A stable pal? (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

STAYPAL

PayPal launches a stablecoin straight into crypto’s muddied regulatory waters

Billionaires wanted it, but 54,578 everyday investors got it first…

SnacksWrap

Earnings Wrap: UPS, Chegg, and Beyond Meat

Dow Jones

S&P 500

Nasdaq

Bitcoin

📱 Venmo’ing stablecoins?

An iconic can buys a premium jar (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Chunky

Campbell’s plans to scoop up Rao’s sauce as Big Food expands its premium palate

Warren

Berkshire Hathaway hits a high as Buffett’s slow-and-steady approach grows profit

The ubiquitous three-arrows recycling symbol was designed by a 23-year-old student in 1970

🥣 Campbell’s premium play

White-picket fence still loading (Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Crib

The US housing shortage means no one’s making moves — and gridlock could last years

The Biggest Disruption To $martphones in 15 Years 🤳🏼

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ICYMI

Last week's highlights

Apple now has 1B paying cloud and streaming subscribers

🏠 America’s housing gridlock

Smash(burger) that subscribe button (Dave Kotinsky/Getty Images)

GhostStory

MrBeast sues the ghost kitchen making his MrBeast Burger as the ghost concept struggles

SHADE

Meta’s Ray-Ban smart glasses see little use as owners leave face wearables in the drawer

Razzlekhan

The Crypto Catch-Up…

About 80% of American adults say they believe in God or a higher power

🍔 MrBeast’s burger bust

A World War I-era poster advertising US gov’t bonds (Pierce Archive LLC/Getty Images)

The US gets a rare credit-rating downgrade after the debt-ceiling drama

Iced

Starbucks grows with iced drinks, tasty add-ons, and a roaring China rebound

SQUINT

Worldcoin hits roadblocks as regulators eye the iris-scanning crypto biz

The only time the US was completely debt-free was in 1835

💳 America’s credit-score downgrade

When “skip ad” is impossible (Sarah Silbiger/Getty Images)

AdMart

Ads hit the aisle as Walmart and other retailers shop for a new income stream

Meet Upway - the certified e-bike expert. 

Zzzs

Pokémon Sleep tries to capitalize on the gamified wellness craze as apps embrace health

DEFI(NE)

Heard on the Block: “attestation”

🛒 Walmart’s in-store ads

#BookTok haul incoming (Noam Galai/Getty Images)

Bookmarked

Barnes & Noble tries to capture some indie-bookstore magic to compete with Amazon

ASAP

Amazon's doubling down on same-day delivery as ultra-speedy shipping becomes the norm

Snacks Unpacked

The Biden admin’s new plan for student-debt repayment

AMC said it had its best week ever for box-office sales thanks to Barbenheimer

📚 Barnes & Noble goes “indie”

Hot world summer (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Sizzle

As Earth’s hottest month on record wraps up, heat safety takes center stage in the US

These everyday people are benefitting from a $45 million Banksy collection

Last week’s highlights

“Mindful breathing” lessons are a new requirement in NYC public schools

☀️ Heat protection

Cannabis is cash biz (Kamil Krzaczynski/Getty Images)

Cannabiz

Mastercard cracks down on pot purchases, leaving the industry with few payment options

eBay invests in luxury to stand out from rivals like Amazon as usage trends down

If the Dow had risen yesterday, it would’ve been the index’s longest win streak since 1897

🍃 Mastercard’s canna-biz crackdown

The summer of picket signs (Frederic J. Brown/Getty Images)

Delivered

UPS’s historic deal with the Teamsters shows hot strike summer starting to yield worker wins

TokShop

TikTok could join the "Made in China" online-shopping craze to take on Shein and Temu

Heard on the Block: “cryptojacking”

AI was mentioned 90 times in Google’s Q2 earnings call, and 73 in Microsoft’s

💪 Hot strike summer