Episode 507: Neal and Toby dive into the chaos and confusion caused by Trump’s memo to freeze all federal funding. Then, Google will change ‘Gulf of Mexico’ to ‘Gulf of America’, and Denali to ‘Mount McKinley,’ saying that it’s only following what Uncle Sam says. Plus, the return of supersonic travel after nearly 50 years. Also, an indie online bookstore site launches a new e-book platform to support local bookstores. Finally, a roundup of the latest headlines to end your day. 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. Download the Yahoo! Finance App (on the Play and App store) for real-time alerts on news and insights tailored to your portfolio and stock watchlists. Listen to Morning Brew Daily Here: https://link.chtbl.com/MBD Watch Morning Brew Daily Here: https://www.youtube.com/@MorningBrewDailyShow
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Good morning, Brew Daily Show. I'm Neil Freiman. And I'm Toby Howell. Today, the Gulf of Mexico is becoming the Gulf of America, at least on Google Maps.
Then the Trump administration's vague directive to halt $3 trillion in federal funding has hit a bit of a roadblock. It's Wednesday, January 29th. Let's ride.
Happy Lunar New Year, if you're one of the more than 1 billion people celebrating the arrival of the year of the snake, the wood snake this year, to be precise. Sounds a little spooky, but it isn't. Unlike in Western culture, snakes aren't considered the manifestation of evil and temptation in China. Instead, the slithery animals are associated with
spirituality, charisma, intelligence, and art, but also cunning and mystery. Some people you may have heard of who were born in the year of the snake, Mahatma Gandhi, Bob Dylan, and Taylor Swift. Toby, obviously this had me checking my Chinese zodiac sign, and turns out I was born in the year of the goat, which is no surprise because, well, I'm the goat. What's your sign?
I am the year of the ox, Neil, which is unfortunately really bad news for the podcast because apparently, according to the Chinese Zodiac, ox and goat are not compatible at all and should in fact avoid each other wherever possible. So it might be time for me to pack it up and you need to go out and find a pig or a rabbit because apparently that is what you are compatible with. Okay.
Oh, so it was really a concentrated sell-off. Neil, you know what? You're always on it. Where do you even come up with all these facts?
Well, I usually just give Yahoo Finance a peruse.
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