🌯♨️ “Pumpkin Spice Taco” — Starbucks’ Chipotle acquisition. SpaceX’s cellular biz. Airbnb killed MidCenturyMod. +NFL Math Whiz
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🌯♨️ “Pumpkin Spice Taco” — Starbucks’ Chipotle acquisition. SpaceX’s cellular biz. Airbnb killed MidCenturyMod. +NFL Math Whiz

B2Upper-intermediateOctober 12, 202622 min
  • Business & money

Starbucks wants to acquire Chipotle… but it all comes down to beans. SpaceX could be your next cell service provider… Elon has entered the telecom chat. Millennials’ Mid-Century Modern furniture has gone from cool to cringe… But blame Airbnb. Plus, economics’ new math whiz… is a former Pro NFL Linebacker from the Baltimore Ravens. $CMG $SBUX $SPCX $ABNB Grab your Tickets to the IPO Tour: Our In-Person Offering Boston 10/14: https://tickets.citywinery.com/event/tboy-the-ipo-tour-in-person-offering-8cdhup Seattle 11/4 (21+): https://www.axs.com/events/1446394/the-best-one-yet-tickets NEWSLETTER...

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This is Nick. This is Jack. Welcome back. It is Monday, October 12th.

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And today's pod is the best one. Yeah, this is a T-Boy. The top three pop business news stories you need to know today. Hey, Dolly, you thunk it.

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Start whipping out the culottas, because Jack and I are in Boston this week, baby. Our IPO tour continues at City Winery this Wednesday night in Beantown. And get this, we literally have only single-digit tickets left. We got like six tickets left to this show, Jack.

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