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Dave Ramsey has created a $200M fortune by giving out financial advice on the radio, but now he’s facing a backlash — So we’ll share our #1 rule for personal finance.

Scrabble just unveiled “Scrabble Together”, which is less competitive, more for fun — Purists were furious, but this reminds us of Coca-Cola’s new sodas and the backlash they received (or didn’t). 

And the surprise car brand that’s catching up to Tesla? BMW — Beamers are doing one thing on the assembly line that no other car company is, and its electric cars are thriving.

Plus, the #1 new office accessory is the couch — But have we hit peak office comfort couch?




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Allbirds just got Wall Street’s worst warning: “Get your stock price above $1 or get delisted from Nasdaq” — So we’re looking at the great de-horning of our generation’s favorite unicorns.

JPMorgan’s earnings report is our window into your wallet — And that signal shows why 2024 will have higher interest rates, for a longer time than we hoped.

And Lunchables, the $2B lunch brand, is on the federally-subsidized public school lunch menu — But Consumer Reports says it should be off the menu, so we remind Lunchables of the “The 3 A’s of Crisis Management.”

Plus, a dog toy company just launched an airline dogs and their pawrents called “Bark Air” — $6K for NYC-to-LA? Bark twice if you’ve got a better name for this doggy airline carrier.




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More Americans than ever are ordering their coffee decaf — Decaffeinated coffee is booming because consumers want drugs without the drugs.

Amazon just said in the annual shareholder letter that the number of Prime Video watchers is 200M as the stock hit an all-time high — Because Amazon’s using “The River Strategy” (unironically).

Fanatics is launching the comic-con of athletics, a “Fanatics Fest” this August in New York City — Tom Brady, Derek Jeter, and Kevin Durant are blending the sports industry with Hollywood.

And office buildings are doing weddings on the weekend.

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Japan’s next-gen bullet train uses “magnetic levitation” to coast 4 inches above the track at 300 mph — Japan’s train megaproject reminds us of America’s Fusion Energy project.

Starting this week, internet companies must display “nutritional facts” for the cost and performance of their internet — The same nutrition labels from your Doritos are about to land on Xfinity.

Momofuku, the legendary noodle brand, owns the trademark on “chili crunch” — But asian restaurant entrepreneurs think copyright feels really a copy-wrong.

Plus, Starbucks just acknowledged that its stores are too loud — So it’s turning down the volume so their baristas can hear you.




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Dude Perfect, the sports stunt influencers, already have a smoothie line, a streaming show, board games, and a theme park — And they just got $100M in Private Equity funding to become the next Disney.

Bain has published secrets to successful corporate acquisitions — Because 20 years ago, 70% of mergers failed… but today, 70% of mergers succeed.

And while TikTok is fighting to not get banned, it’s also secretly launching a new app: Photo-sharing, like the original Instagram app — Because we’ve reached late stage social media.

Plus, Costco’s newest profit puppy? Gold bars — Costco is now selling $200M of physical gold bars every single month #KirklandGoooooold

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The number of 24-Hour Restaurants is down 18% since the pandemic — Zillennials no/low-alcohol Dry Wave has ripple effects that are taking down the 24/7 diner.

Samsung and TSMC are investing $109B into Texas and Arizona to build Made in the USA computer chips — Nothing gets an economy going like an arms race. 

Google and Uber just partnered on self-driving food delivery — Waymo robo-taxis delivering dumplings changes the math on self-driving car.

And the new status symbol among schoolchildren? Pencils. It’s part of the “Analog Renaissance.” But we want to know: Pencils or Pens. What’s your scribe? Vote at tboypod on instagram. 




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