This is Nick.

This is Jack.

It's Friday the Real Friday, January 9th.

And today's part is the best one yet.

This is a T-boy.

The top three pop business news stories you need to know today.

Well, best to quote the great philosopher Larry H. David, yesterday was the last day of the year.

You can say happy new year.

January 8th? Yeah. That's the end of happy New Year greetings. Yeah, so happy January, gee, Jack. Happy January at all those to celebrate. Well, our three stories today are pretty pretty good. Jack, what have we got on today's show? For our first story, it's the biggest tech drama right now. It's the first ever billionaire tax being debated in California. And besties, the billionaire group chat is blowing up right now. One second, Jack. Zuck? Yeah? I know, dude, I know. I think you just insinuated that you're a billionaire. I can't talk about it on the pod, Jack. For our second story, it's Jolly B. The famous Filipino fast food chain announced plans to IPO here in the U.S. Trade War, Shmaid War. Asia wants to take a bite out of the United States. And our third and final story. For the third day in a row, we're doing our portfolio resolutions, our three stock picks for the new year. And our third and final stock pick for

2026, it's bubble wrap for your portfolio. In case there's an AI bubble. The bubble pops.

This stock will protect you. You'll want bubble wrap. You got to have bubble wrap. But best

is before we hit that wonderful mix of stories. What a mix of stories to go into the weekend with.

Love the mix, Jack. Horters Almanac, week 302. That's right. Things we're running out in this economy, Jack and I are still keeping track for you. This week, we're running out of Happy Hour. Happy Hour, the 4 PM beer with your boss, the Cosmo, with your co-workers. Yeah, get a little buzzed with Becky from BizDav. Get this, since the pandemic, the happy hour? Never been the same. It's become a casualty of the corporate culture reset post-pandemic, and the data proves it. Because more of you are working from home. And fewer of you are drinking alcohol. And if you do pop champagne, it's with your Wednesday night run club. And it's too bad for junior employees. I loved corporate happy hour when I was in my 20s. Oh, and you know what the deal is today, Jack? It's the Zoom happy hour. The worst variety of forced fun. But according to the Wall Street Journal over in Europe, happy hour has never been happier. That's right. The pubs and the pints? Possible. There are still core to London's corporate culture.

So, besties, it's Friday the Real Friday. We suggest you invite your VP out for a pint after work.

Could be non-alcoholic if you prefer. Happy Hour. It's how I met your mentor.

Nick, my advice, take a risk during happy hour. Don't do something inappropriate, but like tell that story, even if, like, it's a little risque, your boss is going to like you more because of it. Thank you for sprinkling on that context, Jack. Is this magnum of Rose or write-off? It is at Happy Hour. Jack, let's sit our three stories. Fifteen years before this song, two boys from the Northeast met in the dorm they had an idea that caused a cultural storm

it's the best one yet but the best is a norm jack nick that's it i don't even think they need

to practice 50% that's a fat tip t boy city on your at list if you know you know cause we're

to go we can't wait no more. So just start the show.

Start the show.

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