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May 2024
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🦐 “Finance killed the Fish” — Red Lobst...

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Last week we told you about Red Lobster’s all-you-can-eat shrimp-tastrophy that killed the chain — But now we’ll tell you about the Private Equity real estate deal that put it in critical condition.

Oklo is making mini nuclear power plants that look like ski chalets… but for tech companies — Because the more we use Artificial Intelligence, the more we need nuclear power.

And Chewy’s online petstore stock just surged 30% for its best day ever— Because for the first time in 2 years, more Americans are adopting pets than returning them.

Plus, last night was the final of the Scripps National Spelling Bee — And we discovered that the hardest word was also the shortest word…


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