Vaporized

Happy Sunday! The Olympics aren’t the only international competitions on our minds — there’s a fierce battle for market share in the world of vapes. And, if they gave out medals for the most popular brands of vapes in the US, American companies would not take the gold. So today, we explore the ubiquity of vapes in the US. Have feedback for us? Just hit reply - we'd love to hear from you!   In this [3-part deep-dive]( into the world of vapes, we explore: how Chinese vapes are getting into the hands of consumers overseas, when the surge started happening, and why the FDA can’t exactly nip this in the bud. [Read: Highly addictive and totally unregulated: Inside Big Tobacco’s knock-off vape nightmare]( [Read: Highly addictive and totally unregulated: Inside Big Tobacco’s knock-off vape nightmare](   Other great stories from the week - The industry blasting your phone with spam calls and texts is [about to implode]( - [Who’s really profiting]( from all the money pouring into AI? - The VIX, the stock market’s “fear gauge” [explodes to highest levels of this bull market]( - Brutal temps and AI data centers [have cooling companies hot as hell](   Workforce under the weather [Stocks were deeply in the red]( on Friday after a week of shaky economic data. Notably, the July US non-farm payrolls report showed that fewer than anticipated jobs were added. What gives? [Read: There’s a big weather-related asterisk behind the weak US jobs data]( [Read: There’s a big weather-related asterisk behind the weak US jobs data](   Thanks for stopping by! Have some [feedback](mailto:daily@chartr.co?subject=Feedback&body=Hi, I like the newsletters, but I had a thought for you...) or want to [sponsor this newsletter](mailto:advertising@sherwoodmedia.com?subject=I’m interested in advertising with Sherwood Media)?   Not a subscriber? Sign up for free below. [Subscribe](   [X]( [Instagram]( [Chartr Logo]( Sherwood Media, LLC produces fresh and unique perspectives on topical financial news and is a fully owned subsidiary of Robinhood Markets, Inc., and any views expressed here do not necessarily reflect the views of any other Robinhood affiliate... [See more]( [Sherwood Terms and Conditions]( [Our Editorial Standards]( [Contact Us](mailto:daily@chartr.co?body=Hi%2C%0A%0AI%20like%20the%20newsletters%2C%20but%20I%20had%20a%20thought%20for%20you...&subject=Feedback) [Advertise With Us](mailto:advertising@sherwoodmedia.com?body=I%E2%80%99m%20interested%20in%20advertising%20with%20Sherwood%20Media) [Unsubscribe](newsletter=chartr) [Privacy Policy](