Disney Fights Back Board Takeover & Amazon Ditches Grab n’ Go

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🗓️ 4 April 2024

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Episode 294: Neal and Toby talk about Bob Iger’s successful defense from a Nelson Peltz takeover and the conclusion of the Disney proxy battle. Then, egg prices are coming back up as America’s largest egg producer has an unfortunate discovery of bird flu in its stock. Next, Amazon is taking a step back in its Grab n’ Go concept since it’s yielding little return. Also, Neal goes through his favorite numbers from the week. Meanwhile, NYC congestion pricing is happening…and it might not just be for cars. Lastly, monkeys are running amok in this Thai city that’s halting its businesses 00:00 - Intro 02:40 - Disney wins board battle 07:00 - Egg Prices and bird flu 09:43 - Amazon check out 14:00 - Neal’s Numbers 20:00 - NYC Marathon vs MTA 23:00 - Monkeys in Thailand Get your Morning Brew Daily Merch HERE: https://shop.morningbrew.com/products/morning-brew-daily-sweatshirt?utm_medium=multimedia&utm_source=podcast&utm_campaign=mbd&utm_content=shownotes Listen to Morning Brew Daily Here: https://link.chtbl.com/MBD Watch Morning Brew Daily Here: https://www.youtube.com/@MorningBrewDailyShow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:38.0	Good morning, Brew Daily Show.
0:39.6	I'm Neil Primes.
0:40.5	And I'm Toby House.
0:41.4	Today, egg prices are back on the rise and the spread of bird flu might only make things worse.
0:47.0	Then the fate of Disney's corporate Battle Royale has been decided,
0:51.0	did Bob Iger prevail or is the mouse getting some new blood in the boardroom?
0:56.2	It's Thursday, April 4th. Let's ride. As if you didn't already have enough Apple products in your life, the company is reportedly
1:09.4	considering getting into personal robotics.
1:13.0	According to a Bloomberg report,
1:14.3	engineers at Apple have been exploring a mobile robot
1:17.4	that can follow users around their homes.
1:20.2	This hunt for the next big thing
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