Big Bottled Water is merging with Big Water Jug in a $7B deal… say hello to PolandSpringMountain, Inc. Electric car company Fisker just filed for bankruptcy… and you can blame it on 1 YouTube video. And “Home-swapping” is the hot new startup trend in travel… because Airbnb has a blindspot. Plus, the newest summer camp for kids in America… is Chick-fil-A. $PRMW $ABNB $FSRN Subscribe to our Saturday Newsletter: tboypod.com/newsletter Watch us on YouTube Submit Facts & Shoutouts Socials: Instag...
Jun 20, 2024•24 min•Ep. 1227
Inside Out 2 just had the best opening weekend since Barbie… Because sequels have virtue. McDonald’s just ended its AI drive-thru experiment… Because it thought you ordered 900 iced teas. And the Surgeon General wants to add warning labels to social media… Because TikTok is the new tobacco. Plus, stock markets are closed tomorrow for Juneteenth, so this pod will be back Thursday. $DIS $MCD $META Subscribe to our Saturday Newsletter: tboypod.com/newsletter Watch us on YouTube Get the Saturday New...
Jun 18, 2024•22 min•Ep. 1226
The European Championship kicked off last weekend… but confidence wins economic championships. Band-Aid is America’s top-trusted brand for a 3rd straight year… thanks to the Window of Loyalty. And Jack Paul launched a men’s skincare line with Walmart… because likes and love don’t equal dollars and cents. Plus, China introduced the toilet timer… but it doesn’t count-down to pressure you to finish, it counts-up. $WMT $JNJ $KVUE Subscribe to our Saturday Newsletter: tboypod.com/newsletter Watch us ...
Jun 17, 2024•23 min•Ep. 1225
Tesla shareholders just voted yes to give Elon the biggest bonus in history… Elon’s getting $49B. Great Wolf Lodge is the fastest-growing theme park in America… because of Disney Dupes. And New Era and ‘47 are merging into the world’s biggest dad hat company… perfect timing for Father’s Day. Plus, there’s a major chess showdown this weekend… and it’s Google vs Goldman. $TSLA $BX $GS $GOOG Subscribe to our Saturday Newsletter: tboypod.com/newsletter Watch us on YouTube Get the Saturday Newsletter...
Jun 14, 2024•24 min•Ep. 1224
Chewing gum sales have fallen for 14-straight years… so Orbit’s pivoting from freshness to mindfulness. Job promotions have fallen by half in the past couple years… it stinks, but it also helps. And General Motors has invested $8B into one $-losing startup… and it’s a banned robotaxi. Plus, Nathan’s Famous Hot Dogs just split from 16x hot-dog-eating champ Joey Chestnut… blame vegan wieners. $MDLZ $GM $LYFT Watch us on YouTube Get the Saturday Newsletter: tboypod.com/newsletter Submit Facts &...
Jun 13, 2024•25 min•Ep. 1223
Team USA plays #1 India today in the Cricket World Cup… and it’s thanks to our tech workers. Netflix faces a $170M lawsuit for the series “Baby Reindeer”... and it all comes down to 5 words. PayPal’s stock fell after Apple unveiled a Venmo-Killer... but is it really a Venmo-Booster? Plus, Roger Federer’s Dartmouth commencement speech made us weep. Even the biggest winners… $PYPL $SQ $NFLX $AAPL $SBUX Watch us on YouTube Get the Saturday Newsletter: tboypod.com/newsletter Submit Facts & Shout...
Jun 12, 2024•24 min•Ep. 1222
Graza is selling $50M of olive oil with 1 innovation… squeezable olive oil bottles. Apple’s 1st big AI announcement reveals the future of the iPhone… we call it “The Intelli-phone.” ATMs are evolving to look like Starbucks… because leisure beats convenience. Plus, there’s a new phone etiquette challenge: Do you have to text before a call? $OLE $BAC $AAPL Watch us on YouTube Get the Saturday Newsletter: tboypod.com/newsletter Submit Facts & Shoutouts Social: Follow us: on Instagram, TikTok , ...
Jun 11, 2024•28 min•Ep. 1221
Hollywood is in a “Kissing Recession” — Love scenes are disappearing, we’ll tell ya why. Costco struck an electric car deal with GM — Because Costco is the biggest US car dealership. And Roaring Kitty showed his face again to pump Gamestop — But reality has resumed control. Plus, Ice Cream sales are bound to fall due to the GLP-1 weightloss drugs, so prepare for Ozempic-sized cones this summer. $COST $GM $GME Watch us on YouTube Get the Saturday Newsletter: tboypod.com/newsletter Submit Facts &a...
Jun 10, 2024•23 min•Ep. 1220
50 days before the Olympics, Paris is still cleaning up its river for the swimming events… And paying $1.5B to do it. A startup run by British spies consults 40% of the world’s biggest companies… it’s selling information. And Lululemon stock is down 35% this year so we think they should pull an Abercrombie… and own an occasion. Plus, Tokyo’s government just launched a dating app… but if you fib about your height, you go to jail. $LULU $NKE Get the Saturday Newsletter: tboypod.com/newsletter Soci...
Jun 07, 2024•24 min•Ep. 1219
Texas is building its 1st stock market… either because of politics or competition. Sweatshirt icon Champion is getting sold and (kinda) shut down… because of our Fads rule. Boeing is back after launching NASA astronauts into space… and this involves Elon and urinals. Plus, the hot new investment is actually… the oldest investment: Dinosaur bones. $HBI $BA $ICE Watch us on YouTube Get the Saturday Newsletter: tboypod.com/newsletter Submit Facts & Shoutouts Social: Follow us: on Instagram, Tik...
Jun 06, 2024•25 min•Ep. 1218
Dr Pepper just passed Pepsi to become America’s #2 soda. Ford’s $1 Billion renovated Detroit train station reopens tomorrow. And Dave Chappelle is powering a startup called Yondr… A fanny pack prison for your phone. Plus, new shopping data shows you won’t buy big things on small screens… the bigger the spend, the bigger the screen. $KDP $PEP $KO $F Watch us on YouTube Get the Saturday Newsletter: tboypod.com/newsletter Submit Facts & Shoutouts Social: Follow us: on Instagram, TikTok , And co...
Jun 05, 2024•26 min•Ep. 1217
Starbucks is facing 40-minute waits… and you can blame Iced Latte Logistics. Happy 25th birthday to Napster… The OG disruptor is gone, but its legacy is thriving. And Amex just revealed the biggest divide between Millennials & Gene Z… Credit Cards. Plus, the #1 most controversial product in the sky is… the airplane foot hammock #SkyMallMag $SPOT $SBUX $AMEX Watch us on YouTube TheGet the Saturday Newsletter: tboypod.com/newsletter Submit Facts & Shoutouts : hereShoutout Requests Submit T...
Jun 04, 2024•26 min•Ep. 1216
For TBOY Hotline Ep 3: Email your wedding/finance questions to nickandjack@tboypod.com Due to AI-written resumes, there’s a Networking Renaissance — The data shows that the #1 way to get hired is to have a referral within the company. The Gap’s stock has surged 240% in the past year — And it’s all thanks to Anne Hathaway, the dessert chef from The Bear, and a former Mattel exec who oversaw Barbie. And a heat wave hit Miami last week, and hits the American West this week — So we’re looking at the...
Jun 03, 2024•25 min•Ep. 1215
Get our Saturday Newsletter: tboypod.com/newsletter Last week we told you about Red Lobster’s all-you-can-eat shrimp-tastrophy that killed the chain — But now we’ll tell you about the Private Equity real estate deal that put it in critical condition. Oklo is making mini nuclear power plants that look like ski chalets… but for tech companies — Because the more we use Artificial Intelligence, the more we need nuclear power. And Chewy’s online petstore stock just surged 30% for its best day ever— B...
May 31, 2024•25 min•Ep. 1214
Get the Saturday Newsletter: tboypod.com/newsletter Abercrombie’s stock surged 24% yesterday after its best quarter ever — Because Abercrombie’s all-in on weddings… since wedding “days” are now wedding “weeks.” How did Hampton Inn become the biggest hotel chain in America? Free waffles — Executives thought DIY waffle machines would never work, but free waffles proved them wrong. And BuzzFeed is facing a surprise activist investor: former Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy — Becaus...
May 30, 2024•25 min•Ep. 1213
Would you pay $900 for a pair of new sneakers that were already dirty? Golden Goose is selling that, branding it “pre-distressed” — And they’re about to IPO at a $3B valuation. Hollywood had its worst summer opening weekend at the box office since 1995 — But the “theater of the summer” is gonna be big: 4D movie theaters that you can smell, taste, and even feel. And Elon Musk just raised $6B for his startup, X.ai, to build the “Gigafactory of Compute” — He flexed his biggest competitive advantage...
May 29, 2024•25 min•Ep. 1212
The Department of Justice just sued to break up Live Nation from Ticketmaster — But there’s a solution to the $10,000 Taylor Swift concert ticket, and we found it in Paris, France. Summer has unofficially begun, which means a leaf blower is about to interrupt your lovely afternoon — But the electric leaf blower’s boom has a big business model problem. And because of Work-From-Home, we’re spending $375B more shopping online midday: It’s nationwide Retail Therapy - And the most popular hour everyo...
May 28, 2024•24 min•Ep. 1211
Nick & Jack take your calls & discuss… The most valuable person in their network If an MBA is worth it The correct way to eat strawberries #BerryGate Decision making with the SO What Gen Z is better at than Millennials (not just TikTok). Single or in a relationship, what’s better for entrepreneurs TBOY Co-Founder Matchmaking And there’s more… Sit down (literally) with the voices of pop-business, Nick & Jack — The ex-Wall Streeters (now besties) answer questions on investing, entrepre...
May 24, 2024•48 min•Ep. 1210
What will be the drink of the summer? We predict it will be BeatBox’s boxed punch wine — And we used 3 trendspotting strategies to make the forecast. What if your car honked at you every time you drove over 80mph? A new California law may make that happen — Drivers are surprised, but we think it’ll be standard soon… in every car in America. And Nvidia’s blockbuster earnings report was fueled by sales of their AI superchip — But this ain’t no computer chip, it’s a 288-pound, $40K computing mother...
May 23, 2024•26 min•Ep. 1209
The ScarJo/ChatGPT drama just got juicer — It turns out OpenAI asked actress Scarlett Johansen last year about using her voice for their chatbot, but she said no… and that’s just the start. Target is slashing the prices on 5,000 products this summer, just as McDonald’s and Wendy’s dropped prices too — Because we’re about to enter Hot Value Summer. And Sonos just launched its 1st ever over-ear headphones — Because earphones are the most successful wearable tech in history. Plus, Happy Bitcoin Piz...
May 22, 2024•23 min•Ep. 1208
Coca-Cola, Lockheed Martin, & Burger King are all pursuing the same marketing strategy: Pay your tuition — Companies are dishing out scholarships because brands are the new institutions. Ozempic is facing its first ever dupe, a version that costs 85% less — Hims & Hers found a loophole, and are launching a weight-loss business line off it. And The Red Lobster filed for bankruptcy yesterday, so we’re comparing the seafood chain to The Olive Garden — One gave away carbs (and thrived), whil...
May 21, 2024•24 min•Ep. 1207
Raising Cane’s has become the fastest growing chicken chain in the country, it’s 10x bigger than Sweetgreen — But their secret sauce is actually an app… that you can’t use. A Mercedes’ factory voted against unionizing last week, dealing the UAW a blow — But the real story here involves Alabama Football Coach Nick Saban and the “Alabama Discount”. And Copper prices are beating gold, crypto, and the entire S&P 500 this year — Because new technologies require new minerals. Plus, New York City h...
May 20, 2024•23 min•Ep. 1206
Job satisfaction just hit a record high 62.7% in America, but it also revealed a strange paradox — More Americans prefer company culture than a promotion or pay raise. Netflix just gave itself the biggest Christmas gift of all: NFL football games for the next 3 Christmases — But Netflix isn’t buying NFL games, they’re renting them. And Wayfair, the online-only furniture store, is opening their first ever physical store in Wilmette Illinois — Because ecommerce ran into reality. Plus, it’s Nationa...
May 17, 2024•23 min•Ep. 1205
Elmo, Big Bird, and Mr. Snuffleupagus are trending on social media because of Sesame Street’s new strategy — Sometimes you’ve got to do things that don’t scale. Uber just launched its newest form of transportation: A bus — Because public transportation can’t take you to a 10pm concert or a 6am Costco run. And Google’s new artificial intelligence announcement is actually going to kill Google Search — Because technology can retire an entire industry. Plus, the hot new place to work these days? It’...
May 16, 2024•23 min•Ep. 1204
Kim Kardashian’s Skims just announced a WNBA partnership — Because Skims is competing where Victoria’s Secret and Spanx won’t play. Pizza Hut is launching its first… hamburger — But 30 years ago, McDonald’s tried launching a pizza. And it’s a case study in getting out of your comfort zone. And the White House just quadrupled tariffs on EVs, batteries, solar panels, and chips from China — Because “Made in China” doesn’t mean cheap anymore. Plus, Utah is getting its 1st NHL team and fans get to ch...
May 15, 2024•23 min•Ep. 1203
With the Knicks and Rangers deep in the playoffs for the first time in decades, MSG Sports stock is winning right now — But it suffers from the Diva Discount (we’re talking James Dolan). Sam Altman and OpenAI just announced their newest AI breakthrough: GPT4o — But this isn’t about how smart it is, it’s about how easy it is to use. And GameStop’s stock ended the day 74% higher because Roaring Kitty tweeted a meme after 3 years of silence — We’re talking meme stocks again. Plus, the biggest Solar...
May 14, 2024•25 min•Ep. 1202
The world’s most-northern piece of real estate just hit the market for $300M — We predict who will buy Svalbard, and what kind of wild polar park it will become. Warby Parker’s stock surged 18% last week because of a wild retention stat — 100% of Warby-wearers buy a 2nd pair within 4 years. And General Motors just announced it’s killing the Chevrolet Malibu, which was GM’s last sedan — turns out, all American sedans are no-more, not just because consumers want huge cars. Plus, Sriracha is pausin...
May 13, 2024•22 min•Ep. 1201
Victorinox’s legendary Swiss Army Knife faces an existential challenge: knife bans — So it’s offering a knife-less swiss army knife that’s actually more like a steak knife. Disney and Warner Brothers Discovery are launching a streaming bundle this summer that includes Disney+, Hulu, and Max — People say this is like a cable TV all over again, we show how it’s not. And Del Monte Foods has created a ruby red pineapple through cross-breeding that sells for $400 apiece — It’s a “halo product” design...
May 10, 2024•23 min•Ep. 1200
Neutrogena has lost its crown as the #1 dermatologist-recommended skincare… and #1 in sales — Because CeraVe did 3 things Neutrogena was too afraid to do. The New York Times just passed a wild milestone — The NYT has more gaming & cooking subscribers than news subscribers. And FTX just announced the perfect bankruptcy — All FTX customers are will be repaid in full, despite Sam Bankman-Fried’s fraud. We’ll explain how. Plus, NYC is officially the millionaire capital of the world — 1 out of ev...
May 09, 2024•22 min•Ep. 1199
The new trend in fees? The Flake Fee — From restaurants to salons to spin classes, more Americans are getting charged for canceling last second. We’re in the middle of Netflix is a Joke, the 12 day comedy fest in LA that’s streamed live on Netflix — Netflix is betting on a live streamed comedy fest, because First Movers keep moving. And Uber & Instacart are rivals, but just moved into each other’s apps — And it’s all to take on DoorDash, because “the enemy of your enemy is your friend.” Plus...
May 08, 2024•23 min•Ep. 1198
