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The Best One Yet

LaCroix sparkling water drops, Amex acquires Resy, and Americans stop having as many babies

The Best One Yet

Nick & Jack Studios

Business News, Tech, News, Finance, Business, Pop Culture

4.69.8K Ratings

🗓️ 16 May 2019

⏱️ 17 minutes

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Summary

To get into your weekend calendar, Amex acquired restaurant reservation app Resy to make perks way more Millenniall-y. LaCroix is owned by National Beverage Corp, whose shares fell 7% this week as analysts say it can’t handle new competition. And a major study shows Americans are having a record low number of babies, so we jump into the businesses that affects.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

This is Nick, this is Jack, and this is Snacks Daily, it is Thursday, May 16th, and it is the best one yet.

0:08.4

Jack, let me check my records over. Yep, this is the best one. Yeah, this is the best one we've done.

0:12.8

Markets rose yesterday, but we're actually coming at you from Coast to Coast.

0:16.8

We're on either coast. I've got the Atlantic on my side. Jack, can you see the Pacific over there from San Francisco?

0:21.6

I'm looking at the Pacific right now. I'm also looking at you through FaceTime, so this is a great Coast to Coast podcast.

0:28.1

Jack, we haven't done a remote podcast like this since...

0:31.7

Hands across America?

0:34.0

Alright, we got three great stories we're bringing at you. First is LaCroix, the spirit drink of youthfulness.

0:39.5

It's parent company stock dropped by 7% this week.

0:42.7

Now, we opened up the fridge on this, we popped one open, and we're going to tell you why. It's all about the pump almost.

0:47.5

Our second story is about American Express. It just acquired Restaurant Reservation app, Rezzy.

0:53.1

This is all about experiences not appetizers, big one here.

0:57.0

Third and final story is big and it's economic.

0:59.9

The birth rate in the United States just hit a record low in the societal implications.

1:05.1

We'll be broken down in this podcast.

1:07.6

Get this. Only 3.7 million babies were born and then reared in the US last year.

1:13.4

But first, let's talk about what Snapchat just rolled out to this world.

1:16.8

I'm liking the looks of this thing, and then I mildly disturbed you.

1:20.3

There's a new filter on Snapchat that will let you see yourself as the opposite sex.

1:25.2

So we're talking, Jack and I are both guys. We pop up our photos, our faces on the screen,

1:29.5

and then we get to see Nick as Nicole, Jack as Jack.

1:32.8

Jack as Jack and I looked like a really, really well done up woman.

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