Nick Martell
👤 SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
Seven car brands are now in the everything store.
Because Amazon doesn't sell stuff.
Amazon sells access.
For our second story, something strange is going on in the art market right now.
Sotheby's is spiraling.
Besties, why is the auction house Sotheby's not paying its painters?
Jack and I jump in T-boy style.
And our third and final story, we found an articulation that captures everything we hate about this economy as consumers.
This is the annoying economy and everywhere surcharges for everything.
But yetis, before we hit that wonderful mix of stories, I mean, like we said, best mix out there, Jack.
Love the mix today.
Nick, nine of the 10 biggest stock moving days of the last year were caused by either tariffs or the war in Iran.
But besties, nothing in our economy has been more affected than the tomato.
The ripe, red, vegetable-ish fruit is at the center of the geopolitical stage right now.
Because yetis, the price of the humble tomato has jumped by 15% in the last month.
Because multiple macro forces are crushing our tomatoes.
First, Jack, we buy two thirds of our tomatoes from down in Mexico.
But the trade war put a 17% tax on those imported tomatoes.
Okay, but then, Jack, you got a real war going on in Iran.
The Strait is still closed.