Market Fire
Market Fire
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Market Fire is the #1 fastest growing business podcast. Every week, The Big Man and Danny Bombay break down the most epic news stories and offer searing commentary on the incredible stories taking place in the marketplace. Additional information about All Pod Media, Market Fire, The Big Man, Danny and our sponsors can be found at www.MarketExplainer.com Enjoy – and do not forget to be our friend by telling your friends about All Pod Radio and Market Fire.
The Franchise - Ep 76
Recorded Live on 11/15/2022 Subway is replacing workers with machines. Smartest decision theyve made since hiring Jared: https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/14/business/subway-grab-and-go-fridges/index.html A little late to the party?: https://www.al.com/life/2022/11/mike-tyson-evander-holyfield-team-up-for-holy-ears-an-edible-cannabis-product.html Another billionaire promises to give away his wealth…waiting for the real reason: https://www.axios.com/2022/11/14/jeff-bezos-give-away-124b-fortune-climate-change The FTX well gets deeper: https://deadspin.com/ftx-s-collapse-cost-a-who-s-who-of-pro-athletes-sport-1849781199
Nov 17, 2022
1 hr 31 min
It's Layoff Season - Ep 75
Recorded Live 11-09-2022 1. Meta is laying off more than employees than Elon and no one cares  a: https://www.cnbc.com/2022/11/09/meta-to-lay-off-more-than-11000-thousand-employees.html   b: https://fortune.com/2022/11/08/elon-musk-twitter-paywall-could-sound-the-death-knell-experts-warn/   2. Nice. Apple can afford it: https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/national-international/former-apple-employee-admits-to-defrauding-tech-giant-of-17-million-over-seven-years/3933835/    3. Paper wealth is taking a beating this season: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/sam-bankman-fried-no-longer-014407946.html 4. Carvana: The Scam that keeps getting more awesome  a: https://jalopnik.com/carvana-s-stock-has-sunk-98-percent-since-its-peak-1849756828   b: https://www.kbb.com/car-news/tesla-finds-a-workaround-for-state-laws-dealerships-on-tribal-lands/   5. Poor Tax Prize of $2B delayed drawing… a Republican must have won? https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/08/us/powerball-lottery-record-delayed-drawing-tuesday-trnd
Nov 11, 2022
1 hr 29 min
Let That Sink In! - Ep 74
Recorded Live 10-31-2022 LET THAT SINK IN - Elon closes Twitter deal. First time in Market Fire history we were wrong. Last time also: https://www.theverge.com/2022/10/29/23430332/elon-musk-twitter-reportedly-ordered-company-wide-layoffs; https://www.theverge.com/2022/10/30/23431931/twitter-paid-verification-elon-musk-blue-monthly-subscription ; https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/jack-dorsey-bluesky-social-app-twitter-050005805.html?soc_src=social-sh&soc_trk=tw&tsrc=twtr ; https://www.tmz.com/2022/10/28/twitter-layoffs-hoax-pranksters-trick-media-outlets-pose-fired-employees-elon-musk/ Bing was useless, but if Microsoft pivots it into an online graphics creators suite powered by AI, it can actually make it mean something: https://www.windowscentral.com/software-apps/bing/dall-e-2-ai-image-generation-is-coming-to-microsoft-bing#:~:text=Microsoft%20has%20announced%20a%20new%20feature%20coming%20to,image%20based%20on%20keywords%20entered%20by%20the%20user ; https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/microsoft-launches-ai-powered-graphic-design-app-and-more Great balls of fire, the fake deli man has a more than one VERY REAL shell company: https://www.cnbc.com/2022/10/26/100-million-nj-deli-defendant-makes-2500-a-month-from-shell-company.html There are conflicting reports that Paypal ‘accidentally’ added this and removed it, and added it back: https://bitcoinmagazine.com/business/paypal-fines-up-to-2500-for-intolerance-bitcoin-fixes-this
Nov 4, 2022
1 hr 24 min
The Rent is too Dang High! - Ep 73
Recorded Live 10-26-2022 Bloomberg: Musk Tells Bankers He Plans to Close Twitter Deal on Friday: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-10-25/musk-tells-debt-bankers-he-plans-to-close-twitter-deal-on-friday Rent is staying wild fam: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-10-25/nyc-is-priciest-for-us-rents-while-boston-passes-san-francisco?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=twitter-moments&utm_content=wealth Ye lost Billionaire status. Is this all a brilliant ploy to get out of his contracts and own his brand?: https://www.cnbc.com/2022/10/25/adidas-terminates-partnership-with-ye-following-rappers-antisemitic-remarks.html?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_medium=Social&utm_content=Main&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1666694220 $150M Hamptons home comes up for sale; because there wont be a recession for billionaires: https://www.cnbc.com/2022/10/06/inside-a-150-million-hamptons-summer-home-for-sale.html?utm_content=Main&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1666009808
Nov 4, 2022
1 hr 27 min
The Patagonia Tax Scam - Ep 72
Recorded on 10/21/22 Patagonia’s Founder says he is giving up ownership to help fight the climate crises. Pretty sure its a tax avoidance scheme - https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/14/business/patagonia-ownership/index.html ; https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-09-15/patagonia-billionaire-who-gave-up-company-skirts-700-million-tax-hit?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=socialflow-organic&utm_content=business&cmpid=socialflow-twitter-business&utm_source=twitter Super Genius Elon Musk - https://www.cbsnews.com/news/report-elon-musk-plans-to-cut-75-of-twitter-workforce/ Collecting McDonalds Adult Happy Meal Toys - https://www.cnbc.com/2022/10/19/mcdonalds-collectible-adult-happy-meal-toys-are-selling-for-thousands.html Twitter debates if Cheesecake Factory, Red Lobster and Olive Garden are actually good - https://www.newsweek.com/internet-debates-are-red-lobster-olive-garden-chain-restaurants-actually-good-1742240 
Oct 27, 2022
54 min
We'll Do it Live - Ep 71
Recorded on 10/17/22 Ye is buying Parler - https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/17/tech/kanye-west-ye-parler/index.html Elon wants to Turn Twitter into X - https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/06/technology/elon-musk-x.html Genius entrepreneur cuts catalytic converters to pay warrants - https://wreg.com/news/local/man-tells-police-he-was-stealing-catalytic-converters-to-pay-warrants/ Liquid Death is worth $700M. It's just water. In a can. How? - https://adage.com/article/marketing-news-strategy/liquid-death-water-now-valued-700-million/2438046
Oct 27, 2022
1 hr 10 min
Hangry - Ep 70
Check us out: https://www.MarketExplainer.comBig Man Gear: http://www.bigmangear.comAvenue Lucky: https://www.avenuelucky.com--- GrubHub screws over restaurants, runners and people that like food deliveries: https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/kelseyweekman/grubhub-free-lunch-nyc-promo-chaos VW hopes to endear American hearts with a Scout reboot: https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/11/business/vw-scout-suv/index.html Tiktok will own your eyeballs on your phone: https://www.theverge.com/2022/5/19/23131385/tiktok-gaming-tests-livestream-zynga-html5-bytedance Netflix tells employees to leave if they cant stand being awesome: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/netflix-tells-employees-quit-dont-181825013.html --- Want to see cherubic faces? Subscribe here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs064wPGEUetnd06egSPN8w --- https://www.twitter.com/MarketExplainer https://www.facebook.com/MarketExplainer https://www.linkedin.com/company/MarketExplainer
May 24, 2022
1 hr 36 min
Exclusively on Kazaa - Ep 69
Check us out: https://www.MarketExplainer.com Big Man Gear: http://www.bigmangear.com Avenue Lucky: https://www.avenuelucky.com --- Wow! Facebook is getting into podcasting! JUST KIDDING! Its quitting after a year: https://www.theverge.com/2022/5/3/23054848/facebook-shutting-down-podcast-hub-simplifying-audio-services AirBNBs popularity begins to grow because of dumb hipsters: https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/03/tech/airbnb-first-quarter-earnings/index.html Think new cars are expensive now? Wait until all the features are subscriptions: https://www.carscoops.com/2022/05/gm-thinks-the-average-car-buyer-will-pay-135-per-month-in-subscriptions/ Becoming a Real Estate Agent is officially a meme: https://fortune.com/2022/05/02/real-estate-agent-career-popularity-coldwell-banker-ceo/ --- Want to see cherubic faces? Subscribe here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs064wPGEUetnd06egSPN8w --- https://www.twitter.com/MarketExplainer https://www.facebook.com/MarketExplainer https://www.linkedin.com/company/MarketExplainer
May 7, 2022
1 hr 28 min
Useful and Famous - Ep 68
https://www.MarketExplainer.com Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/MarketExplainer Big Man Gear: http://www.bigmangear.com Avenue Lucky: https://www.AvenueLucky.com --- In a massive move to own eCommerce, Amazon will bring prime to any website: https://www.cnet.com/news/amazon-is-taking-prime-delivery-beyond-its-own-website/ HOAs accidentally do something good for once: https://www.foxbusiness.com/real-estate/property-report-homeowner-groups-seek-stop-investors-buying-houses-rent Carvana Founders are taking it between the back two pockets: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/billionaire-father-son-team-behind-141718344.html Following Up: Elon buys twitter: https://www.cnbc.com/2022/04/27/elon-musk-just-bought-twitter-now-what.html, CNN+ shuts down: https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/21/media/cnn-shutting-down/index.html, The former Activist short-seller Bill Ackman lost $430MM going long on Netflix: https://variety.com/2022/digital/news/bill-ackman-sells-netflix-stake-loss-1235237715/ --- Want to see cherubic faces? Subscribe here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs064wPGEUetnd06egSPN8w --- https://www.twitter.com/MarketExplainer https://www.facebook.com/MarketExplainer https://www.linkedin.com/company/MarketExplainer
May 1, 2022
1 hr 23 min
Quibi Aint The Only One - Ep 67
https://www.MarketExplainer.com Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/MarketExplainer Big Man Gear: http://www.bigmangear.com Avenue Lucky: https://www.AvenueLucky.com --- After the close of the Warner/Discovery mega merger, CNN+ has failed: https://www.axios.com/discovery-cnn-plus-marketing-layoffs-jobs-b088c03c-b202-4756-8f5f-e64ee77b5095.html The Twitter drama continues as Verizon Media buyer wants their pound of flesh: https://www.wsj.com/articles/apollo-global-considers-participating-in-bid-for-twitter-11650313013 Inverse Cramer strikes again! Netflix loses subs for the first time!: https://www.reuters.com/technology/netflix-subscribers-fall-first-time-decade-forecasts-more-losses-2022-04-19/ It's happening! Taco Bell's Mexican Pizza returns!: https://thetakeout.com/taco-bell-s-mexican-pizza-is-returning-and-we-finally-k-1848800432 --- Want to see cherubic faces? Subscribe here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLOwdGY5vjd6tBp62y6of6A --- https://www.twitter.com/MarketExplainer https://www.facebook.com/MarketExplainer https://www.linkedin.com/company/MarketExplainer
Apr 22, 2022
1 hr 13 min
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