Tariffs, The Big Beautiful Bill, and Kryptonite?! |The War Room

This week in The War Room, Carson Rich, Eric Dunavant, Drew Brown, and Kristina Schuler dive into what’s really happening behind the headlines—from AI-driven market moves to new crypto tax proposals, the return of tariffs, and what the “Big Beautiful Bill” could mean for your wallet. 🔽 Topics Covered: 0:00 – Sector Snapshot: Energy vs. Tech Tech is up 24%, while energy falls 8.6%. Are we pricing in real AI growth—or heading toward a dot-com style correction? 2:00 – Price-to-Earnings Breakdown Microsoft, Nvidia, Amazon, Broadcom, Tesla—who’s priced for perfection and who has room to stumble? 4:00 – Rig Counts & OPEC Quotas Why the U.S. is drilling less, how Saudi Arabia is breaking its own production caps, and what that means for oil prices. 8:00 – Finding Opportunity in Uneven Markets The key to navigating overvalued sectors: looking past the hype. 9:00 – Nuclear Energy: Quiet Investments to Watch Chevron and others are backing nuclear fusion. Public IPOs coming? 10:30 – Manufacturing vs. Services ISM reports show services are growing—but construction and agriculture are stuck. What does it signal? 13:45 – Crypto Tax Bill Breakdown New legislation proposes $300 transaction exemptions, $5K capital gains buffer, and removes the wash sale rule—for now. 16:30 – Currency vs. Asset: The Crypto Debate Bitcoin's volatility, stablecoin practicality, and what the government might really want. 20:30 – Tariff Fatigue? $27B in tariff revenue in June alone—4x the 2024 monthly average. Markets barely flinch. 24:30 – U.S. Budget Surplus? For the first time since 2005 (outside of tax season), the U.S. posts a monthly surplus. Are tariffs the reason? 25:30 – The Minerals Pact: U.S., India, Japan & Australia Can we break free from China’s rare earth monopoly—or will environmental regulations hold us back? 30:00 – Big Beautiful Bill: What’s in It? Signed July 4. Major tax changes + major cuts to Medicaid and SNAP. What it rewards, what it removes. 36:00 – The Value of Work Why requiring 80 hours of work, volunteer time, or job training isn’t just a policy shift—it’s a human dignity issue. 39:00 – Tax Breaks You Might’ve Missed No tax on overtime, tips, or U.S.-built car loan interest. What it could mean for the auto sector and job creation. 42:00 – Incentives for Manufacturing Accelerated depreciation and small biz deductions could be game-changers. Will it work? 43:00 – AI in Healthcare AI outperforms doctors with 20+ years of experience in diagnoses. What that opens up for the medical field. 46:00 – Robotic Heart Transplants Are Here The Da Vinci robot moves from kidney surgery to cardiac operations. Precision just hit a new level. 49:00 – Microsoft + OpenAI: Training America’s Teachers A nationwide effort to help K–12 educators use AI by 2030. Empowerment, not replacement. 52:00 – Caution or Curiosity? The Future of AI AI models are talking to each other in unknown languages. Creepy—or revolutionary? 👉 Like, Subscribe, and Ring the notification bell for new War Room episodes! #TheWarRoom #CryptoTax #BigBeautifulBill #Tariffs #TechBubble #NuclearEnergy #AI #GenerationalWealth #KingdomROI