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Bond Yields Are Rising. A Bond Nerd Explains Why It Matters

#952: Robin Wigglesworth is the editor of the Financial Times’ Alphaville blog and the author of A Fabulous Debt: The Epic Story of How Bonds Built the Modern World. He j

Could a Chipotle-Starbucks Merger Actually Work? & Hollywood Turns on Big Tech

#951: Rumblings of Starbucks’ takeover of Chipotle sends the burrito chain’s shares up. Aaron Sorkin’s ‘The Social Reckoning’ hits theaters, headlining Hollywood’s new cr

McDonald's Sued for Alleged Price Fixing & LeBron's Polymarket Deal Is 4x His NBA Salary

#950: Winter is coming…and heating up your home may become more expensive, especially for those who use oil, according to a national study. McDonald’s is sued for alleged

Stock Market Hits Fresh Records as AI Goes Nuts & Protests Over Poor School Conditions Erupt in France

#949: Student protests swept France as labor unions and high schoolers demanded for improvement in faculty staffing, classroom sizes, and building conditions. The US stoc

Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery FINALLY Complete & Is Midcentury Modern Cringe?

#948: Skydance’s mega merger of Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery is finally complete as it names its leadership team. The EV industry gets a lifeline as sales tick ba

September Hiring Slows & Tom Cruise's 'Digger' Could Lose $150M

#947: September’s job report falls short of expectations but the labor market is still holding strong. Tom Cruise’s latest dark comedy in ‘Digger’ is on track to becoming

Walmart Rolls Out Digital Price Tags & Does AI Feel Pain?

#946: Walmart is lighting up their price tags, quite literally, to make it easier for customers and workers to find items. Google sends its chips into orbit, which could

Meta Uses Data Centers to Avoid Billions in Taxes & Ken Griffin Makes Biggest College Donation in History

#945: Ken Griffin donates $3B to Carnegie Mellon University, the largest single gift ever to a US university, as he continues to invest into Miami. Meta uses AI data cent

Oura Unexpectedly Delays IPO & Phoebe Bridgers Bans Phones From Her Shows

#944: Oura delays its IPO due to market uncertainty while Anthropic prepares for a potential blockbuster IPO. Trump launches an AI-powered website to streamline all feder

SpaceX Starship Finally Reached Orbit & Why Dudes Are Becoming Cat Dads

#943: SpaceX finally gets its Starship rocket into orbit but has to cut the trip short. Trump announces a $15B steel plant in Iowa in an effort to boost domestic manufact

US Economy Powers Through Rate Hikes & Did Man City Cheat?

#942: The US economy is powering through despite rate hikes and rising bond yields. Top AI companies are investigating tens of thousands of security incidents that may re

US and Tech Powerplayers Welcome China & Home Depot’s Impressive 45-Year ROI

#941: Neal and Toby discuss the State Dinner President Trump and the US threw for China, and the who’s who from the tech world who were there to welcome Xi Jinping. Then

Meta Just Beat Apple at Its Own Game & McDonald’s Is Upgrading Restaurants

#940: Neal and Toby break down the Meta Connect event and why the tech world is buzzing about the company's new hardware. Then, what a 90-day ban US diesel exports could

MIT Dethrones Princeton as America’s Top School & The Viral Debate Over Bringing Iced Coffee to Job Interviews

#939: Trump wants to rebrand AI as “super intelligence” on all US official documents. M.I.T. surpasses Princeton as the top college in the country. Peloton is launching n

FAA Wants AI to Fix Flight Chaos & TV Networks Battle Trump’s Media Ban

#938: The FAA will start using AI-powered tools for air traffic control. Paramount settles with a group of states that opens the door for the Warner Bros. merger. Network

Hollywood’s Tech Founder Villain Era & Meta’s Muse Soars to Top of App Store

#937: A searing Elon Musk documentary nears US release as Hollywood is increasingly putting out critical portrayals of today’s tech founders. California lawmakers vote to

Would You Only Eat “Made in USA” Beef? & Being a Bridesmaid is Becoming Too Costly

#936: As the Trump administration tries to alleviate beef prices by importing foreign meat, they’re considering slapping ‘Made in USA’ labels on products. Cybersecurity s

Fed Raises Rates for the First Time in 3yrs & What Happened to Ed Sheeran’s Tour

#935: The Fed raises rates for the first time in 3 years to fight inflation. Household incomes have reached a new high and poverty hits a new low, even as Americans are f

Canada Wants to Link Up with the EU & America Reveals its Space Weapon

#934: Canadian PM Mark Carney seeks a special relationship with the EU as it shuns the US, according to reports. Despite numerous proposals, Congress can’t agree on any s

EPA Lifts Emissions Limits on Power Plants & Hyrox Finds Itself in a Stinky Situation

#933: The EPA removes a rule that limits planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions by power plants. AI stocks are feeling the effects of leaders uniting and calling for the