Spirit Airlines on its Deathbed? & July Inflation Remains Sticky

Episode 647: Neal and Toby recap July’s inflation report that shows CPI ticked up from June. Then, Elon Musk accuses Apple of preferential treatment of OpenAI in its App Store vs. other AI companies…mainly Grok. Also, Spirit Airlines and Kodak are knocking on death’s door as it struggles to stay in business. Meanwhile, Cracker Barrel is trying to revamp its restaurants to appeal to younger customers and not everyone is happy about it. 00:00 - The Sphere of Oz 3:30 - Sticky inflation 8:30 - Elon v. Apple & OpenAI 12:45 - Spirit’s demise 14:50 - Kodak’s dire straits 17:40 - Cracker Barrel conundrum 21:30 - Sprint Finish! LinkedIn will even give you a $100 credit on your next campaign so you can try it yourself. Check out LinkedIn.com/mbd for more. Submit your MBD Password Answer here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1Yzrl1BJY2FAFwXBYtb0CEp8XQB2Y6mLdHkbq9Kb2Sz8/viewform?edit_requested=true Sign up for MBD trivia night here: https://mbd-trivianight-august19.splashthat.com/ Subscribe to Morning Brew Daily for more of the news you need to start your day. Share the show with a friend, and leave us a review on your favorite podcast app. Listen to Morning Brew Daily Here:⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.swap.fm/l/mbd-note⁠⁠⁠ Watch Morning Brew Daily Here:⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@MorningBrewDailyShow⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices