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Throwback Ads Dominate the Super Bowl & Dow hits 50,000
Episode 775: Neal and Toby recap the rise of prediction markets and most memorable ads from this year’s Super Bowl. Then, Hims & Hers is forced to pull their copycat weight-loss drug after regulators threatened legal action. Plus, why everyone is into fiber content nowadays. Mean ... Show More
25m 22s
Feb 6
Anthropic Throws Jabs at OpenAI's Ad Plan & Super Bowl-Olympics Preview
Episode 774: Neal and Toby preview the biggest headlines ahead of the Super Bowl, starting with Anthropic throwing jabs at OpenAI. Then, a report shows January was a bad month for the job market with layoffs being the highest in years. And, Caterpillar gets a boost on its power a ... Show More
29m 24s
Feb 5
AI Sparks Software Stock Meltdown & Bezos Axes 30% of Washington Post Staff
Episode 773: Neal and Toby dive into what’s behind the wipeout of software stocks. Then, the Washington Post just announced massive job cuts across the board as it struggles to grow its subscriber base. Also, the Super Bowl is coming up, which means bettors are flooding platforms ... Show More
29m 7s
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
