The Pop-Biz News Club

Here’s all the stories that Nick & I are considering for tomorrow’s pod, copy/pasted here from our shared Google Doc.

1. Stocks drop Monday on news of Trump’s trade war with Canada, Mexico, and China

2. Mexican tariffs delayed 1 month, after a drug/immigration deal was reached.

3. Apple reportedly giving up on its Ray-Ban-like AR glasses

4. Eggo Waffles expands into ice cream

5. Baggy Jeans? Levi’s partnered w/ Google to identify the fashion trend early in 2020

6. The biggest trade in NBA history happened over the weekend

7. Texas Stock Exchange, with $160M raised, seeks regulatory approval

8. Costco raises hourly pay to $30 for most workers

9. Aritzia has defied retail challenges, become top women’s shopping store

10. Panama offers concessions on Canal after meeting with Sec of State Rubio

11. Grammys: Beyonce finally wins album of the year

12. The Sims’ 25th anniversary is today

13. Reid Hoffman launches startup to use AI to treat cancer

14. Meta potentially moving incorporation from Delaware to Texas

15. Ringo Starr says he’s never eaten pizza… despite being in Pizza Hut commercial

16. US national anthem booed at Canadian sports events after tariffs

17. High School athletes are signing NIL endorsement deals before going to prom

18. Robinhood launches Super Bowl betting

19. USAID: Elon given permission to kill international assistance arm of US Gov’t

20. SoftBank becomes OpenAI’s sugar-daddy in Japan, commiting $3B/yr for joint venture

21. OpenAI unveils “Deep Research”, for $200/mo (100 max queries/month)

22. What is Anta?: How China’s sneaker brand became the fastest-growing shoe on StockX

23. Roku launches “Women’s Sports Now”, through Reece Witherspoon’s production company

24. Blue Man Group officially ends - final show was Sunday

Which story should we cover on the next pod?

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