Weekend Watch: TikTok’s $14B Fire Sale, Musk vs. OpenAI, Amazon’s $2.5B Hit, and the Looming Government Shutdown (9/26/25)

This weekend’s watchlist is packed:

– TikTok’s U.S. spinoff gets Trump’s stamp, but at a shockingly low $14B valuation. Who’s really winning here?
– Elon Musk sues OpenAI and drags Apple into the fight.
– Amazon agrees to a $2.5B FTC settlement over “dark patterns.”
– Intel scrambles for survival, asking Apple and TSMC for backup.
– Trump slaps new tariffs on drugs, furniture, and trucks—ripples ahead for pharma, consumers, and supply chains.
– Boeing brings Palantir AI into missiles, satellites, and jets.
– Plus: RFK’s chaos at HHS, Tylenol–autism fallout, and a possible government shutdown.

And because life is bigger than markets and politics, it’s Week 4 of football: rivalries, rhythm, and my Ohio State Buckeyes! Go BUCKS!

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