Ep. 96: New sanctions on Russia by the Biden administration as Russia claims annexation of the Eastern side of Ukraine.  Disney names a new president of Disney+. This comes as Disney is preparing to launch their ad tier.  Toyota's CEO doubles down on EV strategy amid criticism that the company is not moving fast enough.  New York becomes the second state to ban the sales of new gas cars by 2035.  Finally, a report from Britain shows that EV charging points are nearly as expensive as gasoline.  

Ep. 95: Joe Biden approves an additional $1.1 billion in security assistance for Ukraine.  Porsche shares rise in landmark debut on Frankfurt exchange.  Nasdaq says IPO by Chinese firms could pick up as delisting fears ease up.  Miso Robotics robot called "Chippy" will be tested at a Chipotle in Fountain Valley, California.  Chippy will be used to handle the chips at the Fountain Valley location.  Finally, analysts believe that Russia and India's military will have a relationship for decades.  

Ep. 93: Harley-Davidson spins off electric motorcycle division in a $1.8 billion SPAC deal.  Biogen to pay $900 million to settle allegations about how the company convinced doctors to prescribe multiple sclerosis drugs.  SEC fines Oracle $23 million as the company bribed foreign officials.  Facebook takes down political influence operations from China and Russia.  Finally, a new ETF is forming to allow you to follow politicians in Washington to get in on their trades.  The future ETF fund ticker symbol will be NANC, for Nancy Pelosi, and KRUZ, for Ted Cruz.   

Ep. 92: Avatar re-releases shows the franchise's overseas strength.  Avatar pulled in $10 million domestically this weekend which might be an indicator of the movie doing well when Avatar: The Way of Water is released.  Walmart has entered into the metaverse with Roblox as they try to get a positive experience with younger shoppers.  IRS steps up efforts in order to get taxpayers who have failed to report and pay taxes on cryptocurrency.  Brent crude slides below $85 dollars a barrel as the dollar surges.  India is trying to become a powerhouse as they try to turn the country into a chipmaker country. 

Ep. 91: Moderna asks FDA to authorize omicron Covid booster shot for children who are as young as six.  A new Ford supply chain issue is now hitting the iconic blue oval badges for the F-Series pickups.  A survey found that small business owners can weather a recession, but in the same survey, inflation is cutting into their profits.  Google had another all-hands meeting where CEO Pichai said to not "equate fun with money".  Finally, investor Vivek Ramaswamy has asked Disney to stop promoting "One-sided political agendas" and focus on making money. 

Ep. 90: Avatar is returning to theaters as Disney tries to hype audiences for the upcoming movie of Avatar: The Way of Water.  Ford is to restructure its supply chain following a $1 billion in unexpected quarterly cost.  One of the reasons has to deal with supplies that Ford is struggling with getting.  The U.S. and its allies are joining forces in the chip industry so that China doesn't reach the next level.  Turkey is cutting rates even though inflation in the country is at 80%.      

Ep. 89:  Youtube says that it will share some of its revenue with short creators.  This is in an attempt to take on TikTok while Apple and Microsoft are trying to take on TikTok as well.  Tesla's Megapack battery recently caught fire at a PG&E substation in California.  The EU approves $5.2 billion in public funding for hydrogen projects.  Germany nationalizes energy giant Uniper to keep the industry afloat since Russia has cut off gas supplies to Germany.  

Ep. 88: Microsoft starts rolling out Windows 11 update with new features like video editor and Start menu folders.  There are other programs in the update as well.  Costco and Albertsons are using a tech start-up called Smarter Sorting to help with getting rid of their waste at their locations.  FED is expected to raise rates by three-quarters of a point again.  There are more layoffs happening in the market one of them being that 500 corporate jobs are being eliminated.   

Ep. 87: Hilton is teaming up with Starlabs with getting hotel services in space.  10-year Treasury yields jump to their highest level since 2011 at 3.51%.  Bitcoin briefly drops to its lowest level in 3 months.  Egypt's Suez Canal is to increase transit fees by 15% by 2023.  Finally, homebuilders lower prices as sentiment falls for the ninth straight month.