Episode 569: Neal and Kyle dive into what’s behind the bad start of spring housing as existing home sales sink. Then, CEOs on earnings calls across corporate America are warning about the effects of the trade war. Also, an ex-Columbia student banned for developing a controversial AI tool has raised $5.3M for the same tool. Meanwhile, Zyn is the Stock of the Week, and Alphabet is…also a Stock of the Week! 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. Visit https://planetoat.com/ to learn more! 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 Kyle Hagee. Today, why every CEO is mentioning the T-word on earnings calls.
And how the infamous Zin nicotine pouches are driving shareholder value. Today is Friday, April 25th. Let's ride.
Big thanks to Kyle for stepping in while Toby runs the London Marathon.
Yes, great to be here, Neil, and I run no marathon, so I'm always available when Toby's doing his athletic pursuits.
All right, a big shakeup in the global economy rankings. There is a new fourth largest economy in the world, according to new data from the IMF, after Japan slipped from the current four spot to fifth. Which country took its place? It's not a country at all, but a state. California is now the world's fourth biggest economy with a GDP of $4.1 trillion, topping Japan's $4.02 trillion.
California is now just behind Germany for the bronze medal, while the United States and China come in at one and two. California is indeed an economic juggernaut, serving as a global hub for the tech industry, entertainment, manufacturing... and agriculture. Kyle, this is definitely cause for a new Red Hot Chili Peppers album.
I mean, California, massive economy, also a beautiful state. Like, you have money and you look good. Like, come on, California, that's too much. Neil, I'm going to quiz you, though, because if people come to you for news, can you name the other top four and the five largest state economies in the U.S. ?
Number one is California. Let's just go the next biggest state, Texas. Boom. I think New York is going to be next. Boom. And then, okay. Oh, God. Pressure's on. I'm deciding between Florida and Illinois for this next one. I think, you know, Illinois doesn't have a whole lot out of Chicago, so I will go with Florida as the final one.
Neil is five for five, and you can now trust him on this podcast. Let's go. Minnesota, though, I do have to call them out. My home state only has half a trillion in GDP, so we're going to have to pump those numbers up. And now a word from our sponsor, Planet Oat. Neil, you know that one hoodie that's just softer than all the others? Oh, yeah. It doesn't matter how many you've got.
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