Biden-Blocked $15B Steel Merger Gets Messy & Indoor Golf Ready for Prime Time?

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🗓️ 7 January 2025

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Episode 491: Neal and Toby chat about the drama around the US Steel and Nippon Steel lawsuit that alleges the Biden administration blocked the merger for more sneaky reasons than national security. Then, Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has abruptly resigned amid waning popularity and a Trump administration threatening to apply blank tariffs on Canadian goods. Also, world class golf pros Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy hope to excite the masses with an indoor golf league meant for prime time TV. Plus, History podcasts and books are more popular than ever. Lastly, a roundup of the biggest headlines for the day. 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. Checkout public.com/morningbrew for more Listen to Morning Brew Daily Here: https://link.chtbl.com/MBD Watch Morning Brew Daily Here: https://www.youtube.com/@MorningBrewDailyShow All investing involves the risk of loss, including loss of principal. Brokerage services for US-listed, registered securities, options and bonds in a self-directed account are offered by Public Investing, Inc., member FINRA & SIPC. Public Investing offers a High-Yield Cash Account where funds from this account are automatically deposited into partner banks where they earn interest and are eligible for FDIC insurance; Public Investing is not a bank. Cryptocurrency trading services are offered by Bakkt Crypto Solutions, LLC (NMLS ID 1890144), which is licensed to engage in virtual currency business activity by the NYSDFS. Cryptocurrency is highly speculative, involves a high degree of risk, and has the potential for loss of the entire amount of an investment. Cryptocurrency holdings are not protected by the FDIC or SIPC. APY as of 1/2/25, offered by Public Investing, member FINRA/SIPC. Rate subject to change. 00:00 - A Marathon A Day 03:20 - Canadian Turmoil 07:20 - US Steel Debacle 11:50 - TGL Goes Live 16:45 - Toby’s Trends - History! 21:50 - Headlines Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:27.4	Good morning, Brew Daily Show. I'm Neil Fryman. And I'm Toby Howell. Today, inflation claims another victim as
0:34.6	Justin Trudeau steps down as Prime Minister of Canada.
0:38.1	Then a new high-tech Tiger Woodsback Golf League kicks off its inaugural season tonight.
0:43.6	It's Tuesday, January 7th. Let's ride.
0:50.5	This might make you feel a little lazy.
0:53.5	A 55-year-old Belgian woman named Hilded Dessone just put all of our New Year's resolutions to shame,
0:59.6	saying she completed one marathon per day in 2024, a goal she's set for herself at the beginning of the year.
1:07.6	That's not only wildly impressive and a little bit crazy, but it also could be history.
1:13.2	She's submitting evidence to the Guinness World Record to become the first woman to run a
1:17.8	marathon every single day of the year. Toby, she said the hardest part about this wasn't the
1:23.6	physical aspect, but the mental anguish of waking up and knowing you have to start
1:28.7	all over again every day, which same.
1:32.3	Same.
1:32.9	The only thing more impressive than running a marathon every single day could be recording a business
1:38.0	news podcast every morning.
1:39.4	I think they're on similar levels.
1:41.4	Also, it was a leap year last year, so she actually ran 366 marathons. Pretty crazy.
1:48.8	How about this, though, too? She was working part-time. She also has four children and a husband,
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