Powell’s Job in Limbo? & Your 401K May Be Open to Private Markets

Morning Brew Daily

Morning Brew

News, Business, Business News

4.4 • 2.8K Ratings

🗓️ 17 July 2025

⏱️ 28 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

Episode 628: Neal and Toby discuss the reports of Trump getting ready to tell Fed Chair Jerome Powell to pack his desk and skedaddle. Then, an executive order from the President may open up 401(k)s to private markets. Also, Ford is issuing another recall…seems to be a recurring issue. Plus, it’s Neal’s Numbers on the Labubu craze, air conditioning in Europe vs. the US, and obesity. Meet your local home loan expert at ⁠⁠https://mortgagematchup.com/?utm_source=morning_brew&utm_medium=podcast 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 00:00 - Dog adoption surges thanks to ‘Superman’ 3:10 - Powell’s on the hot seat 9:15 - 401Ks could go private 12:10 - Ford Recalls 18:00 - Labubu's rise 20:20 - Euro AC vs US AC 22:20 - Obesity Study 25:30 - Coke real cane sugar

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	Good morning Brew Daily Show. I'm Neil Fryman.
0:05.0	And I'm Toby Howell.
0:06.0	Today the drama over Jerome Powell's job security keeps on escalating.
0:10.0	Will Trump really give him the pink slip?
0:13.0	Then Ford just broke an automotive record for the most recalls ever issued in a calendar year.
0:19.0	It's Thursday, July 17th. Let's ride.
0:23.6	So people may have mixed feelings about the new Superman movie, but they are totally in love
0:31.6	with a new character the film introduces to the DC universe, the Super Dog Crypto. Superman's scene-stealing foster dog has led to a spike in interest for dog adoption in the
0:42.6	real world, with Google searches for adopt a dog near me, jumping 513% in the days following
0:49.5	the release of the movie.
0:51.0	The dog training app Woofs with Z, which compiled the data, sent a note of caution
0:56.0	to all the hopeful dog parents saying adoption is a real commitment. The hype will fade, but your dog
1:00.7	will stay, so make sure you're ready to give them the time, care, and training they need,
1:04.6	and deserve. Tell me this dog is pretty cute. He's very cute. According to Woof's findings,
1:08.8	users even search for crypto, That's the dog's name,
1:11.6	breed specifically, and that breed is CGI. No, I'm kidding. The dog was entirely made of CGI,
1:17.7	but he is modeled after James Gunn, the film's director's own rescue dog, Ozu, who looks like a mix
1:23.3	of a schnauzer and a terrier mutt. Apparently, this is the backstory. While the director was
1:28.7	writing the film and creating the film, he was having trouble training this dog, Ozu, and
1:34.3	wondered how much worse it would get if Ozu actually had superpowers. Hence, crypto, the super dog,
1:40.1	making it into the film. Very cute. I've only seen the trailers, but he does fly around really quickly.
1:46.0	So if you're in the market for a dog, maybe look at the terrier and schnauzer mix.
	...

Transcript will be available on the free plan in 17 days. Upgrade to see the full transcript now.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Morning Brew, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Morning Brew and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.