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#869: SpaceX continues its record-setting IPO as shares continue to surge in its first three trading sessions. Yum Brands is selling off Pizza Hut for $2.7 billion. Kansas City is riding the wave of the World Cup that could transform it into a global tourist hub. Frozen yogurt is ...  Show more

#868: Fox acquires Roku in a $22B deal to power its streaming aspirations. The UK is the latest major country that moves to ban social media use for kids under 16. Fans continue to loathe the mandatory hydration breaks during the World Cup because they believe it’s less about pla ...  Show more

Hardened war-zone doctors say the situation in Gaza is the worst they have witnessed—and that will cost lives long after the current conflict is resolved. Numbers from America’s tight labour market suggest that long-standing gaps between black and white workers <a href="https: ...

Shira Ovide, Bloomberg Opinion technology columnist, on Trump tweeting that Google rigs its search results to display only negative stories about him. Jim Paulsen, Chief Investment Strategist at The Leuthold Group, on markets, current investment strategy, and why this bull market ...  Show more

After a 20-point primary walloping in South Carolina, the state she governed for eight years, Nikki Haley <a href="https://www.economist.com/united-states/2024/02/25/why-nikki-haley-crushed-in-her-home-state-vows-to-fight-on?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_so ...

Fat women make less money than thin women and get fewer raises and promotions. It’s going to take more than a wonder drug to fix fatphobia in America. This episode was produced by Victoria Chamberlin, edited by Jolie Myers, fact-checked by Anouck Dussaud and Laura Bullard, engine ...  Show more