Headlines Today in Finance, Technology & Geopolitics — Bezos Just Declared War on Tesla
Tesla’s Wake-Up Call: When Innovation Isn’t Enough
Tesla’s earnings tanked. Revenue is down, profits nosedived 71%, and Elon Musk is promising to spend more time with the company — after spending months on crypto, politics, and his Department of Government Efficiency.
Tesla’s not just facing internal issues — it’s being outmaneuvered. A stealth Bezos-backed EV brand just launched a $25K electric truck on the same day Tesla dropped its earnings. Coincidence? Or message?
Tech heroes aren’t untouchable anymore. Edison once lost to Tesla. Could Musk now lose to Bezos?
Gold and Bitcoin Are the New Panic Room
Gold just hit $3,500. Bitcoin passed $90K. Together, they’re breaking records. But why?
Because the US dollar — the world’s go-to safety net — is in free fall.
It’s dropped 9% this year, the worst start in its 40-year history. Investors aren’t turning to cash. They’re buying digital gold.
When trust in government falls, belief shifts to metal.
RFK Jr. vs Big Food: The Dye is Cast
Health Secretary RFK Jr. declared war on artificial food dyes, calling sugar “poison” and the food supply “toxic soup.” He wants to ban Red 40, Yellow 5, Blue 1, and more by 2026. Moms cheered. Industry ghosted.
While he’s slashing food additives, he’s also cutting FDA staff and research budgets — the very people who enforce these bans.
Is this about making food cleaner — or just looking clean?
America’s Trade War Backfires
From Tesla to tortilla chips, everyone’s feeling the burn of Trump’s new tariffs.
Defense contractors like RTX and Northrop are losing billions. Meta may lose $7B in Chinese ad revenue. Even real estate in Florida is slowing down as insurance costs skyrocket from climate chaos.
The trade war’s ripple effects are showing up where you least expect them — in your ads, in your groceries, in your rent.
Big Tech, Big Trouble
Amazon and Microsoft are slowing down AI data center spending. The IMF slashed US growth projections. Stocks rebounded only after a closed-door “don’t panic” session with the Treasury Secretary.
AI is hot. But fear is hotter. And fear is driving the money into gold, crypto, and whatever looks least tied to government.
Cereal Gets Canceled. So Does Trust.
RFK Jr. plans to ban 8 artificial dyes. Kids’ foods like Trix and Skittles are in the spotlight. But this isn’t just a health move — it’s a marketing revolution.
In Europe, those dyes already require warning labels. In the US, they’re in lunchboxes.
