Kyle Hagee
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No, I mean, you don't, and I love these people. I am one of them. Okay, let's sprint to the finish with some final headlines. Lots of drama at Polymarket, the prediction betting platform that rose to prominence during the recent election. Yesterday, the FBI raided the Manhattan home of the founder and CEO of the site, 26-year-old Shane Coplin, and seized his phone.
We don't know yet what the agents were looking for or why they raided the home, but... But Polymarket was quick to call it politically motivated after its users accurately predicted the outcome of the election in favor of Donald Trump.
We don't know yet what the agents were looking for or why they raided the home, but... But Polymarket was quick to call it politically motivated after its users accurately predicted the outcome of the election in favor of Donald Trump.
We don't know yet what the agents were looking for or why they raided the home, but... But Polymarket was quick to call it politically motivated after its users accurately predicted the outcome of the election in favor of Donald Trump.
A spokesman for the company said, quote, This is obvious political retribution by the outgoing administration against Polymarket for providing a market that correctly called the 2024 presidential election.
A spokesman for the company said, quote, This is obvious political retribution by the outgoing administration against Polymarket for providing a market that correctly called the 2024 presidential election.
A spokesman for the company said, quote, This is obvious political retribution by the outgoing administration against Polymarket for providing a market that correctly called the 2024 presidential election.
Well, Spirit, if you remember, was an incredible disruptor in this industry. It pioneered this ultra-low-cost model, kind of like the story we were just talking about with Taimou and Sheehan, forcing the other carriers to offer very cheap seats and then charge you for literally anything else you want online.
Well, Spirit, if you remember, was an incredible disruptor in this industry. It pioneered this ultra-low-cost model, kind of like the story we were just talking about with Taimou and Sheehan, forcing the other carriers to offer very cheap seats and then charge you for literally anything else you want online.
Well, Spirit, if you remember, was an incredible disruptor in this industry. It pioneered this ultra-low-cost model, kind of like the story we were just talking about with Taimou and Sheehan, forcing the other carriers to offer very cheap seats and then charge you for literally anything else you want online.
On the flight, Spirit was a big player in forcing the big four, Delta, American, all of those, to offer more discounted seats and charge more for bags, which I guess is not a great thing for customers. But it does appear headed for bankruptcy.
On the flight, Spirit was a big player in forcing the big four, Delta, American, all of those, to offer more discounted seats and charge more for bags, which I guess is not a great thing for customers. But it does appear headed for bankruptcy.
On the flight, Spirit was a big player in forcing the big four, Delta, American, all of those, to offer more discounted seats and charge more for bags, which I guess is not a great thing for customers. But it does appear headed for bankruptcy.
And critics of the Biden administration's antitrust initiative, that crackdown, have been pointing out that, you know, they blocked a merger between Spirit and JetBlue to... compete with the big four airlines. And in doing so, they basically condemned Spirit to bankruptcy. So we'll be looking in the next few weeks.
And critics of the Biden administration's antitrust initiative, that crackdown, have been pointing out that, you know, they blocked a merger between Spirit and JetBlue to... compete with the big four airlines. And in doing so, they basically condemned Spirit to bankruptcy. So we'll be looking in the next few weeks.
And critics of the Biden administration's antitrust initiative, that crackdown, have been pointing out that, you know, they blocked a merger between Spirit and JetBlue to... compete with the big four airlines. And in doing so, they basically condemned Spirit to bankruptcy. So we'll be looking in the next few weeks.
Wall Street Journal reported that Spirit does appear to be filing for bankruptcy in the next few weeks, and its stock price just fell 60 percent yesterday. Spotify is going all in on video podcasts to dethrone YouTube.
Wall Street Journal reported that Spirit does appear to be filing for bankruptcy in the next few weeks, and its stock price just fell 60 percent yesterday. Spotify is going all in on video podcasts to dethrone YouTube.
Wall Street Journal reported that Spirit does appear to be filing for bankruptcy in the next few weeks, and its stock price just fell 60 percent yesterday. Spotify is going all in on video podcasts to dethrone YouTube.
Yesterday, the company announced that it will start paying creators who hit certain engagement levels on their videos and will remove automated ad breaks and videos for premium subscribers. It's a bet that more podcasters who film themselves podcasting like we do will put more content on the platform if they had a financial incentive to do so.