Oil Prices Soar Past $100 & Workers Are Flocking to ‘AI Man Camps’

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🗓️ 9 March 2026

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Episode 795: Neal and Toby talk about the oil price crisis deepening as more Gulf producers slow their output. Then, the Feb jobs report showed a widespread and unexpected downturn in the labor market. For our weekend winners, an authorized photo shoot of Goldman Sachs junior bankers has upset the old heads. And AI ‘man camps’ offer golf and steaks to lure workers to build data centers. Finally, what you need to know in the week ahead. Learn more at taxact.com/business-returns Join us for trivia! https://mbdtrivianight-march2026.splashthat.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://www.swap.fm/l/mbd-note⁠⁠⁠ Watch Morning Brew Daily Here:⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@MorningBrewDailyShow⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	recently I got an ad for the best lawn fertilizer but here's the thing I live in an apartment
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0:35.3	Terms and conditions apply.
0:37.8	Good morning for Daily show. I'm Neil Fry apply. Good morning, Brutely Show.
0:40.1	I'm Neil Fryman.
0:41.0	And I'm Toby Howell.
0:41.9	Today, the energy crisis just got real.
0:44.7	Oil prices shot through $100 a barrel.
0:47.7	Then the economy is shedding jobs left and right.
0:51.5	It's Thursday, March 9th.
0:53.4	Let's ride. Good morning and welcome back to a week
1:00.5	that's going to feel like spring is finally here. Thanks to daylight saving time, sure, we lost an
1:05.7	hour of sleep, but sunset tonight in New York is nearly 7 p.m. But I want to start on the opposite coast.
1:11.5	The Los Angeles Marathon was held yesterday,
1:14.0	and an announcement before the race was ruffling some feathers.
1:17.1	Due to expected high temperatures,
1:19.5	organizers said that runners could stop at mile 18 and still collect a finishers medal.
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