Bed Bath & Way Beyond and The Data on Quitting 8/17/22

Bed Bath & Beyond, AMC, and Gamestop are all swept up in a revival of meme stock trading; tastytrade founder and Co-CEO Tom Sosnoff discusses the recent meme stock surges. After President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act into law, Director of the White House National Economic Council Brian Deese shares the intended impact of the legislation for Americans’ health care costs and greener living. Also in politics, Liz Cheney is considering her next move in her mission to support disillusioned Republicans. Plus, childcare workers including educators have either switched jobs or left their professions permanently. USAFacts President Poppy MacDonald unpacks the data that explains why teachers are quitting at a higher rate than other workers. In this episode: Tom Sosnoff, @tastytrade Poppy MacDonald, @PoppyMacD Brian Deese, @BrianDeeseNEC Becky Quick @BeckyQuick Andrew Ross Sorkin, @andrewrsorkin Katie Kramer: @Kramer_Katie

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