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The Water Coolest — 155 episodes

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Wells Fargo settles with 50 states, Aphria rejects hostile takeover & Tesla’s new board members

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The end for department stores, Instagram update & McDonald’s breakfast

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Markets rebound, holiday sales soar & JD.com buyback

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Government shutdown looms, Softbank invest in Fair & Apple vs. Qualcomm

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Fed raises rates, Altria invests in Juul & Pfizer and GlaxoSmithKline to join forces

6

SpaceX lands $500M, Tilray goes global & Kroger launches autonomous delivery

7

Google expands NYC footprint, stock markets continues freefall & 1MDB isn’t going away

8

LVMH to buy Belmond, Johnson & Johnson coverup & Tesla funding secured

9

Apple’s expansion, Robinhood becoming a bank & farm bill passes

10

Tencent’s IPO, Elliott takes stake in Pernod Ricard & China hacks Marriott

11

Daimler AG goes electric, Google’s CEO faces congress & Verizon admits defeat

12

China bans iPhone sales, Brexit deal falls apart & Tivity Health buys Nutrisystem

13

Altria buys stake in Cronos, Uber files for IPO & OPEC production cuts

14

Markets go haywire, Lyft files for IPO & OPEC discusses cuts

15

Facebook email leak, Huawei CFO arrest & Nomura blames quants

16

Wells Fargo glitch, markets plummet & Thomson Reuters layoffs

17

Shell ties exec pay to carbon footprint, GlaxoSmithKline buys Tesaro & Qatar drops out of OPEC

18

US-China trade truce agreed upon, Starwood hack & USMCA signed

19

Deutsche Bank office raided, Bayer cuts 12,000 jobs and sells off brands, and PBR is saved.

20

The Fed is dovish, Altria takes a stake in Juul, and Jeep creates The Gladiator.

21

Papa John deal sours, “The Match” exceeds expectations, and the “Turkey 5”

22

GM layoffs, United Technologies restructuring & Third Point and Campbell’s settle

23

Oil continues to fall, GAP plans store closures & Black Friday sales hit all time high

24

Markets see massive sell off & Walgreens and Humana join the healthcare race

25

Nissan Chairman arrested, BuzzFeed adds paywall & SocGen pays massive settlement

26

BlackBerry is back, Beyond Meat IPO & VW is going electric

27

PG&E shares plummeting, Facebook and Microsoft team up & earnings reports are in!

28

Snap is facing SEC subpoena, Dell sweetens deal & Bain closes $1B fund

29

EU and UK near Brexit deal, oil continues free-fall & Waymo close to self-driving car service

30

It’s the end of the world as we know it, Diageo divests brands & Yanks to bid on YES

31

Fed plans more bank deregulation, Alibaba’s singles day hits record & #MergerMonday

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Tesla names independent chairman of board, Google to add jobs in NYC & Monsters sues Coke

33

US election’s economic impact, Papa John’s is totally screwed & Aegean files for bankruptcy

34

Goldman Sachs announces partners, Comcast to release cord cutter set-top box & Vice plans job cuts

35

Amazon HQ2 cities set, US elections & Lowe’s closing down stores

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Jobs report beats expectations, meet GM’s e-bike & Iran sanctions kick in

37

Goldman banker pleads guilty in 1MDB case, Googlers walkout & Apple’s shares plummet

38

GM offers voluntary severance, Fed approves new banking deregulation & the market’s terrible October

39

Amazon’s woes, GE cuts dividends & Apple’s big announcement

40

UK announces digital tax, German Chancellor Angela Merkel will not seek re-election

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IBM makes largest acquisition ever, Epic Games gets major investment

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Altria recalls it’s vape product after FDA pressure, Big Name Tech Stocks drop after markets close

43

Stock markets tumble, Tesla made a profit (I repeat, Tesla made a profit)

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CATERPILLAR’s poor forward looking projections led to an overall down day for the market.

45

Richard Branson steps down as chairman of Virgin Hyperloop, Netflix will increase debt load, and Gol

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JPMorgan is going to Cali, Cleveland-Cliff’s CEO goes off the rail, and Moody’s cuts Italy’s rating

47

Oil has been in a freefall, Mnuchin drops out of Davos in the Desert, and Novartis buys Endocyte

48

Deutsche Bank traders found guilty in Libor rigging case, Constellation Brands’ CEO to step down

49

Uber eyes $120B IPO valuation, Audi hit with massive fine, and Netflix does its best to make FANG gr

50

US budget deficit hits 6-year high, Fidelity gets into the institutional crypto game, and Twilio buy

51

Gary Cohn is out here living his best life, Saudi Arabian stock market slumps as pressure mounts, an

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US report indicates China is not manipulating currency, Apple buys chip manufacturer, and Walmart wa

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Bloodbath in US equity markets, Smile Direct Club’s massive funding round, and a Korean esport cable

54

Westmoreland coal files bankruptcy, Google is dropping Pixel 3, and Snap is falling down a slippery

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Goolge+ is shut down, LinkedIn buys Glint, and Microsoft invests in Grab

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Unemployment rate drops again, SoftBank and Saudi Arabia will team up again, and La Croix faces a la

57

Treasury bonds soar and send the market downward, Square dives deeper into banking activities, and A

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Honda plans to invest in GM’s AV ambitions, Hortonworks and Cloudera will merge, and Highfields Capital will shut its doors to outside money

59

FDA raids JUUL HQ, Toys R Us is back from the dead, and Tencent Music plans massive US IPO

60

GE parts ways with CEO Flannery, Nafta 2.0 is a go, and Facebook names new head of Instagram

61

Elon Musk and the SEC reach deal, 50M Facebook accounts were hacked, US and Canada closing in on NAFTA deal

62

The SEC sues Tesla and Elon Musk, Petrobras will pay $853M settlement related to bribery charges, and Boeing wins massive Air Force contract

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The Fed raises interest rates again, Uber to pay massive settlement, and Stripe’s value continues to climb

64

Michael Kors buys Versace, Qualcomm files lawsuit against Apple, and Arby’s owner buys up Sonic.

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Sirius inks a deal for Pandora, Snap and Amazon partner up, and Marathon and Andeavor merge to become the U.S’ largest Oil refiner.

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Comcast “wins” bid for Sky, China calls off trade negotiations until after mid-terms & we can all learn a thing or two about leadership from George Washington

67

Wells Fargo plans more job cuts, Fox and Comcast will settle Sky bidding war with auction & Amazon announces slew of new products

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Denmark’s largest bank embroiled in massive money laundering scandal, Tilray’s wild day & Amazon to open thousands of cashierless stores

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The DOJ launches investigation into Tesla over Musk tweets, credit card class-action ends with massive settlement & Postmates raises $300M

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Trump goes nuclear in trade war, Amazon is investigating internal leaks & Saudi Arabia invests $1B in Tesla competitor

71

SpaceX will send a civilian to space, Staples buys Essendant for $482M & Marc Benioff buys Time magazine

72

Goldman Sachs’ shakes up leadership, iHeartMedia buys HowStuffWorks & Walmart acquires Cornershop

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Apple’s presser doesn’t disappoint, FDA threatens JUUL & Turnover Thursday

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Jimmy Buffett does the most Jimmy Buffett thing ever, Hurricane Florence is on its way & Hudson’s Bay divests European assets

75

Stellar to acquire Chain & Justin Kan’s latest startup raises $65M

76

Jack Ma announces succession plan, Tesla is going up in smoke & President Trump threatens more tariffs

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US DOJ finds North Korean hacker, CBS is working on Moonves exit package, and MasterClass raises $80M

78

Crypto gets more bad news, Twitter shares fall during Congressional hearing & Fox invests in streaming startup

79

Amazon hits $1T market cap, Nike shares drop on new ad campaign backlash & ING hit with record fine

80

Coca-Cola purchases Costa coffee for $5.1B, Ford will stop importing the Chinese-manufactured Focus & Dunkin plans to invest $100M in its stores.

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Trump threatens to leave the World Trade Organization & D-Day for scooter operators in California

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Amazon is feeling the Bern, SurveyMonkey to IPO & Dick’s Sporting Goods had a rough quarter

83

Yahoo still scans user emails, Aston Martin plans to go public & Yum China rejects buyout bid

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US and Mexico reach NAFTA agreement, Toyota to invest in Uber & farmer bailout

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Tesla will remain public & IG gets back to its university roots

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Wendy’s sells stake in Arby's, Teva’s generic EpiPen wins approval & Doordash lands another massive funding round

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Corona maker Constellation goes big on weed beer, Qatar offers aide to Turkey, SEC issues a subpoena to Tesla

88

Tinder employees sue IAC and Match, Coke buys stake in BodyArmor & Alphabet will invest in Oscar Health

89

Andreessen Horowitz to open celeb-led fund, VF Corp. will sell Lee and Wrangler denim brands & Netflix CFO to step down

90

Turkey’s economic situation worsens, Monsanto loses major lawsuit & Citgo at risk due to Venezuelan ties

91

Deutsche Bank continues to cut costs, Samsung announces Echo competitor & Adidas boosted by World Cup

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Slack secures $400M in funding, SEC probes Musk’s tweet & Congressman arrested on insider trading charges

93

Elon Musk plans to take Tesla private, LA Rams owner buys remainder of Arsenal & NewTV raises $1B

94

New York-Uber showdown, Zillow buys mortgage lender & Pepsi CEO to step down

95

Starbucks will begin accepting bitcoin, Heineken goes all in on China & Beijing escalates trade war

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Apple hits $1T market cap, Brookstone files for bankruptcy, and Warner Music buys Uproxx

97

Well Fargo’s huge fine, Tesla reports earnings, and Siemens makes large acquisition

98

Facebook uncovers fake political accounts, MoviePass raises prices and reduces movies, and Chipotle screws up, again.

99

Nokia and T-Mobile make a $3.5B deal, US Foods buys 5 businesses from Services Group of America, and American Express was caught charging customers higher rates

100

WeWork China raises $500M, MoviePass briefly runs out of money & BP buys BHP’s US assets

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Walmart ends partnership with Synchrony, Slack buys Atlassian’s chat platform & Amazon hits record profit

102

Facebook’s bloodbath, 23andMe teams up with pharma giant & Waymo and Walmart announce partnership

103

Ford makes big investment in autonomous vehicles, eBay and Square are teaming up & Lululemon names new CEO

104

Tesla asking for refunds, Pinterest closing in on $1B in ad revenue & Nike planning to bump pay

105

State Street to buy Charles River Systems, Eventbrite files for IPO & Fiat Chrysler CEO steps down

106

Comcast drops of out bidding war for Fox, Wells Fargo messed up … again & a cannabis producer’s IPO

107

EU hands down record fine to Google, Facebook vows to police certain fake news & Prime Day boosts non-Amazon retailers

108

Walmart-Microsoft partnership, Jay Powell addresses Congress & Texas Instruments’ CEO steps down.

109

Meet Goldman Sachs’ new CEO, Amazon outage & FCC threatens Sinclair-Tribune deal

110

Netflix dethrones HBO, the US lifts ban on ZTE & US bank earnings reports

111

Papa John steps down … again, the US Justice Department appeals AT&T-Time Warner decision & Johnson & Johnson settles cancer case

112

Broadcom to acquire CA Technologies, ABC and ESPN will broadcast Overwatch & Dunkin Donuts is getting a new CEO

113

Tesla announces Shanghai factory, MediaMath raises $225M & Postmates expands

114

Uber partners with Lime, Starbucks will phase out straws & Timehop was hacked

115

Sonos files for IPO, the Winklevoss twins hire NYSE CIO & the trade war’s next front

116

Juul’s massive valuation,Tesla hits Model 3 goal & Canada strikes back in trade war

117

Amazon buys PillPack, Deutsche Bank with a major stress test FAIL, and Ray Dalio is stepping back at Bridgewater

118

Conagra buys Pinnacle, Lyft's valuation doubles & Peloton’s acquisition

119

WWE’s new TV deal, Sequoia’s latest fund & London grants Uber a license

120

Harley Davidson’s manufacturing changes, AT&T’s latest acquisition & Andreessen Horowitz launches crypto fund.

121

OPEC increases output & Trump’s new tariff threats.

122

Attack of the Internet Tax, AT&T gets into TV, Swiggy seeks to take over the food delivery game in India.

123

Mega healthcare venture assigns a CEO, Instagram introduces Long-form video, and Fox accepts Disney’s offer for purchase

124

Bain acquires Varsity Brands, mobile data broker backlash & GE removed from Dow

125

SurveyMonkey to IPO, Google invests in JD.com & Square to allow crypto trading

126

Meet WarnerMedia, Apple and Oprah collab & Theranos CEO indicted

127

Etsy rises on fee increase, Ether isn’t a security & the World Cup is very, very expensive

128

VW to pay massive fine, Toyota invests in Grab & Fed hikes interest rate

129

AT&T-Time Warner deal gets greenlight, Nintendo’s E3 news & Tesla job cuts

130

Bitcoin’s latest woes, Mars buys vet operator & Domino’s latest marketing ploy

131

Verizon’s new CEO, G7 trade drama & US gives Chinese firm greenlight in Genworth deal

132

McDonald's management shakeup, Amazon to stream EPL & ZTE settles with US government

133

Ritual raises $70M, L Catterton invests $200M in Honest Co. & Athenahealth CEO resigns

134

UK government takes hit on RBS, MLB buys Rawlings & MyHeritage hack

135

Walmart sells Brazilian assets, Howard Schultz steps down & Microsoft buys GitHub

136

Unemployment rate, sports betting in Delaware & Facebook kills trending section

137

Deutsche Bank in trouble, Softbank invests in GM & steel and aluminum tariffs

138

Walmart tuition assistance, Polaris buys boat manufacturer & Nintendo’s new Pokemon game

139

Bayer-BASF deal, turmoil in Italy & JAB buys Pret

140

Amazon Echo is a creep, Fiat’s recall & GDPR is alive

141

Uber’s crash report, Rover raises $155M & Netflix tops Disney

142

Uber’s “profit”, Paddy Power Betfair buys stake in Fan Duel & more Deutsche Bank layoffs

143

New NYSE President, new Lowe’s CEO & Congress rolls back Dodd-Frank regulations

144

Fortnite prize pool, GE sale & largest hedge fund startup to date

145

Student loan payment as a perk, trade war on hold & Campbell’s CEO retirement

146

Well, well, Wells; BJ's going back in; Bain Capital Purchase

147

SEC’s satirical crypto warning & Macy’s continued growth

148

Panthers’s new owner, Bloomberg’s new Davos & tech companies doing it right

149

Tesla’s re-org, CBS lawsuit & legalized sports gambling

150

Barclay’s CEO hit with fine, C-Suite shakeup & more Xerox drama

151

Goldman and Apple join forces, Robin Hood’s massive funding round & Anbang CEO sentenced

152

Walmart takes majority stake in Flipkart, Recruit buys Glassdoor.com, Sears and Amazon team up

153

Takeda finalizes Shire deal, Google’s I/O conference, Comcast wants Fox

154

Merger Monday, Instagram stories will add music & Nestle will sell Starbucks coffee

155

Xerox-Fuji deal gets complicated, Wells Fargo settles suit & unemployment rate drops