Yesterday
We’re Going Back to the Moon & TMZ Exposes Vacationing Politicians
Episode 812: Neal and Toby preview NASA’s Artemis 2 mission to send astronauts to the moon, which it hasn’t done in over 50 years. Then, Unilever is merging its food business with spice giant McCormick. Also, TMZ is not just catching celebrities out in the wild, but now exposing ... Show More
30m 56s
Mar 31
Private Equity Weasels Into Your 401(k)? & Coal is Making a Comeback
Episode 811: Neal and Toby discuss a new proposal from the Labor Department to allow 401(k) plans to include private credit, private equity, and crypto. Then, the Iran War is fueling a coal comeback. Next, superstar artists are doing fewer stops for their world tours as concerts ... Show More
29m 26s
Mar 30
Investors Lose Patience with Iran War & TSA Workers Finally Get Paid
Episode 810: Neal and Toby recap the stock market rout as investors lose patience with the Iran War. Then, a record number of TSA employees called out last Friday as Trump ordered DHS to restore pay. Next, AI could be the antidote to how social media can be polarizing. Meanwhile, ... Show More
29m 20s
Jul 2024
🫏“Kamala-nomics” — The VP’s biz plan. Sabrina Carpenter’s ice cream strategy. Mercedes & Goldman’s electric cars.
President Biden dropped out of the race and endorsed his VP Kamala Harris… so we jumped into “Kamala-nomics.”Taylor Swift dropped 34 different versions of her latest album… it’s a growth hack inspired by ice cream.Starbucks, Mercedes, and Goldman Sachs just partnered up… for elec ... Show More
26m 9s
Oct 2025
Government shutdown begins, gold surges, Nike and Buffett deals
The US government has officially shut down after lawmakers failed to reach a funding deal, furloughing 750,000 workers and risking delays to jobs and inflation data critical for the Fed’s next moves. Markets opened Q4 lower, with futures and the dollar slipping while gold rallies ... Show More
22m 55s
Oct 2025
What’s up with the US economy? With Austan Goolsbee
Austan Goolsbee, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago and a voter on the Fed’s interest rate-setting committee, speaks to the FT’s economics commentator Chris Giles about the outlook for the US economy amid a boom in AI investment, sluggish hiring, President Donald Tr ... Show More
24m 57s
Feb 2025
Tariff trade wars persist, Google’s antitrust allegations in China, Palantir soars
Today on Morning Brief, anchors Brad Smith and Seana Smith tackle the biggest market stories and speak to top Wall Street experts ahead of the opening bell. Our hosts analyze some of the top trending tickers: Spotify (SPOT), PepsiCo (PEP), Merck (MRK)
Takeaways:
China retaliates ... Show More
52m 39s
Jul 2024
🍯 “How to make $1 Billion” — Steve Ballmer’s money story. Electric Bikes’ Gen Z surge. Citibank’s criminal ATM.
Bill Gates’ former assistant is now wealthier than Bill Gates… it’s a lesson on risk, reward, and makin’ money.E-Bikes are surging thanks to Gen Z… because they don’t sell bikes, they sell freedom.Citibank is now the top bank of money-laundering… thanks to Citi’s (allegedly) crim ... Show More
24m 2s
Apr 2024
🐔 “Man’s new best friend” — Tractor Supply’s real estate insight. Whirlpool’s espresso machines. AI = Corporate Ozempic.
We won the Webby Award for “Best Business Podcast”! And we can’t thank you enough. 🎊Tractor Supply, the publicly-traded farm store, sells live chickens and is enjoying a record high stock price — And it’s winning because Millennials are migrating from the city to the country (st ... Show More
23m 30s
Aug 2025
Fed independence in the spotlight as markets await key inflation gauge
Yesterday saw a flurry of economic data releases, accompanied by significant political developments. The US economy demonstrated stronger-than-expected resilience in the second quarter, expanding at a revised annualised rate of 3.3%, while recent labour market figures suggest a s ... Show More
16m 25s
Episode 405: Neal and Toby discuss the whisperings of the US government working on a sovereign wealth fund to invest in national security projects. An idea that both Trump and Biden are warming up to. Then, last Friday’s jobs report gives closer assurance of a Fed rate cut, but has spooked investors as Wall Street has another rough week. Next, OnlyFans’ quie ... Show More
