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Nov 2024
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Episode 454: Whoa! It’s Ann and Kyle! They talk about Meta’s antitrust court case where the FTC wants to break up Instagram and WhatsApp from the social media giant. Then, Disney is the Stock of the Week after reporting strong earnings to its streaming business with the help from its parks and studio divisions. Is Bob Iger the GOAT? Meanwhile, electric vehicles are the Dog(s) of the Week after the Trump administration aims to kill Biden’s EV tax credit. Plus, the satirical news publication The Onion wins the bid to buy the controversial InfoWars. Lastly, the biggest headlines to get into your weekend. 


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00:00 - Welcome Ann Berry! 

03:00 - Meta Antitrust Trial 

07:45 - Disney Streaming Up 

12:30 - EVs Tax Credit Over?

18:30 - The Onion Takes Over Infowars 

23:00 - Headlines To Know

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