The Phantom Debt Haunting Americans & A Bidding War for the NBA
Episode 320: Neal and Toby dive into the potential media tug-of-war for the NBA as the league looks to shop around for a new contract. Then, a phantom debt coming from the surge of ‘Buy now, pay later’ during the holidays could be catastrophic for borrowers. Next, Reddit is our stock of the week while pandemic-era winners are the dog(s) of the week. Also, the resignation of both Miss USA and Miss Teen USA places the beauty pageant under suspicion of a toxic environment. Meanwhile, the Chevy Malibu will end production marking the end of the sedans. Lastly, Baidu deals with a PR nightmare as a PR exec that threatens to fire employees if they don’t work harder and longer. 00:00 - Apple apologizes 2:50 - NBA media rights up for grabs 7:15 - Impending phantom debt? 11:00 - Stock: Reddit, Dog: Pandemic stocks 16:30 - Miss USA drama 19:15 - End of the sedan era 22:30 - PR crisis at Baidu Visit https://www.wendys.com/morningbrew for more! Per My Last Email: Spotify, Apple, YouTube or wherever you listen to podcasts Get your Morning Brew Daily Mug HERE: https://shop.morningbrew.com/products/morning-brew-daily-mug?utm_medium=youtube&utm_source=mbd&utm_campaign=mug Listen to Morning Brew Daily Here: https://link.chtbl.com/MBD Watch Morning Brew Daily Here: https://www.youtube.com/@MorningBrewDailyShow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices