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Strong winds and a sand storm caused a 220,000-pound vessel to get stuck in the Suez Canal causing a massive traffic jam. It takes 2 weeks to detour which slows travel down quite a bit. The NFL makes a big move. Also, a little perspective on monopolies. 

If you haven’t had your vaccine yet there may be some options to protect yourself leading up to the time you get that shot in the arm.  Also, unions don’t have the power they once had but will Amazon workers in Alabama move in that direction.  Finally TikTok users you may unknowingly be worth millions.

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Unions are in the news and their first stop is Amazon.

Also, the Pandemic one year later.  Where do we go from here?

Volvo Cars shifts to only online sales as they phase out combustion engines as well as remove dealerships from your shopping experience.   We also explore an alternative insurance option for independent contractors. Finally, the 40-hour work week hasn’t changed in decades. But myworkchoice says they are spearheading a shift which will help workers while meeting the needs of employers.

The auto industry is in for some major changes.  Let's take a quick Road Trip on the next Market Talks in Brief on BreakNBread. 

If you are an investor and you tried to make trades on Robinhood, TD Ameritrade or E*Trade just to name a few, you may have heard about some of your trades being restricted. Especially when it came to stocks involving Gamestop, AMC, Tootsie Roll and a host of others.  Robinhood attempts to explain their position after getting the attention of the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) which ordered Brokerages to collectively put up $8.5 billion in cash.

It's your everyday trader VS the hedge fund world. Recently it put platforms such as Robinhood & Reddick in the middle of the swirl.  The bottom line is there has been a roll reversal, the little guy came out big and some people don't like it. 

What’s the future for our economy in 2021? President Joe Biden will have to make some serious economic decisions, how will the direction of those choses affect your pocket? Is your freedom of speech rights being protected or is Big Tech justified in their right to make decisions to remove individuals as well as other companies from their platform? Finally, about half of American drivers are taking to the streets in cars built in 2008 or older.  One technology company has taken notice and trying to figure out a way to join you for the ride.

The year 2020 marked the official premier of BreakNBread on various podcast formats.  During this final show of the year we do a loose recap of the podcast beginning with how it all began with the story of a train.  Let’s reflect & learn from the past as we look ahead to a bright future.