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Dow Jones’ Worst Streak in 46 Years & Taco Bell Serves…Chicken Nuggets?

Morning Brew Daily

Morning Brew

Business News, News, Business

4.43K Ratings

🗓️ 18 December 2024

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

Episode 477: Neal and Toby discuss the Dow Jones Industrial Average’s historic 9-day losing streak, something that hadn’t occurred since the late 1970s. Should Wall Street be worried? Then, Trump settles with ABC News in a defamation case that could have ripple effects on how media outlets cover Trump. Also, a little-known startup announces a $10B financing round that puts it at a whopping $62B valuation, perhaps starting a new era in data analytics. Meanwhile, Taco Bell enters the fast-food chicken wars with a familiar favorite: chicken nuggets. Lastly, a roundup of headlines to end your day.  Build your Range Rover Sport at landroverusa.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://link.chtbl.com/MBD Watch Morning Brew Daily Here: https://www.youtube.com/@MorningBrewDailyShow 00:00 - Intro  03:50 - Dow Jones Falling 09:00 - Defamation Cases 13:50 - Databricks startup  19:00 - Taco Bell Chicken Nuggets  23:50 - Headlines  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Good Morning Bird Daily Show.

0:03.0

I'm Neil Fryman.

0:04.0

And I'm Toby Howell.

0:05.0

Today, the Dow is in its longest losing streak since 1978.

0:09.0

So why aren't more people panicking?

0:11.0

Then Taco Bell is a loco for pollo.

0:14.0

It's adding a surprise new chicken dish to its menu this week.

0:17.0

It's Wednesday, December 18th.

0:20.0

Let's ride.

0:24.9

Got a fun thought starter for you all this morning. Maybe it'll help you come to a deeper

0:29.5

understanding of what makes you, you. So someone on Twitter posed the question,

0:34.6

what are your personal foundational texts? You know, the books you keep

0:39.0

coming back to, the ones that most represent your values and interests, and you can't fathom

0:44.0

having a personal library without them. Toby, the people want to know, what are your

0:49.1

foundational texts? As part of this prompt, there was the question of, these are books you revisit multiple

0:55.6

times throughout your lives that you've read multiple times. And by that definition, the only

0:59.5

foundational texts that I've read multiple times are mostly sci-fire fantasy novels, the Aragon

1:04.9

series growing up. I read multiple times. World War Z by Max Brooke is a book that I've read,

1:10.4

is a book I've read three times,

1:12.3

the Red Rising series. Most of these were books that I did read as a kid, then you revisit

1:16.8

as an adult. There's something just very cathartic about that. But, you know, if we expand

1:21.7

the definition beyond just books you've read multiple times, what are your foundational texts?

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