Month: May 2025

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WSJ Minute Briefing - U.S. Stocks End the Week Up, Despite Consumer Anxiety on Trade

President Trump said the U.S. will unilaterally set tariffs for many countries, as a new survey showed high levels of consumer anxiety over trade. Plus, Charter Communications agreed to buy rival Cox Communications in a multibillion-dollar deal. And Novo Nordisk shares fell after the Ozempic maker said its CEO will step down. Danny Lewis hosts.


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The Journal. - How ‘The Joker’ Rigged the Texas Lottery

A global team of betting whizzes hatched a scheme to take down the Texas Lottery. The plan was led by a London banker-turned-bookmaker and a mysterious professional gambler nicknamed ‘The Joker.’ The duo partnered with a Texas company and local retailers to print more than 99% of all the lottery tickets sold. And the jackpot was worth almost $100 million. The WSJ’s Brad Reagan explains how they pulled off the heist. Jessica Mendoza hosts. 


Further Listening:

- How an Antiques Dealer Uncovered a Massive Museum Heist 

- Inside an iPhone Heist 

- How Investigators Cracked a $3.4 Billion Crypto Heist 

- Six Days of Chaos at MGM’s Casinos 


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Motley Fool Money - Walmart’s Warning, Money Tips for 2025 Grads

Even the biggest retailer in the world is planning to pass along tariff increases to customers.


(00:21) David Meier and Andy Cross discuss:


- The market cheering a short-term solution to trade between the U.S. and China, and Walmart signalling that prices on the shelves are going up anyways.

- Cava’s “new factor” helping it continue to put up strong growth and comps numbers in a really tough market for restaurants.

- Dick’s headscratching $2B buy of Foot Locker, and the lesson to take away from one of athleisure’s best performers – On Holdings.


(19:11) Financial planning expert Robert Brokamp offers his money tips and the financial commencement speech for the class of 2025.


(32:46) David and Andy break down two stocks on their radar: Evolve Technology and Booz Allen Hamilton.


Stocks discussed: WMT, CAVA, DKS, FL, ONON, EVLV, BAH


Host: Dylan Lewis

Guests: David Meier, Andy Cross, Robert Brokamp

Engineers: Dan Boyd


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Stuff They Don't Want You To Know - Interview: Cancellation Island, with John Cameron Mitchell, Part Two: Action, Praxis, Presence and Poetry

In a world where everyone feels divided by identity politics, ideology and the fear of cancellation, how does an individual navigate a cultural minefield? How can we empower and encourage direct action? In the second part of this two-part interview segment, Ben, Matt and Noel welcome returning guest John Cameron Mitchell for a wide-ranging exploration of the occult, Discordianism, saving innocent people and more.

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CrowdScience - Is my yoghurt really alive?

Bulgaria is famous for its yoghurt, a fermented milk food full of ‘good’ bacteria that has kept hungry Bulgarians healthy for over 4000 years.

Inspired by that, and a question from a CrowdScience listener in California USA, Marnie Chesterton and Caroline Steel are immersing themselves in Bulgarian culture with a programme about Bulgarian cultures, recorded at the 2025 Sofia Science Festival.

So, are the ‘live’ cultures in fermented foods actually alive by the time you eat them, and how can you tell? If you can eat the mould in blue cheese, can you eat the mould on cheese that isn’t supposed to be mouldy? Is traditional food really better for you? And if you put a drop of vanilla into a litre of milk, how come it all tastes of vanilla?

Marnie and Caroline are joined by a chemist who was a member of Sofia University’s ‘Rapid Explosion Force’, a food technologist with a PhD in sponge cakes and a Professor of molecular biology who says that we contain so much bacteria that we’re only 10% human.

With questions on food from around the world and from the audience in Sofia, Marnie and Caroline will be digesting the answers, as well as some local delicacies.

Presenter: Marnie Chesterton & Caroline Steel Producer: Emily Knight Series Producer: Ben Motley

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What A Day - The Art Of The Deal: Mideast Edition

President Donald Trump is expected to wrap up the first major international trip of his second term today when he returns from the Middle East. His four-day trip to the Gulf was less about good, old-fashioned diplomacy, and more about doing deals. Lots of them: a $600 billion investment agreement with Saudi Arabia, the details of which remain extremely vague; a nearly $150 billion defense deal with the Kingdom; a major artificial intelligence deal with the United Arab Emirates. And of course, there’s that gifted plane from the Qatari Royal Family. Mohammed Sergie, Gulf editor for Semafor, talks about what Trump accomplished on his trip. Plus, author Casey Johnston joins us to talk about her new book, 'A Physical Education: How I Escaped Diet Culture and Gained the Power of Lifting.'

And in headlines: The Supreme Court appeared torn over the enforcement of Trump’s order to end birthright citizenship, Russian President Vladimir Putin was a no-show at planned peace talks with Ukraine in Turkey, and Walmart executives said the company will have to raise prices because of Trump’s tariffs.

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CoinDesk Podcast Network - Eric Trump’s ‘American Bitcoin’ Venture | COINDESK DAILY

Host Christine Lee breaks down the latest news in the crypto industry including the journey that led Eric Trump, son of U.S. President Donald Trump, to crypto.

Eric Trump, son of U.S. President Donald Trump, shares the journey that led him to the crypto world and the American Bitcoin initiative. Plus, Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy opens up about memecoins and the DOJ has charged 12 individuals in a $263 million crypto fraud and money laundering conspiracy. CoinDesk's Christine Lee presents "CoinDesk Daily."

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