(00:01.688) Game of Thrones in Washington, DC. Yeah, I’ve been asked before, hey, well, Chris, know, why don’t you get involved in politics and run for office someday? No, no, know, Socrates says to know thyself and I know, again, I wouldn’t last there very long. I’d find it difficult. Like I said, I know […]
(00:00.942) Tip fatigue, yeah, it’s in fact in the country. Here’s the story, Americans are tipping less than they have in years. They say frustration with rising menu prices and ubiquitous tip prompts lead to a six year low. average tip at full service restaurants dropped to 19.3 % for three months. Okay, I hate […]
(00:01.806) Budget deficit blowout. Yeah, how about this? This. The worst start to a fiscal year. Ever. Ever. Government spending up 10.9 % tax receipts down 2.2 % fiscal year to date deficit up. 40%. Now again, this started in October, October. You hear that that ticking you make out of MacGyver around here that […]
(00:02.668) Yeah, ESG DEI blowing up 401Ks. And we told you so. Yeah, we did. A district court ruled that American Airlines failed to prioritize the financial interests of its employees’ retirement funds by enabling fund managers to pursue environmental, social, and governance investments. This is interesting. I’ll you why. This is interesting in more […]
(00:01.142) Elizabeth Warren tries to make nice. it’s that wonderful. This is bipartisanship. She’s reaching out. Yep. She had a piece in the Wall Street Journal today. If Trump wants to unrig the economy, I’m in. She says, I will lead Democrats on the banking committee to lower costs, advance security and cut red tape. […]
(00:00.868) job losses and AI. So story comes out. My phone’s ringing off the hook. Chris, I got to talk about this. Artificial intelligence is coming for your job. Take your jobs. 41 % of employers intend to downsize their workforce as AI automates certain tasks. Out of hundreds of large companies surveyed around the […]
(00:01.678) Fix the problem or fix the blame. That’s a line from the movie, Rising Sun. Sean Connery was delivered by him in that movie. He talked about, at the time it was the 1980s, when Michael Crichton wrote that novel, the Japanese were killing it as far as business was concerned. And he said […]
(00:00.76) thieves, cheats, liars, and politicians. That was reminded of a story we did over five years ago. Over five years ago, there was this, city of Philadelphia, they imposed a soda tax. They imposed a soda tax, and we explained here on the program who that. tax is actually going to hit, progressive, hitting […]
(00:00.928) Nice jacket, bro. I guess the suits at ABC, they actually, cause again, they put this out. This was a well-timed release. The suits at ABC are none too happy with David Mourier. my God. They can’t believe it. Him with the clothes pins on the back of his jacket so he could look […]
(00:00.942) Being a second class citizen. I’m a second class citizen. I’m sure most of you are second class citizens. I’m gonna go back to one of my favorites, comedic, genius, and a bit of a prophet, George Carlin. It’s a big club and you ain’t in it. Class has always been. factor in this […]