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🛩️ “Amalfi, please” — Travel Agents beat AI. Jerome Powell’s last day. Cerebras’ wedding IPO. +Kool-Aid Wellness

There are more travel agents than ever… because AI can’t do taste.The biggest IPO of the year so far is Cerebras… this IPO is about wafers and weddings.It’s Fed Chair Jerry Powell’s last day of work… we give him two grades for his 8-year tenure.Plus, Kool-Aid now thinks it’s a we ...  Show more

🥊 “Stock Fight Club” — Underground trading league. Wardrobe investing & cataloguing. Lime’s pothole IPO. +MBA 50% Off

New apps are cataloging your closet to make and save you money… Hello, wardrobe investing.Lime e-scooters filed to IPO… but says its big risk is potholes (seriously, potholes).There’s an underground stock trading league held in a boxing gym… you bet on betters betting.Plus, MBAs ...  Show more

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