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The Best One Yet - đŸ€” “China’s Factory Revolt” — Trade war moves to TikTok. Moleskine’s Gen Z board. Zuck’s FTC lawsuit.

Chinese factories are retaliating in the trade war
 with TikTok videos exposing $5 Lulu pants.

Moleskine’s journals are thriving despite the digital age
 because they created a Gen Z Board.

Will Instagram get split from Meta?... Zuckerberg testifies this week in FTC vs. Meta.

Plus, the untold origin story of
 The Super Soaker.


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The Best One Yet - 👜 “Louis VuiTexas” — LVMH’s Made in America fail. Dubai Chocolate’s virality. iExports > iPhones.

Louis Vuitton opened its 1st Texas factory 6 years ago
 but we’ll explain why it’s failing (#FooeyVuitton).

Dubai Chocolate went viral 17 months ago
 It shows why every biz needs a “Trend Team.”

Trump’s trade war focus is the “trade deficit”... But America’s economy is Brains & Brands.

Plus, tomorrow is tax day
 But if you haven’t done yours yet, Pokemon can help.


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The Best One Yet - 🍑 “Colonoscopy Stock Market” — BTS trade war drama. Versace’s Prada acquisition. A Colon econ lesson.

Yesterday we covered the trade war pause
 today the behind-the-scenes Trump drama.

Versace was just sold to its Italian cousin Prada at œ price
 because time kills all deals.

Nick just got his 1st colonoscopy
 so Jack found our fave economics lesson in the exam.

Plus, Google is now paying AI engineers to do nothing
 no joke.


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The Best One Yet - 💹 “Gone in 60 tariffs” — Trade War Pause. The Masters’ menu strategy. Harry’s mammoth IPO.

Trump paused most tariffs, except for 1: USA vs China
 Who will win the isolation game?

The Masters golf tourney begins today
 but the real strategy is in the $1.50 sandwiches.

Harry’s Razors filed to IPO as “Mammoth”... because Harry’s is really a startup studio.

Plus, scammers moved from email, to text, to
 job apps? 25% of interviewees will be fake humans.


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The Best One Yet - đŸș “Dire Wolf of Wall Street” — Colossal’s 1st de-extinction. ThredUp’s tariff win. Shopify’s mandatory AI.

Colossal brought the Dire Wolf back from extinction
 by using a strategy from Hollywood.

The #1 winner of the Trade War? ThredUp
 The second-hand clothing stock has doubled this year.

Shopify is  requiring everyone at the company to use AI every day
 AI is part of the dress code.

Plus, introducing “Tasteful Tariffs” — Things that should be tariffed. Think Cargo pants, small talk, QR code menus



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The Best One Yet - 🎱 “Buy the Dip?” — Or sell the dip? Artipope’s $3,800 baby carrier. Ford’s patriot discount.

Should you buy the stock dip?... The best way to decide is with our stock Time Machine.

Artipope just unveiled a $4,000 baby carrier
 because the best status symbol is “status subtle.”

Ford launched employee pricing for all
 because tariffs will hit garages over groceries.

Plus, the untold origin story of the world’s biggest marshmallow company
 Peeps.


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The Best One Yet - 🌎 “Pan-cession” — Global recession risk. Chipotle’s tariff-free avocado. Clocking out at 4:39pm.

Stocks fell 10% Thurs/Fri, now this trade war could trigger a global recession
 a “Pan-cession.”

Chipotle went on a 7-year journey to find a tariff-free avo
 but it doesn’t exist.

4 o’clock is the new 5 o’clock
 You now leave work 42 minutes earlier, but with one big catch.

Plus, the hottest new fashion product?... It’s the Nvidia CEO’s leather jacket.


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The Best One Yet - ⚔ “Wakanda got Tariff’d” — Trade War’s nuclear fallout. White Lotus’ drip strategy. Coach’s dwell time.

White Lotus’ szn finale is Sunday
 and HBO’s drip strategy is beating Netflix’s drop.

The best way to understand Trump’s trade war nuclear bomb?... The $324 iPhone tariff.

Coach’s handbag stores are adding ice cream bars?... Because “dwell time” leads to “sell time.”

Plus, Buffalo Wild Wings invented March Madness smart-glasses that beat Apple’s Vision Pro



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The Best One Yet - 💾 “$3,600 per Fam” — Tariff Day’s price tag. Tinder’s AI flirt-bot. Nintendo’s Mario Kart Metaverse.

It was T-Day: Tariffs, Tesla, & Trump
 We got an update on all of ‘em (and why it’ll cost you $3,600/year).

Tinder launched a Flirt-bot
 Because AI’s most powerful use is training pickup lines (seriously).

Nintendo’s Switch 2 is its biggest launch in 8 years
 and Mario Kart is getting social.

Plus, we found a Skier’s Arbitrage: It’s cheaper to fly to Japan for a weekend of shredding than staying here in the states



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The Best One Yet - 👙 “Final Hoot” — Hooters’ Re-hooterization. Facebook’s OG makeover. Canada’s WWII housing solution.

The Hooters founders are buying it outta bankruptcy
 but did you know Hooters once had an Airline?

Facebook is going back to the OG version
 Because the Social Network became a Stranger Network.

Canada’s using a WWII playbook to fix their housing crisis
 and it’s inspired by Long Island and Everything Bagels.


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