US Loses 23k Jobs in Surprising(ly bad) Employment Report & John Oliver Takes on Buc-ee's

#907: The U.S. economy unexpectedly lost 23,000 jobs in July – a sharp miss from economists' expectation of an 83,000-job gain. Plus, more than 5,000 investors are still copying Leopold Aschenbrenner's trades, despite his hedge fund's meltdown. Burger King overtakes Wendy's as the nation's second-largest burger chain. Finally, buc-ee’s dodges John Oliver to sue another small business.

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