unusual_whales

8 in 10 Americans have signed up for a free trial planning to cancel, then forgot and got charged anyway, averaging $45 a month, or $540 a year, per YF 1 in 4 admit to still being stuck on at least one forgotten trial, and 1 in 8 have forgotten to cancel two or more. Read more: https://t.co/ogqcNl79Gv

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Federal Reserve policymakers should keep an “open mind” on interest rates, arguing that productivity gains from artificial intelligence and deregulation will help keep US inflation in check.

"It’s costing more and more to get stuff in the hands of American shoppers. There’s virtually no way for businesses to avoid paying more, and they’re passing on the pain to consumers," per WSJ Diesel is reportedly up roughly 77% over the last year, and railroads are layering on surcharges of their own. Read more: https://t.co/Datir5p5pm

JUST IN: OpenAI says another agent gained access to the internet, per YF penAI said another agentic AI system that was being trained in what was supposed to be a secured, internet-free environment Read more: https://t.co/ghF3YUqvHI

"Trump asked Xi if China wanted to buy American weapons," per FT Perdue said Trump justified the pending U.S. arms sale to Taiwan to Xi by downplaying it as just one of many sales Washington makes around the world. Read more: https://t.co/YDOXbx3UBk

Trump: We will end the Iran war very soon. Trump has also framed the end of the war as ‘the beginning of building a new country,’ even as his administration offers different characterizations for how long the operation will last. Read more: https://t.co/KjbdhxpZi1

The Trump administration has spent more than $1 million in public funds so far to boost the president on the airwaves, per NYT

TikTok will pay Alabama at least $100 million in a settlement tied to allegations that the short-form video platform misled users about safety and was designed to addict children, per TC

Trump: "We have the best, uhh, I guess you could say poverty. They talk poverty. We have the best poverty numbers ever in the history of our country." The remark came during a brief press gaggle before Trump departed for the Presidents Cup in the Chicago area. Read more: https://t.co/yq6PRpKNib

SpaceX will attempt to launch its Starship rocket into orbit for the first time, allowing it to deploy the inaugural batch of a new generation of Starlink internet satellites, per CNN

"History has shown that financial calamities will occur when Treasury rates rise rapidly like this," per CNBC Yields had already risen amid concerns about inflation and growing U.S. debt. Read more: https://t.co/g8L74eAdwS

JUST IN: There is now a 64% chance Democrats sweep the midterms, per Polymarket⁠.com. That's up from around 40% in July, with the gap widening every month since. https://t.co/4KMWgzJO9C

"The bond market is freaking out," per CBS Yields had already risen amid concerns about inflation and growing U.S. debt. Read more: https://t.co/g8L74eAdwS

Around 55% of Gen Z professionals plan to look for a new job before the end of this year, according to recent data from recruitment and staffing firm Robert Half. That’s a huge jump from 2025, when only 32% were on the hunt.

65% of employees want jobs that help them avoid paying higher gas prices, per Monster

"Canada’s purchase of American cars hits new low as Trump’s tariffs backfire on US automakers," per FORTUNE Auto analysts blame the steep decline on a series of import taxes placed on Canada over the last year and a half, which included a 25% tariff on Canadian-made cars. Read more: https://t.co/LQmUUGYuB8

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is calling on U.S. service members and their families to remember to register to vote and cast their ballots before midterm elections, sending a message that supports mail-in voting despite the Trump administration’s efforts to restrict the option, per the Independent.

"GOP senators dismayed by Trump embrace of Xi after China helped Iran target US troops," per the Hill

The White House announced that it is rescinding more than $800 million in congressionally appropriated funds across a range of government programs, per ABC The White House announced Friday evening that it was rescinding over $800 million in congressionally appropriated funds across a range of government programs. Read more: https://t.co/ANvbAvCsaV

The Trump administration has deported more than 25,000 people to at least 28 countries even though the migrants are not their own citizens, per WaPo

President Trump has inadvertently reduced global fossil fuel consumption because of the ongoing war with Iran, per WaPo People worldwide are using significantly less oil and gas, which means less climate pollution. The International Energy Agency now projects that worldwide oil demand will fall 2.5 percent in 2026 compared with last year. Read more: https://t.co/jVg19ZGJM8

"Efforts to rekindle talks to end the war between the U.S. and Iran are running into resistance from major Persian Gulf oil producers that have swung against any accommodation of Tehran," per WSJ

JUST IN: Pete Hegseth has reported more than $1 million in an account that he previously listed as holding no more than $50,000, per Advocate In Hegseth's 2024 filing, an account listed as “U.S. bank #2” held between $15,001 and $50,000. Read more: https://t.co/GkvGYV1eaf

The Pentagon’s public tally of troops wounded during the Iran war was quietly increased by 37 without explanation from the Defense Department, per WaPo. That includes 29 Navy sailors and eight Marines.

Barack Obama stated that he believes global living standards and outcomes would improve if women temporarily ran every government for two years, per YF He told a college audience that he believed putting women in charge of governments could improve living standards and other outcomes although he acknowledged they would not be perfect. Read more: https://t.co/fPFYAKUQMF

Massachusetts is investigating how DraftKings and other gambling sites used AI to target losing bettors and encourage them to bet more, per NYT MGC chair Jordan Maynard said during a public meeting that he had directed commission staff to engage with DraftKings about the findings and to learn more about how all licensed betting companies in the state were deploying AI. Read more: https://t.co/HM66hIt20t

BREAKING: OpenAI has said that its technology meddled with the websites for the Education Department, Commerce Department and the Securities and Exchange Commission.

BREAKING: Trump has rejected Iran's proposal for a seven-day ceasefire and has told aides he expects to resume bombing Iran after the midterms, per WSJ

BREAKING: OpenAI disclosed dozens of incidents in which its models behaved in ways it has deemed problematic, including leaking more than 50 images from ChatGPT users online, per Axios

BREAKING: OpenAI’s technology went rogue and meddled with three US government websites this summer without OpenAI's knowledge, per NYT OpenAI has said that its technology meddled with the websites for the Education Department, Commerce Department and the Securities and Exchange Commission. Read more: https://t.co/UFxgVQawkj