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Aug 2022
19m 24s

🧀 “1 Veltini with 2 olives” — Velveeta’...

Nick & Jack Studios
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Velveeta is the one Pandemic product that keeps on winning because the melty cheese pivoted from ads to stunts. Walmart’s earnings pulled up the entire stock market yesterday, but the real story is Walmart’s happy halo of MTV, Nickelodeon, and Star Trek. And Los Angeles is running out of water, but there’s hope in 6 salty stocks that could save Santa Monica. ... Show More
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đŸ„‡ “$4K” — Gold’s “debasement” trade. Rowan’s $150M Ear Piercing. Sharpies’ Made in America. +Netflix’s Loud Ad Law.
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