The Best One Yet

California’s In-N-Out burger is finally expanding East of the Mississippi, so we jumped into the strategy behind the most-profitable patty in the big burger biz. Everyone’s talking TikTok and Instagram, but the real social media success story? It’s LinkedIn. And JPMorgan Chase embarrassingly spent $175M… on a fake startup.$JPM $MCD $CMG $MSFTFollow The Best One Yet on Instagram, Twitter, and Tiktok: @tboypodAnd now watch us on YoutubeWant a Shoutout on the pod? Fill out this formGot the Best Fact Yet? We got a form for that tooLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Of the top 100 TV programs of last year, 82 were NFL football games. There’s something strange going on at the largest luxury company on earth: LVMH’s CEO has made all 5 of his kids fashion house executives. And Climeworks just launched an earth-saving startup — A giant vacuum that sucks your carbon out of the air.Take this week’s TBOY Quiz: https://go.tboypod.comHow well do you know this week’s Takeaways? Play the quiz, challenge a friend, get the best score yet.$GOOG $AMZN $DIS $AAPL $NFLX $LVMUYLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apple’s biggest new thing since the iPhone is reportedly launching this spring: Get ready for… iHeadset. Sephora is ending its Influencer makeup brand with Addison Rae because TikTok is magnificent for discovery but miserable for loyalty. And Goldman Sachs is cutting 3,200 employees, but that explains why your banker buddy Brad got such a big bonus. $AAPL $GS $LVMUYFollow The Best One Yet on Instagram, Twitter, and Tiktok: @tboypodAnd now watch us on YoutubeWant a Shoutout on the pod? Fill out this formGot the Best Fact Yet? We got a form for that tooLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Noma was crowned #1 restaurant in the world 5 times, but shockingly just announced it’s shutting because the fine dining business model is broken. For the first time ever, the average Rolls-Royce car sold for over $500K — because they’re not selling cars… they’re selling art. And Microsoft is going all-in on ChatGPT if it turns Bing into a Google-killer.$BMWYY $MSFT $GOOGFollow The Best One Yet on Instagram, Twitter, and Tiktok: @tboypodAnd now watch us on YoutubeWant a Shoutout on the pod? Fill out this formGot the Best Fact Yet? We got a form for that tooLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

For the 1st time in a decade, Barnes & Noble is adding stores… and doing it by taking over shuttered Amazon stores. Lululemon plummeted 10% because its fanny packs on sale — which means it’s facing the Discounting Death Spiral of Death. And the entire gig economy from DoorDash to Uber just got upgraded because they’re all Downturn Divas.$LULU $DASH $UBER $LYFTFollow The Best One Yet on Instagram, Twitter, and Tiktok: @tboypodAnd now watch us on YoutubeWant a Shoutout on the pod? Fill out this formGot the Best Fact Yet? We got a form for that tooLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Millennials are killing soda, except for one brand: Dr Pepper. Delta just launched free high-speed wifi in the air — it’s not a perk, it’s a signal. And when you got hired, we bet you signed a Non-Compete Agreement even if you didn’t realize it — Now the FTC is trying to kill noncompetes. $KDP $DAL $YUMFollow The Best One Yet on Instagram, Twitter, and Tiktok: @tboypodAnd now watch us on YoutubeWant a Shoutout on the pod? Fill out this formGot the Best Fact Yet? We got a form for that tooLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Lion King Musical just had the best week of ticket sales in the history of Broadway — So we’re looking at the economics of the Broadway show. Craft Beer is the only area of alcohol whose sales shrank last year because you’ve got IPA flavor fatigue. And Bed Bath & Beyond stock just plummeted to under $2… so you better use that gift card fast.Take the TBOY Quiz: go.tboypod.comHow well do you know this week’s Takeaways? Play the quiz, challenge a friend, get the best score yet…$BBBY $DIS $SAMLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

You can buy a condo on Storylines’ new cruise ship — because it’s a floating town for full-time residents to live in… forever. Johnson & Johnson is loving this extra heavy cold, cough, and flu season — its Tylenol sales are powering its 60-year dividend dynasty. And Roku just launched its Roku TV, becoming the first end-to-end binge company.$ROKU $JNJ $CCLFollow The Best One Yet on Instagram, Twitter, and Tiktok: @tboypodAnd now watch us on YoutubeWant a Shoutout on the pod? Fill out this formGot the Best Fact Yet? We got a form for that tooLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

McDonald’s just opened its first ever robot restaurant… and it will forever kill the “soggy fry problem.” Google just issued a “Code Red” warning about its most important product (when Google goes Code Red, we pay attention). And Tesla dropped 12% to start the year, and we can trace the fall back to a strange email we got from Tesla on December 23rd.$MCD $TSLA $GOOGFollow The Best One Yet on Instagram, Twitter, and Tiktok: @tboypodAnd now watch us on YoutubeWant a Shoutout on the pod? Fill out this formGot the Best Fact Yet? We got a form for that tooLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The first surprise new relationship of 2023? Netflix and Nike — Workout and chill. Southwest suffered the worst airline breakdown in history because of its dirty secret: Technical Debt. And 2022 was officially the worst year for the stock market since 2008… so we’re looking ahead to 2023.$NFLX $NKE $LUV $SPYFollow The Best One Yet on Instagram, Twitter, and Tiktok: @tboypodAnd now watch us on YoutubeWant a Shoutout on the pod? Fill out this formGot the Best Fact Yet? We got a form for that tooLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.