Month: May 2024

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Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons - WBEZ’s Weekly News Recap: May 3, 2024

Protests continue on local university campuses. Lawmakers return to Springfield for spring session, where the Bears’ stadium plans are sidelined by the governor’s aides and other political leaders. Meanwhile, Mayor Johnson prepares to relaunch a guaranteed basic income program and the speed limit could be lowered in Chicago. Reset goes behind those headlines and more with Axios’ Monica Eng, Chicago Tribune’s Ray Long and WBEZ’s Mariah Woelfel. For a full archive of Reset interviews, head over to wbez.org/reset.
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CoinDesk Podcast Network - COINDESK DAILY: Coinbase’s Blowout First Quarter; Could Hong Kong ETFs See $1B AUM by 2024 End?

Host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the latest news in the crypto industry from Coinbase's blowout first quarter to Kraken indices provider's prediction on Hong Kong ETFs.

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"CoinDesk Daily" host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the biggest headlines impacting the crypto industry today, including the blowout first quarter of Coinbase where the crypto exchange reported net income of $1.2 billion. Plus, Kraken's indices provider predicts that spot ETF products in Hong Kong will reach $1 billion in AUM by the end of 2024. And, Jack Dorsey's Block doubles down on bitcoin.

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This episode was hosted by Jennifer Sanasie. “First Mover” is produced by Jennifer Sanasie and Melissa Montañez and edited by Victor Chen.

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Planet Money - The birth of the modern consumer movement

Today on the show, the story of the modern consumer movement in the U.S. and the person who inspired it: Ralph Nader. How Ralph Nader's battle in the 1960s set the stage for decades of regulation and sparked a debate in the U.S. about how much regulation is the right amount and how much is too much.

This episode was made in collaboration with NPR's Throughline. For more about Ralph Nader and safety regulations, listen to their original episode, "Ralph Nader, Consumer Crusader."

This Planet Money episode was produced by Emma Peaslee and edited by Jess Jiang.

The Throughline episode was produced by Rund Abdelfatah, Ramtin Arablouei, Lawrence Wu, Julie Caine, Anya Steinberg, Casey Miner, Cristina Kim, Devin Katayama, Peter Balonon-Rosen, Irene Noguchi, and fact-checking by Kevin Volkl. The episode was mixed by Josh Newell.

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The Daily Signal - Rep. Cuellar Indicted and Taken into Custody, Biden to Give Dreams Health Care, Movie Review of Guy Ritchie’s Latest Blockbuster | May 3

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


  • Texas Democrat Rep. Henry Cuellar has been indicted by the Department of Justice. 
  • Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke asked to resign after Daily Signal reports she lied to the Senate. 
  • The Biden administration announces that Illegal immigrants who were brought to the U.S. as children will soon be eligible for federal health care in the U.S.
  • We bring you a Friday movie review of “The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare” directed by Guy Ritchie. 


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Consider This from NPR - Larry Demeritte will be the first Black trainer in the Kentucky Derby in decades

Larry Demeritte is the first Black trainer participating in the Kentucky Derby in 35 years. And while the betting-books have his colt West Saratoga running at long odds, Demeritte, who is battling chronic illness and cancer, is feeling confident.

For the 70-something veteran trainer, this is his first time at the Derby, but he is part of a rich history of Black horsemen who helped shape the Kentucky Derby into the iconic race it is today.

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Consider This from NPR - Larry Demeritte will be the first Black trainer in the Kentucky Derby in decades

Larry Demeritte is the first Black trainer participating in the Kentucky Derby in 35 years. And while the betting-books have his colt West Saratoga running at long odds, Demeritte, who is battling chronic illness and cancer, is feeling confident.

For the 70-something veteran trainer, this is his first time at the Derby, but he is part of a rich history of Black horsemen who helped shape the Kentucky Derby into the iconic race it is today.

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Consider This from NPR - Larry Demeritte will be the first Black trainer in the Kentucky Derby in decades

Larry Demeritte is the first Black trainer participating in the Kentucky Derby in 35 years. And while the betting-books have his colt West Saratoga running at long odds, Demeritte, who is battling chronic illness and cancer, is feeling confident.

For the 70-something veteran trainer, this is his first time at the Derby, but he is part of a rich history of Black horsemen who helped shape the Kentucky Derby into the iconic race it is today.

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Motley Fool Money - Customer is Key This Earnings Season

Whether it's smartphones or soy lattes, consumers are pickier right now. The companies that are keeping things convenient and creating value offerings are winning, the ones that aren’t are struggling.


(00:21) Ron Gross and Jason Moser discuss:

- Apple’s sluggish hardware sales and massive $110B buyback program, and Amazon’s killer cloud and ad segment growth.

- CVS’s Medicare struggles, Wayfair working out of declines, and Coke keeping things business-as-usual.

- The different fates in fast food for Starbucks, Domino’s, and McDonald’s.


(19:11) Ron and Jason break down two stocks on their radar: Wingstop and Crowdstrike.


Stocks discussed: AAPL, AMZN, CVS, W, KO, SBUX, DPZ, MCD, CRWD, WING


Host: Dylan Lewis

Guests: Jason Moser, Ron Gross

Engineers: Dan Boyd

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