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Aug 2023
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Disney Hikes Streaming Prices 27% & Why ...

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Episode 122: Neal and Toby discuss the writer's strike hitting 100 days and why Jeopardy is recycling answers. Plus, Bob Iger tries to right the Disney ship by increasing streaming prices and hinting at a password crackdown in the company's latest earnings call. Also, what China slipping into deflation could mean for the global economy and Neal shares his fa ... Show More
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