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September Hiring Slows & Tom Cruise's 'Digger' Could Lose $150M

Oct 5, 2026 · 30m

Summary

Hosts Neil Freiman and Toby Howell discuss the U.S. labor market's "low hire, low fire" trend and Tom Cruise's box office flop with *Digger*. They also highlight a hedge fund paying record-high NYC office rents and the 737 MAX's resilience after a recent security incident. The episode concludes with a look ahead to the Paramount-WBD merger, a major Supreme Court climate case, and upcoming sports playoffs.

Topics discussed

Sponsor: The Intelligence Shift podcast Show intro and parallel parking banter Philadelphia parallel parking championship Sponsor: Intuit ERP September jobs report and labor market analysis Tom Cruise's 'Digger' box office flop Winner: Boeing 737 MAX safety performance Sponsor: Vanguard bonds Sponsor: Amazon Ads docu-series Sponsor: Rubrik AI security Winner: Record office rent in Manhattan Week ahead: Supreme Court climate case Week ahead: Paramount-WBD merger close Week ahead: Amazon Prime Big Deal Days Week ahead: Sports playoffs and fantasy Credits and production notes Sponsor: Contentful marketing report
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