Federal Staffers Must Justify Jobs or Be Fired? & Ozempic Shortage is Over

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🗓️ 24 February 2025

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Episode 525: Toby and Ann discuss Elon Musk’s email to all federal employees asking them to report their accomplishments otherwise face resignation and why some agencies are choosing to ignore the email. Then, Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway reports another record strong quarter and publishes his famed annual letter that takes aim at the White House. Also, Ozempic and Wegovy are back on the shelves as the FDA reports they are no longer in a shortage in the US. Meanwhile, Conservative CDU/CSU Party leader Friedrich Merz and New York Yankee facial hair are the weekend’s winners. Finally, a look toward the Week Ahead! 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. 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. Check out https://linkedin.com/MBD for more! Listen to Morning Brew Daily Here: https://link.chtbl.com/MBD Watch Morning Brew Daily Here: https://www.youtube.com/@MorningBrewDailyShow Hear more from Ann on After Earnings: https://open.spotify.com/show/5I5q3LIg1ueDWoTM8AZsHQ?si=38da6cb59c874a5e Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Does it ever feel like you're a marketing professional just speaking into the void?
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0:26.9	claim your credit. Terms and conditions apply. Good morning brew daily show. I'm Toby Howell.
0:34.2	And I'm Ann Barry. Today, federal employees are scrambling after an email over the weekend,
0:39.5	asked them to show their work.
0:41.8	And the Oracle of Omaha, Warren Buffett,
0:44.2	with Berkshire Hathaway's annual newsletter out,
0:46.9	letting us answer the question, what would Warren do?
0:49.5	It's Monday, February 24th.
0:51.6	Let's ride.
0:57.0	Okay. February 24th. Let's ride. Happy Monday, everyone, and welcome to the show. Neal is still enjoying his much-deserved
1:04.0	break, so Ann will be helping steer the ship for the upcoming week. And since we're going to be hanging out for the next few days, do you mind giving our listeners a quick bio? Who is Anne Barry? And how did you end up in this chair across from me?
1:16.3	Well, I'm breaking down the market news for Morning Brew at a franchise called Brew Markets.
1:21.2	You'll find us on Instagram, on X, on YouTube right now, and also we have a fabulous daily
1:25.6	newsletter coming out at the end of day. Also hosting
1:28.5	after earnings, which is our conversations with CEOs and CFOs at your favorite public
1:33.2	companies. So keeping really busy. Anne hosts a lot of shows. She's very talented. I highly recommend
1:38.4	checking out both of the franchises that you're a part of. But thank you so much. You're a natural fill-in
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