Anxious Shoppers Love Dollar General & Meta Inks Nuclear Deal

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🗓️ 4 June 2025

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Episode 597: Neal and Toby talk about Meta’s mega nuclear deal with Constellation Energy as it seeks to power its AI demand. Then, Dollar General impresses Wall Street with a strong Q1 that has shoppers from all over looking for value amid rising costs. Also, the fast-food chicken wars reaches a new chapter with the return of the McDonald’s snack wrap and a restaurant that’s heating up: Dave’s Hot Chicken. Plus, a British AI startup filed for bankruptcy after it was allegedly falsifying business to inflate its sales. 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. LinkedIn will even give you a $100 credit on your next campaign so you can try it yourself. Go to LinkedIn.com/MBD Terms and conditions apply. Only on LinkedIn Ads. Listen to Morning Brew Daily Here: https://www.swap.fm/l/mbd-note Watch Morning Brew Daily Here: https://www.youtube.com/@MorningBrewDailyShow 00:00 - MBD Trivia Night 02:45 - Dollar General Stock Up 07:00 - Meta Goes Nuclear 11:00 - Builder.AI Collapse 16:15 - Snack Wrap Returns 20:00 - Headlines Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:36.9	Good morning brew Daily show.
0:39.1	I'm Neil Fryman.
0:40.0	And I'm Toby Howell.
0:40.9	Today, McDonald's is bringing back the snack wrap,
0:43.3	but this time around, it's got some competition.
0:45.7	Then Dollar General is not just surviving,
0:48.5	but thriving in the face of economic uncertainty.
0:51.6	It's Wednesday, June 4th.
0:53.5	Let's ride. What a time was had at MBD
1:01.5	trivia last night here in New York City. Thanks to the more than 100 of you who came and played
1:06.5	along. I feel like so many memories and friendships were made just in the span of two hours.
1:11.8	There was this guy who drove in from Fairfield, Connecticut, just to hang, the father-daughter
1:16.5	duo who was visiting all the way from Arizona, and the time everyone loudly booed Toby for
1:21.5	one of his Toby's trends questions. Just super cool to see the community you've created around this
1:25.9	podcast. I think you're confusing
1:27.7	those booze with the abject despair your diabolical Neal's numbers category instilled in everyone.
1:33.9	But yes, we certainly want to do more trivia going forward and appreciate everyone who came out.
1:38.1	Maybe some virtual Zoom trivias in our future too, so all you outside the city can show us how
1:43.3	smart you are. And also, maybe boo,
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