Jelle Peterse's company ships cheese all over the world, but they don't always get their cheese racks back. In this episode, we try to fix a supply chain problem. Gouda grief!
Higher salaries are great, but the cost of living impacts quality of life every bit as much. In her chapter in Cato's new Empowering the New American Worker book, Gabriella Beaumont-Smith details the myriad ways basic goods cost more than they should.
The Senator from Arizona will no longer be a Democrat. What it means to be an “Independent”? Plus, Philosopher Nick Riggle explores “The Big Question” in his new book This Beauty: A Philosophy of Being Alive. And Mike explains the Twitter Files as if they had been a normal story free of everyone screaming at each other about motives.
Five mayoral candidates face challenges that could remove them from the ballot. Chicago holds its largest citizenship ceremony on record. Faculty at the University of Illinois at Chicago announce a potential strike date. A Chicago-based architect is awarded one of the highest honors in the profession. Meanwhile, details continue to be revealed about plans for Chicago’s casino. Reset goes behind those headlines and more on the Weekly News Recap with Better Government Association reporter Alex Nitkin, WBEZ senior education editor Kate Grossman and WTTW political reporter Heather Cherone.
The most valuable crypto stories for Friday, Dec. 9, 2022.
"The Hash" hosts interview Forum3 Co-CEO Adam Brotman to discuss connecting one of the world’s most successful retail loyalty programs with Web3.
Also, Coinbase is waiving the conversion fees for users switching to a "trusted stablecoin" in a new campaign that highlights the quality of reserves that back Circle-owned USD Coin (USDC). Meanwhile, crypto trading firm Amber Group is terminating a $25 million sponsorship deal with football club Chelsea F.C. amid new layoffs, according to a Bloomberg report.
This episode has been edited by Michele Musso. Our executive producer is Jared Schwartz. Our theme song is “Neon Beach.”
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“The Breakdown” is written, produced by and features Nathaniel Whittemore aka NLW, with editing by Rob Mitchell and research by Scott Hill. Jared Schwartz is our executive producer and our theme music is “Countdown” by Neon Beach. Music behind our sponsors today is "Back To The End" by Strength To Last. Image credit: MicroStockHub/Getty Images, modified by CoinDesk. Join the discussion at discord.gg/VrKRrfKCz8.
It's time to lawyer up! (0:21) Andy Cross and Ron Gross discuss: - Wholesale prices rising higher than expected - Costco's surprisingly disappointing quarter - DocuSign ending the year on a positive note - Casey's General Stores hitting an all-time high thanks in part to beer cheese pizza - The latest from Lululemon, RH, Campbell's Soup, and Chewy (19:11) Rachel Warren talks with Jay Jacobs from BlackRock about megatrends to watch in healthcare, infrastructure, and electric vehicles. (30:20) Andy and Ron discuss the FTC suing Microsoft over its proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard, and share two stocks on their radar: Stanley Black & Decker and Houlihan Lokey. Stocks discussed: COST, LULU, RH, DOCU, CPB, CHWY, CASY, BLK, MSFT, ATVI, SWK, HLI Host: Chris Hill Guests: Andy Cross, Ron Gross, Rachel Warren, Jay Jacobs Producer: Ricky Mulvey Engineer: Rick Engdahl