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Apr 7
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🌎 “Pan-cession” — Global recession risk...

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Stocks fell 10% Thurs/Fri, now this trade war could trigger a global recession… a “Pan-cession.”

Chipotle went on a 7-year journey to find a tariff-free avo… but it doesn’t exist.

4 o’clock is the new 5 o’clock… You now leave work 42 minutes earlier, but with one big catch.

Plus, the hottest new fashion product?... It’s the Nvidia CEO’s leather jacket.


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