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The Best One Yet

Nick & Jack Studios

News, Business

4.7 • 9.5K Ratings

🗓️ 14 April 2025

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

Louis Vuitton opened its 1st Texas factory 6 years ago… but we’ll explain why it’s failing (#FooeyVuitton).

Dubai Chocolate went viral 17 months ago… It shows why every biz needs a “Trend Team.”

Trump’s trade war focus is the “trade deficit”... But America’s economy is Brains & Brands.

Plus, tomorrow is tax day… But if you haven’t done yours yet, Pokemon can help.

$LVMUY $SHAK $SPY

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0:00.0	This is Nick. This is Jack. Welcome back. It is Monday, April 14th. And today's pod is the best one yet. This is a T-boy. The top three pop business news stories you need to know today.
0:12.3	All right, Jack, how are the greatest hits this weekend? That was your idea. I know, but you're doing it too.
0:16.5	Nick and Molly, after a colonoscopy week, they decided to just stay home and go to all their
0:21.6	favorite places.
0:22.4	And they called it the greatest hits weekend.
0:24.8	Sometimes you've got to do the greatest hits.
0:26.3	Jack, three stories for today's show.
0:28.4	Welcome back.
0:29.2	What do we got on the pie?
0:30.2	For our first story.
0:31.7	Six years ago, Louis Vuitton opened their first handbag factory in Texas.
0:36.1	So, Nick, how's it going? Well, Louis Vuitton's
0:38.5	Texan handbags are falling apart. And it's all a metaphor for the trade war. For our second story,
0:44.7	Dubai Chocolate has become the most viral food of 2025. Even Shake Shack has a version of it.
0:50.2	Dubai Chocolate explains why every company needs a trend team.
0:54.8	A trend team six.
0:56.1	Trend team six.
0:56.9	And our third and final story.
0:58.8	The two words that Trump is most obsessed with when it comes to the economy, trade deficit.
1:04.0	But while America imports iPhones, we export information.
1:09.0	But yeties, before we hit that wonderful mix of stories.
1:12.1	Whoa, what a fantastic mix of stories, Jack.
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