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🏖️ Is the Classic American Summer Vacation at Risk from Rising Gas Prices?

May 22, 2026

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🏖️ Is the Classic American Summer Vacation at Risk from Rising Gas Prices?

Sir David Attenborough gets a bug named after him, and Scarlett Johansson joins the cast of 'The Batman Part II'

Chris Thompson
Chris Thompson

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The business behind the news, with a healthy dose of sarcasm.

🚀 Elon Musk's Ambitions For SpaceX Are Out Of This World

May 15, 2026

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🚀 Elon Musk's Ambitions For SpaceX Are Out Of This World

LeBron James might retire from the NBA, and Anthropic could be worth $1 trillion dollars

Chris Thompson
Chris Thompson
💰 The National Debt Just Hit $39.2 Trillion Dollars!

May 8, 2026

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💰 The National Debt Just Hit $39.2 Trillion Dollars!

GameStop tries to buy eBay for $56 Billion dollars, and Ask.com shuts down

Chris Thompson
Chris Thompson
🇺🇸 Welcome To Stagflation USA!

Apr 30, 2026

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🇺🇸 Welcome To Stagflation USA!

Nvidia's market cap is worth over $5 trillion dollars, and Taylor Swift fights back against AI

Chris Thompson
Chris Thompson
🌮 The Origin Story Of “Taco Tuesday”

Apr 23, 2026

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🌮 The Origin Story Of “Taco Tuesday”

Ryan Reynolds is writing the next Deadpool, and SpaceX might be buying Cursor

Chris Thompson
Chris Thompson
⛽ Why Gas Prices Won't Come Down As Quickly As They Went Up

Apr 15, 2026

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⛽ Why Gas Prices Won't Come Down As Quickly As They Went Up

McDonalds partners with Red Bull on new energy drink, and Coachella is for Influencers this year

Chris Thompson
Chris Thompson
👨‍🌾 Farmers Are Worried About The Rising Price Of Fertilizer

Apr 10, 2026

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👨‍🌾 Farmers Are Worried About The Rising Price Of Fertilizer

Amazon signs package delivery deal with the USPS, and Intel teams up with Elon Musk's Terafab

Chris Thompson
Chris Thompson
🛢️ The Price Of Oil Is Soaring

Apr 1, 2026

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🛢️ The Price Of Oil Is Soaring

Stephen Colbert is writing a new Lord of the Rings movie, and 12 tons of KitKat bars shaped like Formula 1 race cars were stolen

Chris Thompson
Chris Thompson
🐂 Beef Prices Are Rising

Mar 25, 2026

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🐂 Beef Prices Are Rising

Amazon is making a cell phone (again), and Max Verstappen won his first endurance racing....before they took it away from him

Chris Thompson
Chris Thompson
🥬 Lettuce Talk About Rising Prices

Mar 18, 2026

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🥬 Lettuce Talk About Rising Prices

Stewie gets his own 2-season spinoff from Family Guy, and YouTube is now the world's biggest media company

Chris Thompson
Chris Thompson
₿ Is Michael Saylor Still Right About Bitcoin?

Mar 11, 2026

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₿ Is Michael Saylor Still Right About Bitcoin?

Ben Affleck sells his AI filmmaking startup InterPositive to Netflix, and Anthropic sues the Trump administration

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Chris Thompson
🫧 Has The AI Bubble Already Burst?

Mar 4, 2026

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🫧 Has The AI Bubble Already Burst?

Anthropic's lose is OpenAI's gain, and Zendaya & Tom Holland may have just gotten married

Chris Thompson
Chris Thompson
🥇 The Business Of The 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics

Feb 25, 2026

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🥇 The Business Of The 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics

Paramount Skydance raises their offer for Warner Bros. Discovery, and the rich are trying to live forever

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Chris Thompson
🐰 Bad Bunny’s Growing Business Empire

Feb 19, 2026

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🐰 Bad Bunny’s Growing Business Empire

OpenAI acquires OpenClaw’s creator, and Elon Musk ‘s X is about to launch stock and crypto trading,

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Chris Thompson
🧊 What If Data Centers Didn't Need To Be Cooled?

Feb 11, 2026

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🧊 What If Data Centers Didn't Need To Be Cooled?

Jennifer Garner’s company Once Upon a Farm IPOed, and MrBeast just bought a bank!

Chris Thompson
Chris Thompson
🏈 The Economics of the Super Bowl

Feb 4, 2026

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🏈 The Economics of the Super Bowl

SpaceX just acquired Elon Musk’s xAI, and that jerk Punxsutawney Phil just saw his shadow so we’re in for 6 more weeks of Winter

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Chris Thompson
🚀 Running NASA Really Is Rocket Science!

Jan 28, 2026

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🚀 Running NASA Really Is Rocket Science!

Sydney Sweeney hangs her bra’s on the Hollywood sign, and gold hits new high of $5,042.50 dollars per ounce

Chris Thompson
Chris Thompson
🔮 Want To Bet How Big The Prediction Market Will Become?

Jan 21, 2026

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🔮 Want To Bet How Big The Prediction Market Will Become?

The "Most Interesting Man in the World" is back, and Matthew McConaughey is fighting back against AI

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Chris Thompson
⛽ Why Venezuelan Oil Won't Lower Gas Prices

Jan 14, 2026

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⛽ Why Venezuelan Oil Won't Lower Gas Prices

Paramount sues, and Baywatch is getting a reboot

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Chris Thompson
🎯 My Top 10 Business Predictions For 2026

Jan 7, 2026

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🎯 My Top 10 Business Predictions For 2026

Martha Stewart and Snoop Dogg just bought a minority stake in the Welsh soccer club Swansea AFC

Chris Thompson
Chris Thompson
🟡 Satoshi Nakamoto Has Been Gone For 15 Years

Jan 1, 2026

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🟡 Satoshi Nakamoto Has Been Gone For 15 Years

Beyoncé becomes a billionaire, and silver hits an all-time high

Chris Thompson
Chris Thompson
🎁 Consumer Confidence And The 2025 Holiday Shopping Season

Dec 24, 2025

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🎁 Consumer Confidence And The 2025 Holiday Shopping Season

Coinbase is launching a prediction market, and Google wants to replace Zillow

Chris Thompson
Chris Thompson
🍿 Disney’s Zootopia 2 Crushes It At The Box Office!

Dec 17, 2025

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🍿 Disney’s Zootopia 2 Crushes It At The Box Office!

SpaceX to IPO at $1.5 trillion dollar valuation, and Taylor Swift debuts “The End of an Era” docuseries on Disney+

Chris Thompson
Chris Thompson
🫧 Are We In An AI Bubble?

Dec 10, 2025

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🫧 Are We In An AI Bubble?

Netflix and Paramount Skydance battle over acquiring Warner Bros. Discovery, and Kate Beckinsale tells a hysterical story about laying eggs

Chris Thompson
Chris Thompson
💵 Larry Page Just Became The 2nd Richest Person In The World

Dec 4, 2025

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💵 Larry Page Just Became The 2nd Richest Person In The World

“Zootopia 2” just became the highest worldwide debut for an animated film, and Michael Dell donated $6.25 billion dollars to 25 million children’s 'Trump Accounts'

Chris Thompson
Chris Thompson
 💳 Is Coinbase’s Bitcoin Rewards Credit Card Too Good To Be True?

Nov 26, 2025

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💳 Is Coinbase’s Bitcoin Rewards Credit Card Too Good To Be True?

Cher is performing on SNL, and Disney just launched their newest ship Disney Destiny

Chris Thompson
Chris Thompson
📸 Method Man Has A New Career As A NFL Photographer

Nov 20, 2025

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📸 Method Man Has A New Career As A NFL Photographer

As one of the founding members of the legendary East Coast rap group Wu-Tang Clan, Method Man is once again branching out into a new career as a photographer for the NFL

Chris Thompson
Chris Thompson
📺 YouTube Rules The Streaming World

Nov 12, 2025

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📺 YouTube Rules The Streaming World

Consumers will spend $1 trillion dollars this holiday season, and the New York Giants finally fired head coach Brian Daboll

Chris Thompson
Chris Thompson
🔐 Why Is Quantum Computing So Hot Right Now That The Government Wants to Get Involved?

Nov 5, 2025

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🔐 Why Is Quantum Computing So Hot Right Now That The Government Wants to Get Involved?

Wall Street LOVES Trillion dollar companies, and Prediction Markets are all the rage lately!

Chris Thompson
Chris Thompson
⚡ Elon Musk’s $1 Trillion Dollar Pay Package

Oct 29, 2025

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⚡ Elon Musk’s $1 Trillion Dollar Pay Package

Taylor Sheridan is getting a $1 Billion dollar deal with NBC, and NFTs might be making a comeback

Chris Thompson
Chris Thompson
⭕ The Great OpenAI Circular Fundraising

Oct 22, 2025

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⭕ The Great OpenAI Circular Fundraising

Amelia Dimoldenberg launches Formula 1 ‘Passenger Princess’ YouTube series, and Uber is using their idle drivers to do AI data labeling in their spare time

Chris Thompson
Chris Thompson
🪙 Is It Time To Grow The U.S. Bitcoin Reserve?

Oct 15, 2025

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🪙 Is It Time To Grow The U.S. Bitcoin Reserve?

“Bridgerton” Season 4 is coming soon, and Taylor Swift is dropping a six-episode docuseries on Disney+

Chris Thompson
Chris Thompson
🛑 The Cost Of The Federal Government's Shutdown On The Economy

Oct 9, 2025

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🛑 The Cost Of The Federal Government's Shutdown On The Economy

Taylor Swift’s new film ‘Taylor Swift The Official Release Party of a Showgirl’ opened to huge numbers!

Chris Thompson
Chris Thompson
🪇 Puerto Rico Is About To Take Over The Super Bowl Halftime Show

Oct 2, 2025

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🪇 Puerto Rico Is About To Take Over The Super Bowl Halftime Show

DoorDash unveiled a delivery robot named Dot, and SWIFT is coming for Ripple’s XRP

Chris Thompson
Chris Thompson
💬 When Freedom Of Speech Affects A Business’s Bottom Line

Sep 25, 2025

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💬 When Freedom Of Speech Affects A Business’s Bottom Line

Nvidia invests $100 Billion in OpenAI, and Daft Punk comes to Fortnite

Chris Thompson
Chris Thompson
🍦 Ben & Jerry’s Get Canceled For Being Too Woke

Sep 17, 2025

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🍦 Ben & Jerry’s Get Canceled For Being Too Woke

TikTok might finally have a buyer, and sadly Robert Redford has passed away at the age of 89

Chris Thompson
Chris Thompson
🤖 Is Oracle The Biggest Winner In AI?

Sep 11, 2025

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🤖 Is Oracle The Biggest Winner In AI?

You can now order a helicopter ride with Uber, and OpenAI is investing in the AI-generated movie called 'Critterz'

Chris Thompson
Chris Thompson
🏈 The Business Of The NFL

Sep 5, 2025

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🏈 The Business Of The NFL

Elon Musk gets a nearly $1 TRILLION dollar pay package from Tesla, and MrBeast is launching is own mobile phone company.

Chris Thompson
Chris Thompson
💍 The Economics of Celebrity Weddings

Aug 29, 2025

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💍 The Economics of Celebrity Weddings

Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift got engaged, and Cadillac announced that it had signed drivers Sergio Perez and Valtteri Bottas

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Chris Thompson
 ⚽ Wall Street Bends It Like Beckham In European Soccer

Aug 22, 2025

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⚽ Wall Street Bends It Like Beckham In European Soccer

Google announces their new AI-powered Google Pixel 10, and there’s a new Battlestar Galactica game dropping on Steam in 2026

Chris Thompson
Chris Thompson
💳 How “Treatonomics” Is Affecting American Consumerism

Aug 15, 2025

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💳 How “Treatonomics” Is Affecting American Consumerism

Taylor Swift announces her 12th studio album "The Life of a Showgirl", and the Portland Trail Blazers sell for $4 billion dollars

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Chris Thompson
 💵 Where Is All The Money From Tariffs Going?

Aug 8, 2025

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💵 Where Is All The Money From Tariffs Going?

OpenAI is giving the U.S. gov’t ChatGPT for $1 a year, and the ESPN+ app is launching August 21st

Chris Thompson
Chris Thompson
⚽ The U.S. Is Getting Pumped For The 2026 FIFA World Cup!

Aug 1, 2025

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⚽ The U.S. Is Getting Pumped For The 2026 FIFA World Cup!

Microsoft joined the $4 trillion dollars market cap club, and Sydney Sweeney became the face of the latest "meme stock" rally

Chris Thompson
Chris Thompson
📻 The Effects Of Cutting Federal Funding For Public Media

Jul 24, 2025

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📻 The Effects Of Cutting Federal Funding For Public Media

Meme stocks are back, and YouTube's ad revenue soars!

Chris Thompson
Chris Thompson
🏦 How Jeffrey Epstein Made His Fortune

Jul 17, 2025

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🏦 How Jeffrey Epstein Made His Fortune

Elon Musk’s SpaceX invests $2 billion dollars in xAI, and Anthropic was recently valued at $100 billion dollars

Chris Thompson
Chris Thompson
🤖 Pope Leo XIV Calls For A Moral Compass In Our Increasingly AI-driven World

Jul 10, 2025

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🤖 Pope Leo XIV Calls For A Moral Compass In Our Increasingly AI-driven World

‘Jurassic World Rebirth’ roared into theaters, and Sean "Diddy" Combs' business empire is broke

Chris Thompson
Chris Thompson
🏁 Apple’s "F1: The Movie" Roared Into Box Office Victory

Jul 2, 2025

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🏁 Apple’s "F1: The Movie" Roared Into Box Office Victory

Consumer confidence declines, and the TikTok ban gets extended for a 3rd time

Chris Thompson
Chris Thompson
🔌 New York State Embraces Nuclear To Power An AI Future

Jun 25, 2025

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🔌 New York State Embraces Nuclear To Power An AI Future

Tesla rolls out their robotaxi service, and Paris Hilton buys Mark Wahlberg's old mansion

Chris Thompson
Chris Thompson
🕺 Is The 3rd Time The Charm For President Donald Trump’s TikTok Ban?

Jun 19, 2025

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🕺 Is The 3rd Time The Charm For President Donald Trump’s TikTok Ban?

There’s drama in "Margaritaville", Honda is launching rockets, and SpaceX’s Starship rocket exploded

Chris Thompson
Chris Thompson
🍿A New Netflix House Is Coming To The Las Vegas Strip

Jun 17, 2025

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🍿A New Netflix House Is Coming To The Las Vegas Strip

Anne Wojcicki is buying back 23andMe, and Coinbase doesn't want you to leave home without it.

Chris Thompson
Chris Thompson
🤖 Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta Is Spending $65 Billion Dollars In 2025 To Win At AI

Jun 12, 2025

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🤖 Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta Is Spending $65 Billion Dollars In 2025 To Win At AI

Nintendo Switch 2 has shattered sales records selling 3.5 million handheld gaming units, and Aaron Rodgers gets married

Chris Thompson
Chris Thompson
🏦 President Donald Trump Introduces His "MAGA Accounts" For Kids

Jun 10, 2025

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🏦 President Donald Trump Introduces His "MAGA Accounts" For Kids

The 'John Wick' story 'Ballerina' fails to kill it at the box office, and pizza is a surprisingly accurate economic indicator.

Chris Thompson
Chris Thompson
🎮 The Time Has Come For Nintendo To Switch On Consumers

Jun 5, 2025

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🎮 The Time Has Come For Nintendo To Switch On Consumers

The stars of the hit movie "Back to the Future" have reunited to try and find the long-lost cherry-red Gibson ES-345 guitar, and Circle is IPOing today at $31 dollars per share

Chris Thompson
Chris Thompson
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