US to Ban Farmland Sales to China & Middle Managers Crashing Out?

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🗓️ 9 July 2025

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Episode 622: Neal and Toby talk about the Trump Administration banning Chinese buyers from acquiring US farmlands. Then, Robinhood is offering faux equities as tokens and OpenAI is not happy about it. Also, middle managers are being axed which means top managers are adopting more workers. Plus, a polymarket controversy over whether President Zelenskyy wore a suit or not. Finally, a wrap up of more headlines. Meet your local home loan expert at ⁠⁠https://mortgagematchup.com/?utm_source=morning_brew&utm_medium=podcast Join us for trivia night! https://mbd-trivianight-july15.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

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0:32.6	Good morning, Brew Daily Show. I'm Neil Fryman. And I'm Toby Howell.
0:37.1	Today, the $237 million
0:39.5	debate over Vladimir Zelensky's suit. Then the Agricultural Department has had it with foreign
0:45.9	investors buying up U.S. farmland. It's Wednesday, July 9th. Let's ride.
1:00.5	The number one rule of Hollywood is if you have a hit on your hands, you must run it back.
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1:12.6	After having an incredible time a few months ago, we are unveiling Morning Brew Daily Bar Trivia Night, the sequel. It's going to take place next Tuesday, July 15th,
1:19.1	in the East Village of Manhattan, and we want to see you there. Yes, we do. You get the exact
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1:28.9	description. For any of you non-New York City-based people, we do plan to publish the trivia
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