2026-06-03
Pelley out at CBS. Ukraine hit St. Petersburg. Markets nervous on Iran.
Good afternoon. CBS News fired Scott Pelley. Ukraine struck back at Putin's economic forum. Markets are watching the Middle East again.
Lunch Brief
The 1913 direct-election rule didn't start federal overreach. It just gave overreach room to breathe.
Trump adviser Peter Navarro told the Federal Reserve not to even think about it. He said this out loud, in public, on Wednesday.
US-Iran ceasefire is fraying for the third straight day. Stocks couldn't build on record gains. Oil prices kept climbing.
The veteran host had accused leadership of murdering the news show at a staff meeting. He's leaving.
Long-range drones hit St. Petersburg's oil facility hours before the Kremlin's showcase economic conference. The timing was not accidental.
Republican state Rep. James Gallagher, former Assembly minority leader, will join Congress. Red district, stays red.
Body of a Chinese passenger discovered on St. Kitts and Nevis after disappearing during a hike last week.
California, Iowa, New Jersey, New Mexico, Montana, and South Dakota voted Tuesday. The races shaped up as expected.
- Trump administration planning extra tariffs after forced labor investigation
- Trump threatens tariffs on 60 countries including UK and Canada over ‘forced labour’
- Suno raises $400M at $5.4B valuation
- US Premarket Movers for June 3, 2026
- California could elect first GOP governor since 2011
- Iran attacks airport in Kuwait; claims US fleet strike
- Sam Altman visits White House on AI tour
- EU unveils tech sovereignty plan
- UK forces Google to revise AI search summaries
- Notre-Dame fires reveal centuries of Paris history
"Standard noise. Calibrate accordingly."
"The wire took a breath. Don't get used to it."
A news anchor gets fired, a war keeps happening, and Washington reaches for tariffs like a drunk reaches for keys.
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