Walmart Winces at Tariffs & Cracker Barrel’s Stock Sinks From Logo Fiasco

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🗓️ 22 August 2025

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Episode 654: Neal and Ann preview the biggest economic event of the year in Jackson Hole as all eyes are on Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s address. Then, Walmart is standing pat against the force of tariffs as it remains resilient amidst rising costs, but how can it hold? Also, Google’s Pixel 10 was unveiled and everyone is noticing how it’s lapped Apple in the AI-powered smartphone space. Meanwhile, Palantir suffers its sixth straight drop after a short-seller’s report is calling its bluff. Finally, people are mad at Delta, United Air, and…Cracker Barrel? 00:00 - Most embarrassing lines for food 3:45 - Powell’s swan song speech 7:50 - Walmart thinks it can handle tariffs 12:00 - Google Pixel 10 impresses 17:50 - Palantir…more like palan-tears 22:00 - Sprint Finish! LinkedIn will even give you a $100 credit on your next campaign so you can try it yourself. Check out LinkedIn.com/mbd for more. Submit your MBD Password Answer here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1Yzrl1BJY2FAFwXBYtb0CEp8XQB2Y6mLdHkbq9Kb2Sz8/viewform?edit_requested=true Check out Brew Markets here: https://swap.fm/l/9Qk4z73Z2nEwFiCB4qee 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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0:45.4	Good morning, Brewed Daily show.
0:46.2	I'm Neil Fryman.
0:47.1	And I'm Ann Barry.
0:49.0	Today, all eyes are on Jackson Hole where a B.C.'s drone pal will deliver
0:51.2	the most consequential speech of the year.
0:53.5	And has Google made green text cool?
0:56.0	It's Friday, heck yeah. August 22nd, let's ride.
1:04.0	Everyone agrees that in big cities, eating at the most popular restaurants has gotten way out of hand.
1:08.0	And by that, I mean, sometimes you have to wait in hours-long lines to get
1:11.9	into them, and there's truly nothing more embarrassing than waiting in line to eat at any restaurant,
1:16.8	no matter how world-famous it is. But not all lines are equally embarrassing. And thankfully,
1:21.5	the infatuation created a list of the most embarrassing restaurant lines in America, here are a few.
1:28.6	In New York City, the most embarrassing line to wait in is for Apollo bagels and breakfast by
1:33.5	Saltskir.
1:34.4	In Austin, it's Franklin's barbecue.
1:36.8	Agree with that.
1:37.7	In Chicago, Kasama, a Filipino breakfast place.
1:40.7	And in L.A., it's the Erwin,, Beverly Hills and community goods. And what is the longest
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