Jobs Report Off By 800K!? & Ford’s $1.9B Pivot Away From EV SUVs

Episode 393: Neal and Toby discuss the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ anticipated revision which removed 800,000 jobs from last year’s jobs report. The largest in the last 15 years. Then, the FTC’s plan to ban noncompete agreements in the US has run into a roadblock as a federal judge says, not so fast. Next, Ford once pledged to make big investments in all-electric vehicles but has since reversed course as it scraps its latest EV model plans. Plus, Neal shares his favorite numbers from big banks’ bad deal with Elon Musk, the rise of ‘boommates’, and the super long wait time for US visas. Meanwhile, Starbucks is using its secret weapon that might be able to save slumping sales: the Pumpkin Spice Latte, betch. Visit https://www.massmutual.com/ for all your financial planning needs Get your Morning Brew Daily T-Shirt HERE: https://shop.morningbrew.com/products/morning-brew-radio-t-shirt?_pos=1&_sid=6b0bc409d&_ss=r&variant=45353879044316 Listen to Morning Brew Daily Here: https://link.chtbl.com/MBD Watch Morning Brew Daily Here: https://www.youtube.com/@MorningBrewDailyShow 00:00 - Misleading movie reviews 03:00 - Jobs Report Revision 07:50 - Blocked FTC Noncompete Ban 12:10 - Ford EV Spending 17:30 - 'X' Financing Troubles 19:45 - World Cup Visas 21:50 - Boomer Roommates 24:00 - PSL Coming Back Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices