Canada taxes back
Summary
This episode explores the escalating US-Canada trade war, featuring historical context on tariffs and current market impacts on small businesses. It also reports on Monterey Park becoming the first US city to ban data centers, a grassroots movement now spreading nationwide. The show examines how AI chatbots are reshaping consumer shopping through a fake deodorant brand experiment, highlights the resurgence of brick-and-mortar bookstores, and notes significant job losses in the information sector.
Topics discussed
Sponsor: Capital One Venture X Card
Marketplace Intro: Trade War Context
Historical Context of US-Canada Trade Relations
Wall Street Update: Oil Prices and Stocks
Monterey Park Bans Data Centers; National Impact
Small Business Sentiment Amid Economic Uncertainty
Market Numbers: Dow, Nasdaq, and Tariff Impact
Sponsor: Capital One Venture X Card
Interview: How AI Shopping Recommendations Work
The Renaissance of Brick-and-Mortar Bookstores
Info Sector Job Losses in August
Credits and Outro
Teaser: NIL Policies in College Sports
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