OpenAI Drops $6.5B To Kill the iPhone? & Tariffs and Boycotts Hurt Target
Episode 588: Neal and Toby have more on why Jony Ive is teaming up with Sam Altman as OpenAI buys the ex-Apple designer for $6.5 billion Then, Target struggles with tariffs and backlash from customers...
22 Touko 202529min
Klarna Losing Millions on "Burrito Loans" & People Love Trader Joe's
Episode 587: Neal and Toby talk about Klarna’s mounting losses from customers failing to pay off their ‘buy now, pay later’ loans. Then, a Chinese EV battery maker emerges as a winner from the US-Chin...
21 Touko 202528min
Netflix Saves ‘Sesame Street’ & College Towns Are Fading Away
Episode 586: Neal and Toby dive into Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ that looks to extend a 2017 tax cut policy alongside other economic policies that may or may not increase the US deficit. Then, Netfli...
20 Touko 202528min
US Loses Top Credit Rating & Crypto Wealthy Being Targeted?
Episode 585: Neal and Toby dive into the latest report from Moody’s that downgraded the US credit rating due to increasing debt and budget deficits. Then, a wave of attacks on the crypto-wealthy is sw...
19 Touko 202527min
Walmart Warns of Tariff Price Hikes & Dick’s Sporting Goods' Risky $2.4B Deal
Episode 584: Neal and Toby recap Walmart’s Q1 earnings and how tariffs will likely cause price hikes. Then, Dick’s Sporting Goods acquires Foot Locker for a massive $2.4B that may open the door into i...
16 Touko 202528min
Boeing Scores $96B Deal with Qatar & ‘Max’ Gets Its ‘HBO’ Back
Episode 583: Neal and Toby recap the massive deal between Boeing and Qatar Airways during President Trump’s Gulf trip. Then, students are finding out their professors are starting to use ChatGPT for t...
15 Touko 202529min
Airbnb Gets Into Luxury Lifestyle & ESPN's New Streaming App
Episode 582: Neal and Toby talk about the latest inflation report that shows the CPI rate slowing down despite tariff worries. Then, ESPN revealed some details about its standalone streaming service. ...
14 Touko 202528min
Markets Rally On US-China Deal & Big Pharma Grapples with Price Cuts?
Episode 581: Neal and Toby recap the aftermath of the US-China trade deal that essentially de-escalates the tariff volley between each superpower. Then, Trump vows to slash drug prices for Americans, ...
13 Touko 202527min
