US-UK Reach Major Trade Deal & Bill Gates Giving Away $200B Fortune

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🗓️ 9 May 2025

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Episode 579: Neal and Toby dive into the first deal made in Trump’s tariff-era with the UK, seen by many as a win for both Trump and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Then, Bill Gates is hanging it up soon and plans to distribute all of his wealth and end the Gates Foundation. Also, AI is making its way through everyday life…including the afterlife. Meanwhile, SharkNinja is our Stock of the Week and Krispy Kreme is our Dog of the Week. 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. Visit https://planetoat.com/ to learn more! Listen to Morning Brew Daily Here: https://www.swap.fm/l/mbd-note Watch Morning Brew Daily Here: https://www.youtube.com/@MorningBrewDailyShow All investing involves the risk of loss, including loss of principal. Brokerage services for US-listed, registered securities, options and bonds in a self-directed account are offered by Public Investing, Inc., member FINRA & SIPC. Public Investing offers a High-Yield Cash Account where funds from this account are automatically deposited into partner banks where they earn interest and are eligible for FDIC insurance; Public Investing is not a bank. Cryptocurrency trading services are offered by Bakkt Crypto Solutions (NMLS ID 1890144), which is licensed to engage in virtual currency business activity by the NYSDFS. Cryptocurrency is highly speculative and involves a high degree of risk. Cryptocurrency holdings are not protected by the FDIC or SIPC. APY as of 3/18/25, subject to change. *Terms and Conditions apply. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:34.7	Good morning brew daily show. I'm Neil Fryman.
0:37.9	And I'm Toby Howell.
0:38.8	Today, AI is resurrecting dead people to give testimony in court and teach writing classes, innovative or creepy.
0:46.4	Then Trump announced a framework for a trade deal with the UK.
0:50.2	We're sending them Guy Fieri, and we're getting back, David Beckham.
0:53.7	It's Friday, May 9th. Let's ride.
1:01.3	As white smoke billowed from the Sistine Chapel's chimney yesterday, signaling the election of a new Pope,
1:07.1	the screech of a bald eagle could be heard in the distance.
1:10.7	Cardinal Robert Francis
1:11.9	Prevost, a Chicago-born Villanova University math major, was elected as the first American
1:17.6	Pope in history, taking the name Leo the 14th. As the new pope made his first appearance on
1:22.9	the balcony overlooking St. Peter's Square, the crowd went wild, and so did people in his native United
1:29.0	States who were delirious that a Chicago boy known to his friends as Bob was now the leader
1:34.5	of the world's 1.4 billion Catholics. Many questions remain about what direction he'll take
1:40.4	the church in, but at least one mystery has been solved. According to the new Pope's brother, he is a White Sox fan, not a Cubs guy.
1:48.0	First of all, everyone who bet on the Pope yesterday was totally wrong.
1:52.2	Prevost was at 0.3% on Pollymarket right before the announcement.
1:57.1	So whoever backed an American Pope made a pretty penny.
2:00.1	But yesterday was an all-time day
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