Tuesday, October 14, 2025

Good Morning! On this day in 1947, Capt. Chuck Yeager became the first person to break the sound barrier in the XS-1 research jet, launched from the bomb bay of a B-29. (See Video)

After more than two years in captivity, 20 Israeli hostages held by Hamas have finally returned home, frail, gaunt, and forever changed. Their release has stirred powerful emotions across the region and around the world. Feel free to reply to this email and share your thoughts about the situation.

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Tears, Praise as Trump Signs Peace Deal

President Trump signed a landmark peace agreement in Egypt on Monday, officially ending more than two years of war between Israel and Hamas. As part of the deal, 20 Israeli hostages were released after more than two years in Hamas captivity, while Israel freed nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners in a broad exchange agreement.

The agreement followed a direct, last-minute meeting between Trump’s envoys, Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, and senior Hamas leaders in Egypt, where the U.S. team gave personal assurances that the ceasefire would hold if Hamas upheld its part of the deal.

Emotional reunions unfolded across Israel, including a tearful embrace between Avinatan Or and Noa Argamani, the couple infamously captured at the Nova Music Festival and separated for the entire duration of their captivity. Watch the video of their reunion here.

Other hostages returned home gaunt, pale, and weakened—some forced to dig their own graves on camera, others emerging blind in one eye or suffering from untreated illness and malnutrition. See the hostages’ photos before and after.

Trump received bipartisan praise in the U.S. and abroad, with former President Bill Clinton and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer commending the deal. The Jerusalem Post ran a cover featuring Trump, saying “God Bless The Peacemaker.” See it here.

JPMorgan to Direct $10B into U.S. Security Firms

JPMorgan announced Monday it will invest $10 billion of its own capital in U.S. companies deemed critical to national security, including defense contractors, rare earth producers, and AI firms.

The investment is part of a broader $1.5 trillion initiative over 10 years to strengthen America’s economic resilience amid rising tensions with China.

CEO Jamie Dimon said the U.S. has become too reliant on “unreliable sources” for essential materials and manufacturing.

The effort will include loans, investments, and third-party financing. JPMorgan says the move is strictly business, not charity.

Florida Revives Bear Hunt After 10 Years

For the first time since 2015, Florida is bringing back its black bear hunt, citing a growing population of over 4,000 bears and rising human-bear encounters across the state.

Wildlife officials approved a 172-bear harvest for the Dec. 6–28 hunt, issuing permits via a lottery that drew more than 160,000 entries.

Conservation groups jumped in too, scooping up at least 39 permits to keep hunters out of the woods in a “bag a tag, spare a bear” effort.

Each permit allows one bear to be taken, and only licensed hunters 18 and older can participate. Officials say the hunt is guided by data, not politics, despite the controversy.

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➤ The stalemate over government funding seems likely to extend into a third week, with the Senate expected to vote again today on a measure to end the shutdown. (See Details)

➤ President Trump is expected to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the White House on Friday to discuss the possibility of the U.S. providing the nation with long-range Tomahawk missiles that could strike deep into Russia. (More)

➤ The White House plans to launch a $500 million effort to defend U.S. skies against potential drone threats ahead of next summer’s World Cup and other marquee mega-events. (See Details)

➤ North Carolina GOP legislative leaders announced Monday they will vote next week on a new congressional map that could secure an additional Republican seat in the state’s U.S. House delegation. (More)

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➤ AP Poll: Indiana football moved up four spots to No. 3 following its win over Oregon, while the Ducks dropped five spots to No. 8. The biggest drop of the week was Oklahoma, which tumbled from No. 6 to No. 14 after losing to the now No. 21-ranked Texas Longhorns. (See Poll)

➤ The Tennessee Titans fired head coach Brian Callahan after starting the season 1-5, one of the worst marks in the NFL. His 4-19 record stands as the second-worst for a coach in franchise history, trailing only Ken Whisenhunt’s 3-20 mark in 2014-2015. (More)

➤ San Francisco 49ers linebacker Fred Warner will miss the remainder of the NFL season after breaking and dislocating his ankle on Sunday. Warner had only ever missed one game over the course of his 122-game career. (More)

➤ The Montreal Canadiens signed Calder Trophy winner Lane Hutson to an 8-year, $70.8 million contract extension yesterday. The 21-year-old set an all-time league record last season for most assists by a rookie defenseman in NHL history. (More)

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Daily Market Report 10/13/2025

▲	NASDAQ National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations	22,694.61	2.21%
▲	SPX S&P 500	6,654.72	1.56%
▲	DJI Dow Jones Industrial Average	46,067.58	1.29%
▲	BTC Bitcoin	$115,878.38	0.62%
▲	GOLD Per Ounce	$4,128.30	3.83%
▲	BE Bloom Energy Corp.	$109.94	+26.56%

Bitcoin and gold are traded 24 hours a day.

➤ Big Stock Move: Bloom Energy stock rose over 26% on Monday after Brookfield Asset Management said it would invest up to $5 billion in Bloom’s fuel cell technology for powering AI data centers. (More)

➤ Stocks surged on Monday, rebounding from Friday’s sell-off, after President Donald Trump said trade relations with China “will all be fine.” The Dow Jones Average jumped nearly 600 points, or 1.29%, which equates to around 67% of its Friday loss. (See Details)

➤ Oil prices rose as well after the White House signaled openness to a deal with China. West Texas Intermediate rose to nearly $60 a barrel after plunging 4.2% on Friday to its lowest level since May. (More)

➤ Doug Lebda, the founder and CEO of LendingTree, died in an all-terrain vehicle accident over the weekend, the company announced Monday. He was 55. (See Obituary)

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➤ OpenAI’s new Sora 2 app, which lets users create lifelike AI-generated videos from text prompts, has triggered backlash for depicting deceased celebrities without family consent. Viral clips of figures like Robin Williams and Kobe Bryant drew public outcry, with relatives calling the trend exploitative and disrespectful. (More)

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➤ Rome’s Colosseum will reopen the Commodus Passage on Oct. 27, a once-hidden imperial tunnel used by Roman emperors to enter the arena unseen, famously depicted in Ridley Scott’s Gladiator and first discovered in the 1810s, now restored for public tours with original frescoes and digital reconstructions. (See Details)

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