A New Southwest Air Arrives & US Dollar Dips to 4-Yr Low

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🗓️ 30 January 2026

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Episode 769: Neal and Toby recap Apple’s latest earnings which turned out to be one of its strongest quarters yet, buoyed by the iPhone. Then, Melania Trump’s documentary hits wide release today and some are wondering if there’s enough buzz around it to fill seats in a theatrical release. Also, with Southwest ending its open-seating model, it’s a new day for the budget airline and the new challenge is profitability. Plus, Zoom’s stock quietly pops – making it our Stock of the Week. And the US dollar hits a new low – making it our Dog of the Week. Finally, Congress is scrambling to avoid another shutdown. Get your tickets for the Morning Brew Variety Show! https://tinyurl.com/MBvariety Learn more about Sandals at sandals.com Subscribe to Morning Brew Daily for more of the news you need to start your day. Share the show with a friend, and leave us a review on your favorite podcast app. Listen to Morning Brew Daily Here:⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.swap.fm/l/mbd-note⁠⁠⁠ Watch Morning Brew Daily Here:⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@MorningBrewDailyShow⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:26.9	Yeah, but where I die?
0:29.7	Good morning, Brude Daily show.
0:36.3	I'm Neil Fryman.
0:37.1	And I'm Toby Howell.
0:38.3	Today, why did Amazon pay $75 million for the Melania documentary?
0:42.3	Then you won't believe how much money Southwest expects to make off its seating changes.
0:48.3	It's Friday, January 30th.
0:50.3	Let's ride. Good morning and happy Friday.
0:58.0	Major announcement incoming, President Trump said he's going to reveal his pick to become the next Fed share this morning.
1:05.0	And all signs indicate it's going to be Kevin Warsh.
1:08.0	Warsh is a former Fed governor who was actually passed over for the job in 2017
1:12.1	by the current Fed chair, Jerome Powell. He's known for his previously hawkish views on inflation,
1:18.0	which means he supported higher interest rates, though in recent months he's publicly called for
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