Emma Tucker
1. FROM MY DESK
For years, the demise of the American mall felt like an open-and-shut case. But in a surprising twist for commercial real estate, malls are outperforming every other property type.
Over the past year, mall values jumped 13%-more than double the overall commercial market's gains. Resilient consumer spending and smart pivots into luxury retail, dining and entertainment have helped bring shoppers back. Simon Property, the U.S.'s largest mall owner, is hitting record stock highs. As Kate King reports, the long-beleaguered mall business is having a moment.
For a look at what's ahead in the markets: Starting today in the 10-Point, Spencer Jakab shares his morning read on the stocks, companies and trends he's tracking. More on that below.
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2. TODAY'S HEADLINES
-- A clash between money and safety has created a monumental crisis for artificial intelligence, while tech stocks have been hit as worries about the AI trade mount.
-- Amazon is pausing its operations with 21 Air, the cargo carrier that was operating the Amazon-branded plane that crashed in Miami, killing five people.
-- Widening Middle East instability is squeezing global oil supplies as a Houthi offensive in Yemen puts a second vital energy corridor under the sway of Iran and its allies.
-- Democrats are grappling with several liabilities that risk impeding the momentum they have gained to retake control of Congress.
-- Russia is churning out smart, cheap new weapons faster than Ukraine or the U.S.
3. LIVE FROM THE MARKETS
Follow our live financial coverage all day.
-- Stocks Spencer Jakab is watching: Shares of Marathon Petroleum, the largest independent U.S. oil refiner, hit an all-time high on Friday on the same day that U.S. diesel fuel prices did. What's great news for Marathon and peers Valero and Phillips 66 is awful for consumers since diesel affects the cost of growing crops and transporting nearly everything. (Get Spencer's Markets A.M. newsletter in your inbox.)
-- Everyday retirement savings fueled Dodgers billionaire Mark Walter's financial empire.
4. READ IT HERE FIRST
Ohio is fighting to stop people from taking unapproved weight-loss drugs.
Clinics and medspas, promising people transformational weight loss, are procuring and selling an experimental drug that hasn't gotten through government approval, prompting serious safety concerns. Influencers promote (Eli Lilly's) retatrutide as a superior weight-loss solution. The compound makes its way to the U.S. through a loosely regulated peptide industry fueled by Chinese suppliers. Regulators are trying to come to grips with this underground system. States like Ohio have started to crack down. While approved pharmaceuticals are subject to rigorous vetting, the same standards don't apply to the black market, raising fears of potential contamination, mislabeling and unknown ingredients that could cause dangerous side effects, reports Alex Janin.
5.
Did a crypto bro pay $4.5 million to marry a movie star? A scandal grips China.
Imagine a crypto billionaire paying a supposed $4.5 million fee so he can marry a Hollywood star-and then hiring a celebrity lawyer to get the cash back when the romance fizzled. That, essentially, is the made-for-TMZ drama that has transfixed China over the past weeks, reports Stu Woo. The real-life cast features Justin Sun, a crypto titan known for elaborate publicity stunts; Jing Tian, a top Chinese actress who has crossed over into Hollywood; and Zhang Qihuai, a big-name lawyer who specializes in high-profile brawls.
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6. SEE THE STORY
This Spanish island wants to ditch drunk British tourists for rich American ones.
Mallorca is a tourist paradise, with glittering turquoise seas, hidden coves and endless white-sand beaches that have been luring Europeans for generations. It is also the epicenter of Europe's backlash to overtourism. Residents have taken to the streets and beaches repeatedly this summer to protest the growing flock of visitors. In peak summer months, the daily population can rise by 50%. The island wants to shed its reputation as a hot spot for British bachelor parties and package-holidayers and transform into a luxury destination for high-rolling tourists like Americans.
7. HAPPENING TODAY
-- The 78th Emmy Awards airs, with "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" star Mariska Hargitay hosting the ceremony.
-- Earnings: Hain Celestial, Dave and Buster's
-- Today's paper
8. THE NUMBER
>$20.9 billion
Reported losses from FBI cybercrime complaints last year. Many schemes originate overseas, but a surprising number come from inside the walls of U.S. prisons, where convicts are using contraband phones to scam people right from their cells.
9. AND FINALLY...
Scots are suddenly crazy about cricket.
Cricket, long regarded as the game of the English upper classes, is experiencing a revival north of the border-without some of its famously snooty traditions. In Scotland, they are playing it on the beach with beer breaks. Umpires wear shorts and flip-flops.
10. BEYOND THE NEWSROOM
-- Opinion: Tech CEOs don't need the government to order them to slow AI development.
-- WSJ | Buy Side: Not sure if you qualify for a business loan? Some lenders look more at your revenue than at your personal credit score.
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