The small island country of Trinidad and Tobago is in the middle of an American military buildup. The U.S. has deployed warships and attacked alleged drug boats nearby, leaving residents on edge. We hear from fishermen who see drones in the sky and go to the funeral of someone presumed to have been killed by a U.S. strike.
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CoinDesk Podcast Network - Why Jan van Eck’s Firm Sat Out the Digital Asset Treasury Wave | Markets Outlook
Diving deep in the state of the markets with VanEck CEO Jan van Eck.
In today's Market Outlook, VanEck CEO Jan van Eck joins CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie to break down the current state of bitcoin, Ethereum, prediction markets, and infrastructure, sharing his target for BTC's price by the end of 2025. He also discusses the transformational impact of the GENIUS Act and how the timeline for market structure may impact investor outlook.
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This episode was hosted by Jennifer Sanasie.
Motley Fool Money - AI’s Power Problem
AIs are hungry and growing more insatiable by the day. Will we be able to sustainably generate the power needed to feed the AI beast?
Nick Sciple, Seth Jayson, and Tim Beyers:
- Discuss the vast sums being invested in power infrastructure, and whether current plans will be enough to meet demand.
- Cover the opportunities and complications from filling the void with existing and emerging nuclear technology.
- Playing a nuclear-themed game of Faker or Breaker.
Don’t wait! Be sure to get to your local bookstore and pick up a copy of David’s Gardner’s new book — Rule Breaker Investing: How to Pick the Best Stocks of the Future and Build Lasting Wealth. It’s on shelves now; get it before it’s gone!
Companies discussed: NUE, GEV, OKLO, MSFT, DXCM, NNE, SMR
Host: Tim Beyers
Guests: Nick Sciple, Seth Jayson
Producer: Anand Chokkavelu
Engineer: Dan Boyd
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The Journal. - Missing Billions and a Secretive CEO: The First Brands Bankruptcy
Auto-parts maker First Brands Group, the company behind products like Autolite spark plugs and Fram oil filters, declared bankruptcy last month. Court filings have revealed a trove of irregularities and a $2 billion dollar hole. WSJ’s Alexander Gladstone says the bankruptcy is having an impact on the company’s lenders and on Wall Street. Ryan Knutson hosts.
Further Listening:
- Trump’s Tariffs Cause Chaos in Auto Industry
- How Spirit Airlines Landed in Bankruptcy
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WSJ Tech News Briefing - TNB Tech Minute: Qualcomm Launches AI Chips in Challenge to Nvidia
Plus: Apple and Microsoft are neck-and-neck in the race to become the stock market’s second $4 trillion company. And Amazon pledges more than $1.6 billion to bolster AWS and its retail business in the Netherlands. Julie Chang hosts.
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Stuff They Don't Want You To Know - Strange News: Breathe Through Your Butt, Steal Chairs, Watch the Skies and Oh, Tight: a Foreign Base in the US?
A team of crack scientists may save lives by helping humans breathe through their butts. Europe busts an international chair heist ring. The AI war against humanity escalates (also, no one's sure exactly how to define the comet 3I/ATLAS). The nation of Qatar makes headlines with a new training facility in Idaho -- a move suprising a lot of people, including the state's governor and Senators. All this and more as we return with our weekly strange news segment.
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Trump was so embarrassed by Canada using Reagan’s warnings about tariffs that he had a little hissy fit and decided to punish Americans for buying Canadian goods. And by the way, stuffed shirt Scott Bessent: Real American soybean farmers are being hurt by tariffs while you bail out Argentina and pretend that your dainty hands are tilling the soil on the farmland you bought as an investment. Meanwhile, the White House isn’t even pretending that it’s going after corrupt moneyed interests, as the Trump family rolls in dough from the most entrenched swampy types in DC. Plus, Dems get pressure on the shutdown and Trump weighs in on the VP gimmick for 2028.
Bill Kristol joins Tim Miller.
show notes
Bill Kristol joins Tim Miller.
show notes
- For a limited time only, get 60% off your first order, plus free shipping, when you head to Smalls.com/THEBULWARK.
The Bulwark Podcast - Bill Kristol: Diaper Tantrum
Trump was so embarrassed by Canada using Reagan’s warnings about tariffs that he had a little hissy fit and decided to punish Americans for buying Canadian goods. And by the way, stuffed shirt Scott Bessent: Real American soybean farmers are being hurt by tariffs while you bail out Argentina and pretend that your dainty hands are tilling the soil on the farmland you bought as an investment. Meanwhile, the White House isn’t even pretending that it’s going after corrupt moneyed interests, as the Trump family rolls in dough from the most entrenched swampy types in DC. Plus, Dems get pressure on the shutdown and Trump weighs in on the VP gimmick for 2028.
Bill Kristol joins Tim Miller.
show notes
Bill Kristol joins Tim Miller.
show notes
- For a limited time only, get 60% off your first order, plus free shipping, when you head to Smalls.com/THEBULWARK.
In the Loop with Sasha-Ann Simons - The Haunting Tale of the Watseka Homes
For our series What’s That Building, a haunting story from a small Illinois town that’s puzzled people for nearly 150 years. Two young girls, one living and one long dead, and a mysterious connection that defied explanation. It’s known as the “Watseka Wonder” and it all happened just 80 miles south of Chicago. We’ll dig into the eerie events of 1878, when a supposed spirit possession captivated the nation and find out what’s become of the two homes where it all took place.
For a full archive of In the Loop interviews, head over to wbez.org/intheloop.
Headlines From The Times - Trump Ends Trade Talks with Canada, Body Cameras in L.A. Jails, DOJ to Monitor California Polls, Dodgers Open World Series, Record EV Sales, Life360 Pet Tracker Launch
President Trump halts all trade negotiations with Canada after accusing officials of using a misleading ad about tariffs. In Los Angeles, thousands of deputies inside the county jail system are now required to wear body cameras following a record number of inmate deaths. The Justice Department will monitor polling sites in five California counties during next month’s Proposition 50 election. The Dodgers prepare for the World Series without reliever Alex Vesia, who’s out for personal reasons. In business, Californians bought a record number of electric vehicles before federal tax credits expired, and Life360 unveils a new GPS pet tracker that lets owners monitor their pets in real time.