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💎 “Big Lab Bling” — Diamonds’ lab equilibrium. Tokyo’s subway IPO. Goldman’s deal party. Oct 16, 2024

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Japan’s biggest IPO in 6 years is the Tokyo subway… the most profitable subway on earth.

All the Big Bank stocks are popping right now thanks to deals… Wining & dining is back, baby.

Noticed engagement rings are getting bigger?... It’s because lab-grown diamonds are beating natural.

Plus, Game of Thrones just auctioned off $21M of props… but we found an Iron Throne dupe.

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🚀 “Next stop: Mars” — SpaceX’s historic launch. Taco Bell’s name-your-price. Tesla’s empty CyberCab. Oct 15, 2024

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SpaceX just landed a skyscraper rocket with chopsticks… It’s the 1st step to landing on Mars.

Taco Bell’s newest innovation isn’t food, it’s financial… Name-your-own-price.

Tesla finally unveiled their robo-taxi (and a cyber-bus and humanoid robots)… but Wall Street thinks it’s empty calories.

It’s National Failure Day… so we’re celebrating the losses (yes, that typo was on purpose).

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🕵️ “Top Secret $$$” — The CIA’s Venture firm. Walmart’s in-house meteorologist. SecondHand clothing’s slump. Oct 14, 2024

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The CIA has a Venture Capital arm… and it’s one of the top-performing VCs in America.

Second-hand clothing sites DePop & Poshmark are struggling… because they over-innovated.

Walmart, Ford, and Paramount all hired meteorologists… and it’s a lesson on winning at work.

Plus, United Airlines just announced 13 wild flights to beat Delta… Soooo Spring Break in Mongolia?

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The Best Idea Yet 🍟 The Happy Meal: A Delicious McMystery Oct 11, 2024

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Episode #1 of our new show… The Best Idea Yet. We’re serving it up here early for the Besties & Yetis.

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The Happy Meal is the most successful meal in human history. With over 35 billion units sold, or about four for every person on Earth, McDonald’s iconic “Food and Fun in a Box” has also made the company a bigger toy distributor than Hasbro or Mattel (and maybe even Santa). But few know the Happy Meal’s contested origin story. Was the creator a mom of five in Guatemala, an ad man from Kansas City, or a forgotten franchise called “Burger Chef”? Spoiler, it wasn’t Grimace. Hear how McDonald’s perfected a strategy called the “window of loyalty,” and visit a little place called “Hamburger University.” Listen to find out why The Happy Meal is the best idea yet!

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🚕 “We, Robot” — Tesla’s robotaxi day. Othership’s scalable sauna. Home Depot’s undercover boss. Oct 10, 2024

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Tesla’s robotaxi unveil event day is tonight… Elon’s trillion dollar idea? Uber meets Airbnb.

Othership created the coldest cold plunge and hottest sauna in America… but can they scale it?

Home Depot’s “Undercover Executive” policy... Every corporate worker must work a shift at a store each quarter.

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👻 “Spirit Christmas” — Spirit Halloween’s santa spinoff. Bogg Bag’s suburban boom. Hurricane Milton’s economics. Oct 09, 2024

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Spirit Halloween sells 16% of America’s Halloween costumes… now it’s pivoting to Christmas.

As Hurricane Milton heads for Florida… one industry is taking it most seriously.

The Bogg Bag has become the best-selling bag in America… by copying Crocs.

Plus, we’ll reveal the 1st episode of our new show The Best Idea Yet… It’s the untold story behind the McDonald’s Happy Meal.

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🙅 “We don’t do social” — Restoration Hardware’s anti-Instagram. Oura’s Ring of Power. Nobel’s college football auction. Oct 08, 2024

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Restoration Hardware doesn’t have a single social media account… and it’s working.

How is the Oura Ring beating Apple and Google?… With NASA and the NBA.

A Nobel Prize winner also won an Emmy Award… because auctions are everywhere.

Plus, we’re revealing our next big thing… and it’s The Best Idea Yet (literally).

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🏖️ “24/7/365 Spritz” – Aperol’s seasonal challenge. Spirit Airlines’ bankruptcy warning. 9-1-1’s emergency call startup. Oct 07, 2024

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Aperol sales surge in the summer, but drop in winter… now Aperol’s trying to solve “Seasonality.”

Spirit Airlines stock plummeted after reports it’s considering bankruptcy… and we’re glad that’s happening (we’ll explain why).

The 9-1-1 emergency call hasn’t changed in 50 years… so the startup Prepared is disrupting it.

Plus, we’re about to launch our biggest new thing in years…

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👖 “Daddy Denim Dollars” — Baggy Jeans’ economic impact. Adam Neumann’s WeWork Sequel. Apple’s glasses freakout. Oct 04, 2024

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Baggy Jeans are boosting the economy… Because $100 on jeans drives a $700 makeover.

Adam Neumann just launched a WeWork competitor… “WorkFlow” is Adam v2.0.

Apple is freaking out about Meta’s new glasses… here’s their 5 options for saving the iPhone.

Plus, Taco Bell is officially the fastest drive-thru in America… but it’s also the most inaccurate.

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