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Morning Brew Daily
Morning Brew Daily, a daily talk show that covers the latest news on business, the economy, and everything else, with Neal Freyman and Toby Howell. Witty, informative and everything you need to start your day. Available on all podcasting platforms and Youtube.
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Disney Goes to War Against the FCC & People Can “Rent Now, Pay Later”
#914: Disney is fighting back against the FCC for challenging its broadcasting licenses during the Jimmy Kimmel drama. Bond yields jump as sticky infl...
Meta’s $1.4T Trial Over Child Safety Begins & Is AI Buying and Destroying Used Books?
#913: Meta heads to a landmark trial that will determine if it’s responsible for kids’ social media addiction. Secondhand books are being bought in bu...
Americans Are Suiting Up Again & Ferrari’s Mocked First EV is Selling Fast
#912: Suits are making a comeback as more Americans are returning to the office…in style! AI riches are pushing policymakers to create wealth sharing...
Is Sports Betting the New American Investment Plan? & Candy Crush Keeps Crushing It
#911: Billions of tariff refunds are coming back to large companies. Gen Z believes sports betting is the key to a better financial future. Candy Crus...
Bob Iger, Josh Kushner Buys LA Lakers for $12.5B & The FAA is Run by Gamers
#910: The Los Angeles Lakers are sold for $12 billion to Josh Kushner and Bob Iger. July’s inflation report comes in just as expected. Roku has a 24/7...
Bumble Allows Men to Message First & UMich Drops Letter Grades for Freshmen
#909: A total solar eclipse drives a boom in hotel bookings in far-flung places in Europe. Bumble reverses a feature that made it unique: men can now...
Americans Push Back on Mass Surveillance & Dallas Is the New Wall Street?
#908: Flock cameras are a useful tool for law enforcement but there’s growing backlash of a mass surveillance state. Lake Mead plummets to historic lo...
US Loses 23k Jobs in Surprising(ly bad) Employment Report & John Oliver Takes on Buc-ee's
#907: The U.S. economy unexpectedly lost 23,000 jobs in July – a sharp miss from economists' expectation of an 83,000-job gain. Plus, more than 5,000...
BofA is spending big on GLP-1’s and AI invents a virus not found in nature for the first time
#906: Bank of America is spending $250M a year on GLP-1 weight loss drugs for its employees. SpaceX's first post-IPO lockup expired Thursday after rel...
Saudi Arabia Takes Over EA and Scientists Created a Dog You Won’t Be Allergic to
#905: EA misses quarterly bookings estimates ahead of Saudi-backed buyout. Disney agrees to let TikTokers use its characters in videos, and gene-edite...
SpaceX’s AI Spending Rattles Investors & Influencers Blasted for Attending OpenAI’s Summer Camp
#904: SpaceX reports its first-ever earnings and logs a revenue boost but even bigger capex spending, leaving investors worried. An influencer summer...
US-Japan Team Up to Save the Yen & The Hugo Spritz, the New Drink of the Summer?
#903: The US and Japan work together to save the declining yen. Rumors of an AstraZeneca-Bristol Myers merger has analysts scratching their heads. Peo...
Sam Altman Roasted for “ChatGPT Parenting” & Spider-Man Scores 2nd Best Opening Ever
#902: Sam Altman gets roasted on the internet for making a case to use ChatGPT for parenting. “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” opens with a whopping $355 m...
25-Year Old AI Hedge Fund Prodigy Wiped Out & Jersey Mike’s Goes Public
#901: The US economy grew more slowly in Q2 as the Iran war weighed on prices and supply chains. AI investor Leopold Aschenbrenner seeks new funding a...
Investors Question Kevin Warsh’s Credibility & People Are Talking Less?
#900: A divided Fed holds interest rates but three members wanted to hike it up. Meta shares dip after reporting an earnings miss as it keeps spending...
FIFA Draws Backlash for “Selling Soul of Football” & Apple Wants You to Lease Your iPhone
#899: FIFA president Gianni Infantino plans to sell stake in the World Cup and its governing body hates it. Apple wants you to upgrade your iPhone wit...
Major American Cities Are Losing Kids & Ford Wants You to Customize Your Car
#898: American big cities have fewer and fewer children living in them. A Chinese chip maker makes a big splash in its market debut, shaking up the se...
Peptides Win Support from FDA Committee & Philly Gets LeBron on a Bargain
#897: A panel of doctors, experts, and pharmacists recommends the FDA to open up access to peptides in. Tech giants debate whether AI should be open v...
Trump Charges Instant Access to Truth Posts & AMC Says Movies Are So Back
#896: Oil prices cross the $100/barrel mark for the first time since May as the conflict in the Middle East intensifies. Trump Media plans to sell ‘re...
OpenAI’s Rogue Model Hacks Another Company & The US is Losing its Lead in Farming
#895: OpenAI admits an AI agent escaped a testing environment and hacked into another company. Alphabet reports it plans to raise spending on capex to...
Miami is Now Pricier Than NYC & The Massive Train That’s Making Adults Cry
#894: Miami is now more expensive than New York City. Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly are battling it out over weight-loss ads. A new flip phone is coming...
US Reignites Trade War Against Canada & CDs Are Making a Comeback
#893: Trump slaps a 50% tariff on certain Canadian goods trade discrimination. The UK welcomes Andy Burnham as its 7th prime minister in just over 10...
Did the World Cup Deliver an Economic Boom? & Christopher Nolan Becomes Hollywood’s Biggest Brand
#892: The World Cup has come and gone so here is a recap of its economic impacts. Christopher Nolan has become Hollywood’s biggest brand. The AI world...
‘The Odyssey’ Creates Insane Demand for IMAX 70mm & Diarrhea Parasite Linked to Taco Bell?
#891: Christopher Nolan’s epic reimagining of an epic, “The Odyssey,” has officially landed in theaters and is expected to shatter records over the we...
OpenAI’s First Device is a Speaker? & Permanent Daylight Saving Passes The House
#890: IBM shares crashed after its CEO warned of a performance shortfall, reigniting fears of a SaaSpocalypse. China is cracking down on romantic feel...
JPMorgan Has Historic Q2 & New York Temporarily Bans Data Centers
#889: Welcome Ray and Kyle! Today, the guys break down a flurry of bank earnings yesterday, including a record-setting quarter from JPMorgan. Next up,...
Oil Prices Keep Climbing & ‘Moana’ Flops at the Box Office
#888: Welcome Ray and Kaila! Today, Ray and Kaila have the latest on the Iran War and the impact it’s having on oil prices. Next up, why 12 states hav...
Apple Sues OpenAI Over ‘Stealing Trade Secrets’ & Netflix Plans Live TV Channels?
#887: Welcome Ray and Kyle! Today, the guys discuss Apple's lawsuit against OpenAI which alleges the Sam Altman’s company stole trade secrets. Then, a...
Michaels Stages a Crafty Comeback & Americans Don’t Read Anymore
#886: SK Hynix is slated to begin public trading on the Nasdaq as a company that has seen its stock pop more than sevenfold in due to the AI memory ch...
People Love Watching the World Cup in Spanish & Dating Coworkers is OK Again?
#885: Meta launches an AI image-generator that can use users’ profile pictures and not everybody is happy about it. Telemundo is drawing nearly 4.6 mi...
American AI Companies Fend Off Chinese Copy Cats & Gen Z Loves Love Island
#884: American AI companies are sounding the alarm on Chinese companies copying their models through “distillation.” Stellantis officially opens its d...
Xbox Hits Reset Button on Business & Netflix Has a ‘Season 2’ Problem
#883: Microsoft cuts over 4,000 jobs including its Xbox unit as it looks to downsize its gaming division. SpaceX joins the Nasdaq in less than a month...
Trump Accounts Are Now Live & Philosophy Majors Find Work in AI
#882: What you need to know about the Trump accounts that are now live. Scientists have made a cell from scratch for the first time. Bending Spoons ra...
It’s the Ultimate America 250 Trivia Game Show
#881: In this America250 edition, Neal and Toby tested some Morning Brew colleagues, Olivia Lake, MBD’s Associate Producer; Ethan McCarthy, Social Vid...
The Points Guy: Airlines Make More Money Selling Miles Than Flying Planes
#880: Neal and Toby chat with The Points Guy (real name: Brian Kelly) about the latest trends in travel, points, and the airline industry. We learn ab...
Stocks Have Their Best Quarter Since 2020 & ‘Supergirl’ is a Super Flop
#879: It’s the first day of the second half of 2026, which means it’s time to wrap up the first half of the markets! A new study shows heavy AI adopte...
Comcast Dumps NBCUniversal & SCOTUS Protects Fed’s Independence…For Now
#878: The Supreme Court blocks Trump’s attempt to fire Fed governor Lisa Cook but upholds its other firings. Comcast is splitting off NBCUniversal int...
Chinese AI Model Closes Gap on US & African Teams Surprise at the World Cup
#877: Chinese AI models are beginning to catch up to Anthropic and OpenAI, threatening America’s top spot in the AI game. NASA races to save a telesco...
Did Google Predict Venezuela Earthquakes Before it Happened? & GTA VI’s Launch Plan Irks Gaming Purists
#876: Two powerful earthquakes devastated Venezuela and there are reports that Google alerted millions before it happened. Apple is taking some heat a...
Trump Refuses to Sign Housing Affordability Bill & Wendy’s Soars Thanks to Reddit Traders
#875: President Trump suddenly cancels the signing of a landmark housing bill that was set to lower costs. The French are suffering one of the hottest...