Month: August 2023

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Motley Fool Money - U.S. Hits AA+ and the iPhone Slumps

Apple’s having the bad kind of “iPhone moment” and one restaurant chain is showing great growth without raising prices. 

(00:35) Jason Moser and Bill Mann discuss: - Fitch downgrading U.S. credit and why it shouldn’t worry investors. - How slowing iPhone sales are weighing on Apple, and how AWS keeps cruising for Amazon.  - Surprise profits from Uber, impressive traffic from Wingstop, E.l.f’s epic quarter, and how PayPal might not go anywhere until they announce a new CEO.

(19:05) Motley Fool analyst Rick Munarriz weighs in on the state of Disney’s Marvel and whether they can re-capture the box office magic any time soon..  

(32:00) Jason and Bill break down two stocks on their radar: Calloway TopGolf and Outset Medical.

Stocks discussed: AMZN, AAPL, UBER, ELF, PYPL, WING, MODG, OM

Host: Dylan Lewis Guests: Bill Mann, Jason Moser, Rick Munarriz Engineers: Rick Engdahl

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The Daily Signal - Trump Calls On SCOTUS To “Intercede” In Legal Battles, Daily Signal Reporter Could Be Booted From White House, Rep. Jordan Weighs In on the Facebook Files | August 4

TOP NEWS | On today’s Daily Signal Top News, we break down:


  • Former President Donald Trump says the U.S. Supreme Court “must intercede” in his legal battles. 
  • Our colleague Rob Bluey is reporting that over the past three months, the number of reporters with access to the White House dropped by 31%.
  • Rob’s story: White House Purges 442 Reporters Using New Press Credential Rules
  • Republican Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio and chairman of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee is weighing in on the so-called Facebook files. 


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CrowdScience - Is the ‘sunshine cure’ a real thing?

Imagine spending six months of every year living in total shade. That’s what life is like for residents of the Norwegian town of Rjukan, set so low in a valley that they see no direct sunshine at all from October to March.

Marnie Chesterton heads there to hear about an ingenious solution: giant mirrors that beam rays down into the town square, where locals gather to feel the reflected heat.

The man behind the project was motivated by a need for winter sun – but how much difference does it really make to our health and happiness? That’s the question posed by this week’s CrowdScience listener Michael, who has noticed living in the rainy Australian city of Melbourne is taking its toll.

Many pensioners claim sunshine relieves achiness as well as conditions like arthritis but one of the biggest scientific studies found temperature has no real impact on reported pain levels, while factors like air pressure and humidity may play a role.

When it comes to our mood, it seems that spending time outside is more important than feeling the heat. The optimum temperature for wellbeing is around a cool 19 degrees centigrade, while excessive warm weather has been linked to an increase in violence and crime.

You can watch a visualisation of this episode on YouTube: Is the 'sunshine cure' a real thing? - CrowdScience, BBC World Service podcast - YouTube

Producer: Marijke Peters Presenter: Marnie Chesterton Editor: Richard Collings Production co-ordinator: Jonathan Harris

Contributors:

Dr Anna Beukenhorst, University of Manchester Professor Oscar Ybarra, University of Illinois Professor Solomon Hsiang, University of California, Berkeley Martin Andersen, artist

(Photo: Young woman enjoying sunset. Credit: Muriel De Seze/Getty Images)

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Big Technology Podcast - Self-Driving’s Quiet Boom, Tech’s New IPO Window, Worldcoin’s Strange Debut — With Sarah Kunst

Sarah Kunst is the managing director at Cleo Capital. She joins Big Technology this week for a recap of the latest tech news. We cover: 1) Self-driving cars, Waymo & Cruise 2) Meta's new personalized chatbots 3) Threads' declining usership 4) Sam Altman's Worldcoin 5) DateMe docs 6) What Stripe's IPO means for the broader market.  


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CoinDesk Podcast Network - THE HASH: Miami Mayor Francis Suarez on Crypto Outlook; Looter Behind Curve Exploit Starts Returning Assets

The most valuable crypto stories for Friday, August 4, 2023.

"The Hash" tackles today's hottest topics in crypto, including an update on the exploiter responsible for the Curve Finance exploit returning some of the stolen crypto. The U.S. Department of Justice said FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried should be "detained pending trial." And, Miami Mayor and Republican presidential candidate Francis Suarez joins the show with an update on his campaign and crypto donations.


See also:

Looter Behind $61M Curve Hack Starts Returning Assets, Raising Hope for Recovery

Curve Offers Hackers 10% Bounty in Exchange for Return of Crypto

Sam Bankman-Fried Faces Jail as Justice Department Pushes for Incarceration

Miami Mayor Francis Suarez to Accept Presidential Campaign Donations in Bitcoin


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CoinDesk Podcast Network - MARKETS DAILY: Crypto Update | Bitcoin Trades in Tight Range and Bitfinex Hacker Reveals Himself

“Markets Daily” brings the latest crypto markets news, including headlines from Curve, Revolut, Upbit and Coinbase.

Today's episode is sponsored by Kraken Pro.

Today's Stories:

Razzlekhan’s Husband Admits to Being Hacker in Infamous 2016 Bitfinex Attack: CNBC

Traders Ditch USDT on Curve, Uniswap, Pushing Key Exchange Pools Into Imbalance

Curve Founder Raises $42.4M to Pay Off $80M On-Chain Debt

Revolut Suspends U.S. Crypto Platform Over Regulatory Uncertainty

Coinbase Moves to Dismiss SEC Lawsuit, Alleging Crypto Falls Out of Regulator's Oversight

Markets Links:

BRN00 | Brent Crude Oil Continuous Contract Overview | MarketWatch 

First Mover Americas: Upbit Moves Up to No. 2 in Spot Trading Volume 

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Federalist Radio Hour - What’s Going On In The GOP Primary?

On this episode of "The Federalist Radio Hour," Federalist D.C. Columnist Eddie Scarry and Federalist Culture Editor Emily Jashinsky analyze the beginnings of the 2024 election cycle, discuss why former President Donald Trump is leading in the polls, examine Gov. Ron DeSantis' presidential campaign, and share their thoughts on the other GOP candidates' attempts to make headway in the race for the Republican nomination.