Kayla Lopez

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738 appearances 6 recordings 1 series first heard Jul 2026 last heard 5d ago

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Morning Brew Daily · Oil Prices Keep Climbing & ‘Moana’ Flops at the Box Office · 14 Jul 2026 podcast

Oil prices increasing will, of course, impact the price of gas at the pump.

But sustained increases can impact everything from airline tickets to food costs to general inflation pressure.

If this is a short-term change in the relationship between the US and Iran, it's possible that the price increases may be short-lived or not happen at all.

The toll revenue could potentially stem some of the economic pressure we feel in the US, but it's not exactly clear how that would work.

Yeah, that makes a lot of sense.

And before the war, an average of 110 vessels passed through the strait every day, according to CNN.

That's obviously drastically fewer now, with about six reported a day recently.

If that returned to normal levels, of course that $32 million would be material revenue for the U.S., but it could have cargo companies looking for alternatives.

That's a huge amount of tolls to pay.

So, Ray, are there any other options for cargo companies?

Moving on, in another hurdle for Paramount, a coalition of 12 states led by California is suing to block the media company in its acquisition of Warner Brothers Discovery.

The attorneys general are calling it an unlawful merger that would lead to, quote, higher prices, lower quality, and less content for film and television.

As combined, it would control almost one-third of theatrical films and cable programming like CNN, CBS News, and Discovery, plus also bringing Paramount Plus and HBO Max under the same corporate.

The coalition requested that the merger isn't closed until after this legal process is over, which could be a problem for Paramount, as they promised Warner shareholders about $650 million per quarter in fees if they don't close the deal by September 30th.

This comes about one month after the Justice Department signed off on the deal and after the companies received regulatory approvals in over 20 countries.

Ray, why are the states pushing back now?

I love the legal history lesson we got here.

Yeah, and Paramount has already responded to this suit, saying that it's a, quote, flawed application of the antitrust laws.

And that delaying this transaction will only harm entertainment workers who have already suffered over recent years.

However, over 4,000 Hollywood figures have signed on to a campaign opposing the merger, including pretty big names like Robert De Niro, Sofia Coppola, Mark Ruffalo, J.J.

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