Month: June 2023

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Lost Debate - Kids and Phones, AI Winners and Losers, Service Industry in Crisis

What should parents and educators do to curb the growing issue of phones in schools? We talk to education expert Doug Lemov about sensible choices for this complex issue.

The service industry’s staffing shortages continue, and Americans are getting fed up with the lousy service. Rikki and Ravi discuss how we got here and how restaurants can use technology to deal with this challenge.

Corporate America is jumping on the AI bandwagon. We dive into new data on how companies are starting to use AI and the industries most affected by it.

[03:11] - Kids and Phones

[32:46] - Service Industry in Crisis

[41:32] - AI Winners and Losers

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Motley Fool Money - What to Do with Dividends

One key ingredient in Warren Buffett’s “Secret Sauce” is stocks that pay a dividend, but then you’ve got to let them simmer for a very long time.

(00:21) Jim Gillies and Ricky Mulvey discuss: - Walgreens Boot Alliance’s disappointing 3rd quarter. - The pharmacy chain’s turnaround story. - What to look for in investor presentations. - Why investors are cheering Brookfield’s $4.3 billion bid for life insurance company, American Equity.

Plus, (11:54) Robert Brokamp and Matt Argersinger discuss the fundamentals and tradeoffs of owning dividend payers.

Companies mentioned: WBA, BN, BAM, AEL, KO, AMX, MO, HD, AOS, PLD

Links: Rule Your Retirement article: https://www.fool.com/premium/rule-your-retirement/coverage/1062/coverage/2023/05/26/how-buffetts-secret-sauce-could-pay-for-your-retir/

Dividend Knights list: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/u/1/d/1-OPCz9pXOcgFqmbMR3wxREg4O7ws_qWW8RWqKPYn1D4/edit#gid=0

Host: Ricky Mulvey Guests: Jim Gillies, Robert Brokamp, Matt Argersinger Engineer: Dan Boyd

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CoinDesk Podcast Network - MARKETS DAILY: Crypto Update | Bitcoin Holds Above $30k Before Historically Strong July and Zimbabwe’s State-Issued, Gold-Backed Digital Token

Crypto funds saw the largest inflows in a year, primarily in bitcoin-related products.

Today's Stories:

Circle’s Allaire Says Bitcoin ETFs Likely to be Approved: Bloomberg

EU Seals Deal on Crypto Bank-Capital Rules

Zimbabwe's Gold-Backed Digital Token Won't Fix the Country's Currency Woes, Economists Say   

Markets Links:

BRN00 | Brent Crude Oil Continuous Contract Overview | MarketWatch 

First Mover Americas: Crypto Funds See Largest Inflow in a Year

Bitcoin Holds Above $30K as Investors Await Historically Strong July, Eye Options Expiry

This episode was hosted by Adam B. Levine and George Kaloudis. “Markets Daily” is executive produced by Jared Schwartz and produced and edited by Eleanor Pahl. All original music by Doc Blust and Colin Mealey.

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Stuff They Don't Want You To Know - CLASSIC: Several Terrifying Things You Just Ate

Nowadays it seems like a few times a year we’ll hear about a food scandal -- contaminated meat, perhaps, or recalled yogurt. We’ll also inevitably hear something like “studies show coffee is good, or bad, for you.” When you add up all these complaints, studies and articles it becomes alarmingly easy to think the world is going to hell in a handbasket. Or, rather, breadbasket. So what's the truth of the matter? Grab a snack and join the guys as they explore several troubling, possible terrifying foods consumed every day in the good ol' U.S. of A.

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Focus on Africa - Who leads Wagner in Africa now?

As the Kremlin sends the Wagner boss to Belarus following a dramatic weekend in Russia, what happens to the thousands of Wagner mercenaries serving in Africa? We discuss three possible scenarios with Senior Analyst for the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organised Crime, Julia Stanyard

Also in the pod: How disposing of plastics without care can end up clogging up drains and causing floods

And, we speak with Luis Munana from the acclaimed Netflix series Young, African and Famous

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CBS News Roundup - 06/27/2023 | World News Round Up

Former President Trump is heard on a recording describing "highly confidential" documents. No criminal charges, but plenty of furor from Russia's Vladimir Putin following the weekend mercenary mutiny. Cases of malaria reemerge in the US. Correspondent Steve Kathan has the CBS World News Roundup for Tuesday, June 27, 2023:

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