We all have memories of that day, and how we've processed it. Here's mine, from the perspective of an overwhelmed journalist. Take care, everyone.
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BLUE SKIES: @Ford beat earnings estimates & raised its profit outlook for the second time this year on strong sales of cash-cow sport-utility vehicles like the beefy Bronco. CEO @jimfarley98 says $F 'is becoming a genuinely different company' @RyanBBeene bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Ford posted earnings ahead of Wall Street estimates and raised its outlook for the second time this year on higher prices and strong sales of high-margin sport-utility vehicles. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

AI FEVER DREAM: Two months after @Ford became the latest old-economy manufacturer to be swept up in the artificial-intelligence rally, investors want proof the enthusiasm was justified. 'The market's not going to wait until' 2028 $F @jordtwitzgerald bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

For the first time in 75 years, the Sam Mcguire Cup comes home to Mayo, Ireland.

I said it three years ago when I was in Ballina: Mayo for Sam!

And I meant it.

I said it because I know what it means not just the county of Mayo but to my own family’s story.

Today, the
Congratulations to my friends in Mayo. You earned this victory. Enjoy every minute. Sam is coming home ☘️

BREAKING: The US will strengthen car door regulations. The move comes after a series of high-profile deaths in Teslas bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Spent two days in Delaware County, learning all about the place that shaped Kevin McGonigle

Now McGonigle is headed home for the All-Star Game, and he has become one of Delco's proudest exports

Free to read:

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Fuel-sipping hybrids have become some of the hottest vehicles on the lot this year as gas prices hover near $4 a gallon bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Slate's pitch to inflation-weary drivers is a $25,000 truck with myriad add-ons that preserve choice. It's also a warning for the US auto sector, @liamdenning says (via @opinion) bloomberg.com/opinion/articl…

The automotive affordability crisis is deepening as average monthly car payments reached a record $777 in the second quarter, with nearly a quarter of US car buyers taking out loans of seven years or more. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

LUCKY BE A LADY🎲: US car buyers are spending a cool $777 on monthly car payments on average, a new record, as the auto affordability burden worsens. 'Forced to stretch their budgets to the absolute limit' $F $GM $STLA @annecronin bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATERS: Commerce Secretary @howardlutnick intervened to delay the opening of the @GordieHoweBrg between Detroit & Canada to press for a larger share of the toll, sources said. 'This is thuggish behavior' @josh_wingrove @DavidWelch47 bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

This week someone targeted my family for harm with a false report. We’re physically OK, but that doesn’t mean we weren’t harmed. I am beyond furious.

Whatever your politics, this is awful, wrong, and can never become normal. substack.com/home/post/p-20…

Ford took an unusually human approach to fixing its stubborn quality problems: It brought back “gray beard” engineers to help train younger staff and reprogram AI tools that weren’t getting the job done bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

GRAY BEARDS REVENGE: @Ford took a human approach to fixing stubborn quality problems: It brought back “gray beard” engineers to reprogram AI tools that weren’t getting the job done. Now Ford is the top mainstream brand in @JDPower IQS $F @lindsayblakely bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Several Giants players wrote Bible verses on their caps to respond to Pride Night.

The gesture echoed a familiar pattern: making a night meant for inclusion about something else entirely.

Read more for free, from @GrantBrisbee: nyti.ms/3Q23q8J

EVs STRIKE BACK: Cash-strapped US car shoppers are finding refuge from soaring fuel prices in used electric vehicles. Some 40% are priced below $25K, says @CoxAutomotive '50- & 60-year-olds are coming in & buying EVs now, which is crazy' 🔋>⛽️@RyanBBeene bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

A growing number of Americans are finding refuge from soaring fuel prices in the market for used electric vehicles, a sign that EV acceptance is growing for drivers on a budget bloomberg.com/news/articles/…