US Q2 GDP growth of 3% driven by trade distortions, real private demand up only 1.2% - lowest since late 2022. Historic Fed dissent as two governors openly oppose rate hold. Meta's $72B and Microsoft's $30B AI bets pay off, but traditional entry jobs vanish with 30% surge in application competition. Ford loses $800M to tariffs, Nissan faces fourth consecutive quarterly loss with $2B annual tariff bill. Data center power demand explodes to 40GW triggering cost crisis.