Government Shutdown = Mass Layoffs? & Quantum...

Episode 796: Neal and Toby dive into the drama intensifying between Anthropic and the White House as the AI company sues the Trump administration after calling Anthropic a ‘supply chain risk.’ Then, why oil is so tied to the economy. Meanwhile, the Chevy Bolt is back and its loya ...  Afficher plus

Episode 795: Neal and Toby talk about the oil price crisis deepening as more Gulf producers slow their output. Then, the Feb jobs report showed a widespread and unexpected downturn in the labor market. For our weekend winners, an authorized photo shoot of Goldman Sachs junior ban ...  Afficher plus

Starbucks is decaffeinating itself, closing 400 stores… but there’s hope for Starbs at McDonald’s.3 NFL teams just sold at record prices... They sold to Private Equity, but what about fan shares?Spotify deleted 75M AI songs, while AI slop is slowing your work day… Welcome to the ...  Afficher plus

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 ...  Afficher plus

In South Africa they’re preemptively de-horning rhinos to save them from poachers… Economics is saving the rhino.Big Tech is being driven by AI FOMO… and Wall Street is analyzing their AI spending receipts. There is 1 app more powerful than TikTok… It’s called CapCut and it’s cru ...  Afficher plus

Your morning briefing, the business news you need in just 15 minutes. On today's podcast: (1) Congress blew past a midnight funding deadline, triggering the US government’s first shutdown in nearly seven years — and the third under President Donald Trump. (2) US equity-index futu ...  Afficher plus