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Jim Edwards

‘I am the house now’: Scott Bessent dares the currency markets to move against him

Photo: Scott Bessent (Credit: Melissa Sue Gerrits / Getty Images)

Good morning. On Fortune’s radar today:

  • Apple CEO John Ternus launches a foldable iPhone today .
  • How rich you would be if you had bought Apple stock instead of an iPhone.
  • Markets: Oil above $100 as Iran escalates conflict in the Gulf.
  • Bessent: ‘I am the house now … You can bet against me if you want.’
  • GM CEO Mary Barra is sticking with EVs .
  • AI is hurting job creation.
  • America’s $40 billion sandwich habit.
  • The internet’s undersea ‘chokepoints’ mapped.
  • Why bears increasingly want to get inside your car .

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