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Trump’s Billionaire Bros trip to China just ended… So we got the receipts on the deals.Burberry is surging on summer Scarf Bars (real thing)… We call it a “Backup Dancer Strategy.”Ford just became a mini-meme energy stock… Because Cuba ran outta oil.Plus, the return of the $10 co ...  Show more

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

Episode 522: Neal and Toby discuss the Delta Air Lines plane crash and look into how the plane design may have contributed to the survival of all passengers. Then, Nike’s sales have been slumping, so it’s turned to Kim Kardashian’s Skims to give its business a jolt. Also, Meta an ...  Show more

In the past couple years, demand has gone wild for drugs like Ozempic – and its cousins, Zepbound, Wegovy, and Mounjaro. For people who had never been able to lose weight before, suddenly the numbers on the scale were plummeting. And everybody wanted to get their hands on them. N ...  Show more

Note: A version of this episode first ran in 2023.Every year, the U.S. government spends more money than it takes in. In order to fund all that spending, the country takes on debt. Congress has the power to limit how much debt the U.S. takes on. Once we reach that limit, Congress ...  Show more

Note: This original episode ran in 2020.Walter Schramm did everything right as an investor — at least according to the philosophy of Warren Buffett. So how come he lost a small fortune?In this episode, we look into an obscure government program that slurps up forgotten money. We ...  Show more