US and Tech Powerplayers Welcome China & Home Depot’s Impressive 45-Year ROI

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Neil Freiman 0:01
Good morning, Brew Daily Show. I'm Neil Freiman. And I'm Toby Howell. Today, the best performing stock in the last 45 years will surprise you.
Toby Howell 0:09
Then what is force majeure and why did Oracle decide it for a data center it's building? It's Friday, September 25th. Let's ride.
Neil Freiman 0:23
Fall definitely announced its arrival this week. The wind is blowing, jackets are out, and the sunsets are creeping ever earlier. One of the best ways to warm up is to hang out with us at Trivia. Next Tuesday evening, we're running back our monthly Bar Trivia Night in Manhattan, where Toby and I will write a bunch of questions. Yes, we actually write them ourselves to sump you and your friends. It's a ton of fun. Bring your coworkers, meet other listeners, and us. What's not to like?
Toby Howell 0:49
Let's warm the brains up then with a little trivia, just as a teaser. Here's my trivia question. Only two actors have ever portrayed Wolverine, the X-Men character on screen. One is Hugh Jackman. Who is the other? One more time. Only two actors have ever played the Wolverine on screen in a movie. Hugh Jackman and one other. We will let you know the answer at the end of the show and make sure to sign up for trivia if you want to participate.
Neil Freiman 1:14
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Toby Howell 1:24
Making a coffee, reading an article, getting ready for a run.
Neil Freiman 1:27
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Toby Howell 1:35
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Neil Freiman 1:40
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Toby Howell 1:45
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Neil Freiman 1:59
The leaders of the world's two great superpowers met in Washington, D.C. yesterday in a summit big on pageantry but small on results. The only actual deal worked out was for a transfer of pandas. Upon arriving at the White House yesterday morning, his first visit to Washington in over a decade, Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife were received with a red carpet welcome. A military flyover and in the evening, a state dinner that was the hottest ticket in town. Last week, Trump said he told a lot of very good friends that, quote, you just can't come because it was so in demand. She and Trump had a lot of nice things to say to each other, like two pals meeting up after a long period away. After meeting she at the airport Wednesday, Trump wrote online, he looks strong, vibrant and fit better than ever.
Neil Freiman 2:42
Xi, for his part, told Trump, I am ready to work with you to steer the giant ship of China-U.S. relations on a steady course toward that future. To that end, he announced he would send two pandas to the Atlanta Zoo, which is how China shows geopolitical camaraderie. But camaraderie is not how anyone would describe these two countries' relationship, where beneath the photo ops, handshakes, and compliments lies a heated rivalry that The U.S. and China are locked in an arms race to develop artificial intelligence, granting the winner not only technological superiority, but military dominance. Adding to the tensions, China has been economically supporting Iran, which the U.S. is at war with. The U.S. is selling weapons to Taiwan, which China has designs on controlling.
Neil Freiman 3:19
And trade tensions continue to simmer. But of course, you wouldn't really know that from the way Trump literally rolled out the red carpet for Xi yesterday.
Toby Howell 3:27
Yeah, a lot of the word I saw thrown around was diplotainment instead of diplomacy, where it was very big on just the pomp and circumstance of the entire visit. One of the biggest quotes that was going around is during their meeting, Trump gave Xi a tour of the new helipad he constructed on the White House South Lawn. He goes, he loves a good granite. That was the big takeaway from the evening.

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