Good Morning. The president scheduled a China summit for May, assuming the Iran war ends first. We share why that's a big assumption.
We also share KFC’s “Pickle Puffer,” Netflix's third price hike in two years, and Lean In's manosphere fight (forwarded this email? Join 523K readers).
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Trump Eyes Iran Exit
Nearly one month into the U.S.-Iran conflict, President Trump has privately told advisers he believes the war is in its final stages (WSJ), pushing for a four-to-six-week resolution. The White House has reportedly scheduled a mid-May summit with China's Xi Jinping, expecting the conflict to conclude beforehand.
Peace negotiations remain early and unresolved. Iran has rejected direct talks, the Strait of Hormuz stays blocked, and roughly 300 Americans have been wounded with 13 killed. The U.S. is simultaneously deploying additional troops while exploring diplomatic channels through Middle Eastern intermediaries.
Trump has floated securing U.S. access to Iranian oil as part of a potential deal. Republicans face political headwinds heading into midterms, with a Democrat recently flipping a South Florida legislative seat near Mar-a-Lago.
Netflix Raises Rates…Again
Netflix confirmed price increases across all its subscription tiers, effective March 26 for new members and rolling out over coming months for existing subscribers. The ad-supported plan rises from $7.99 to $8.99 monthly, the standard plan from $17.99 to $19.99, and the premium plan to $26.99 (TechCrunch).
The company cited improvements to its entertainment offerings as justification. Netflix last raised prices in January 2025 and has since added video podcasts, expanded livestreaming, and announced a mobile app overhaul with a new short-form video feature (see Netflix’s business model).
The increases arrive shortly after Netflix declined to counter a competing bid for Warner Bros. Discovery, walking away from an $82.7 billion all-cash offer for the studio. Redditors are abandoning ship.
SpaceX’s Unusual IPO
SpaceX is preparing a mid-June IPO expected to raise between $40 billion and $80 billion (WSJ), which would surpass Saudi Aramco's $30 billion record set in 2019. The company plans to file confidentially with regulators within days, with a public filing to follow roughly two months later.
Elon Musk is structuring the offering on his own terms. Rather than the traditional investor roadshow, fund managers may visit SpaceX facilities and witness rocket launches. Individual investors could receive up to one-third of shares, triple the typical 10% allocation, with preferential access for Tesla shareholders and early X backers.
SpaceX is also weighing unconventional lockup arrangements and early inclusion in major indexes like the Nasdaq-100, which would accelerate institutional buying pressure on day one. How to invest pre-IPO.
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