Tesla Sinks After Musk-Trump Beef & Can the Switch 2 Save Nintendo?

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🗓️ 6 June 2025

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Episode 599: Neal and Toby dive into the messy breakup between Elon Musk and President Trump after publicly throwing verbal jabs each other, causing Tesla shares to sink. Then, Nintendo’s Switch 2 has arrived after much build up – can the follow-up save Nintendo’s sagging sales? Also, crypto firm Circle has its shares soar powered by FOMO, making it our Stock of the Week. And the EU wants to crack down on Shein, making it the Dog of the Week. Meanwhile, the Tony Awards are coming up and industry experts are noticing some added Hollywood star power on Broadway. 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. 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. 00:00 - What a news day 02:40 - Trump and Musk Fallout 07:00 - Switch 2 Hits Shelves 11:40 - Stock of the Week 16:20 - Dog of the Week 19:40 - Tony Awards 23:00 - Headlines Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:35.6	Good morning brew Daily Show.
0:37.9	I'm Neil Fryman.
0:39.0	And I'm Toby Howell.
0:40.0	Today, Elon Musk and Donald Trump broke up with everyone watching what it means for Tesla and SpaceX.
0:46.3	Then Nintendo's Switch 2 is already selling like hotcakes, but can it live up to its predecessor's legacy?
0:52.1	It's Friday, June 6th.
0:53.6	Let's legacy. It's Friday, June 6th. Let's ride.
0:58.0	Happy Friday, everyone. Toby, that was jaw-dropping yesterday. It's been a while since we had this amount of chatter, jokes, memes, I told you so's about one big news story.
1:10.0	But it makes sense because the drama does strike to the heart of unchecked money and power in this country.
1:16.3	But now, the big question is, where do we possibly go from here after the dust has settled?
1:21.8	It's anybody's guess.
1:23.1	I know.
1:24.0	I, too, cannot believe that Aaron Rogers is going to the Pittsburgh Steelers. Crazy day indeed.
1:32.5	And okay, I guess we'll talk about Elon and Trump too. But before that, a word from our sponsor,
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