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Dec 2023
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Adobe Scraps $20B Deal with Figma & Why ...

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Episode 216: Neal and Toby discuss why Adobe's $20 billion acquisition of Figma fell through and what it means for major mergers moving forward. Plus, why attacks on oil tankers are disrupting trade routes in the Red Sea and sales of the latest Apple Watch are being stopped due to patent issues. Next, US Steel agrees to sell itself for for $14+ billion to their Japanese rival, and Toby shares his favorite trend. Finally, the hammer has come down on a punishment for Southwest's holiday meltdown.

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