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EPISODE · Jun 9, 2025 · 50 MIN

The Big Billionaire Breakup, Buybacks & Blasting Off

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This week on Curve Weekly: political chaos, market meltdowns, and a Swiftie-sized power move. Vic and Soph unpack the billionaire breakup of Elon and Trump (EV shade, Twitter tantrums, and all), dive into what’s next for Tesla, and chat about why space is suddenly the place to invest.They also get into the IPO buzz (hi, Virgin Australia and Wise), plus Taylor Swift’s epic move to buy back her music — and what it taught them about contracts, control, and calling the shots.Finance meets pop culture, with zero snore-factor. Let’s go.________________⁠Here is the link for the free investing workshop for beginners on June 16.⁠________________WTF Does That Mean? A Guide to All the Jargony Bits________________EV Subsidies – Govt discounts for buying electric cars. Bye subsidies = bye Tesla share price.IPO – A company’s stock market debut. A financial coming-out party.Fintech – Money tech like Wise, Sharesies, and your phone’s wallet.Master Rights – Who owns the actual song recording. Taylor wanted these.Publishing Rights – Who wrote the song. Think lyrics + melody.Private Equity – Big money buying stuff to resell for more.Stock Exchange – Where shares are bought + sold.S&P 500 – The 500 biggest US companies.Capital Markets – Fancy term for the world of investing.Scott Galloway – Bold, brainy biz guy. Says what we’re all thinking.________________⁠⁠⁠Leave us a message on The Curve Hotline 💌☎️⁠⁠⁠________________For more from The Curve:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Investing Club⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Newsletter⁠⁠⁠________________Disclaimer: Raising The Curve has been prepared solely for informational and educational purposes. Any information provided and serviced described in this website are intended to be of general nature and provide general information only. The opinions expressed by The Curve do not constitute investment advice.

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