Manufacturing Jobs: Gov. Josh Stein announced Supreme Nonwoven will open its first U.S. manufacturing facility in Lexington, N.C., investing $25.8M and creating 50 new jobs in Davidson County. AI Policy & Security: At a G7 CEO lunch, EU leaders are trying to reset trust after the U.S. suspended access to Anthropic’s latest models, aiming to work with Washington on frontier-model security without turning it into a fight. Mortgage & Housing Signals: A mortgage-focused brief highlights shifting affordability pressures and how policy changes (including H-1B-related impacts on buyers) are rippling into housing markets. Consumer Demand: U.S. retail sales rose 0.9% in May, beating expectations as gas prices cooled and spending stayed resilient, though some categories softened. Finance & Regulation: A Pew study finds Americans are using AI but fear it’s moving too fast and doubt government and companies can regulate it effectively. Legal/Markets: Turkey’s Halkbank said a U.S. court dismissed its long-running criminal case, closing the matter in New York. Tech Governance: Sunny HQ rolled out an AI agent governance layer across all its WordPress hosting plans, giving business owners controls over permissions, audits, and rollbacks. Trade/Geopolitics: Bloomberg reports Trump’s emerging nuclear accord with Iran could offer fewer restrictions than Obama’s 2015 deal, raising concerns about preventing a nuclear-armed Iran.