access to its most advanced models, Fable 5 and Mythos 5, after Trump ordered it to block foreign nationals from accessing them.
DOJ rebuffs judge’s request to put in writing it won’t move forward with ‘anti-weaponization’ fund

The DOJ in May announced it was creating the fund as part of a settlement of President Donald Trump’s $10 billion lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service.
The riskiest SpaceX stock trade of all had a big first week

SpaceX’s IPO did not just mint the biggest debut in market history and a trillionaire, but it also triggered a historic land grab in risky leveraged ETFs.
Oil tanker traffic in Strait of Hormuz jumps after U.S. and Iran implement deal to open sea lane

The U.S.-Iran deal has raised questions about how the Strait of Hormuz will be governed after the toll-free period ends.
Trump DNI pick Pulte poised to get access to U.S. intelligence despite congressional bid to thwart

With President Donald Trump halting his nomination of U.S. Attorney Jay Clayton as director of national intelligence, Bill Pulte is set to take on the role.