What’s starting to feel like “Groundhog Day”… 

Rep. Kevin McCarthy’s (R-CA) speakership bid. Yesterday, he failed to get the 218 votes needed to become House speaker for a fourth, fifth, and then sixth time. That’s despite an appeal by former President Trump to the group of 20 hardline Republicans, urging them to rally behind McCarthy to avoid “embarrassing defeat.” Turns out, the former president doesn’t have the sway he once had. And that this group of 20 really doesn't want to budge, despite McCarthy’s concessions. Instead, they nominated someone else: Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL). And with Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) nominated to lead the Dems, it marked the first time in history that two Black Americans were nominated for speaker. But McCarthy’s not giving up yet. Last night he met up with the hardliners to try to work something out before the House reconvenes at noon. In the meantime, Dems are bringing out the popcorn. 

What's creating a buzz...

This new vaccine. Yesterday, the Agriculture Dept gave the green light to the world’s first vaccine for honeybees. For context: one-third of the global food supply relies on pollination, and healthy commercial hives are essential to secure high crop yields. But the colonies had no protection against diseases that regularly wiped them out. It really stung. Now, a biotech company has developed a vaccine containing bacteria that is ingested by the queen, deposited in her ovaries, and ultimately gives immunity to developing larvae as they hatch. It will only be available to commercial beekeepers. The developer is calling it a “breakthrough” in protecting honeybees" that can positively impact food production on a global scale.

Which ill-fated love story is continuing to play out…

“Romeo and Juliet.” Last week, two stars from the 1968 film sued Paramount Pictures for more than $500 million. The box-office hit took home two Oscars. But now, Olivia Hussey and Leonard Whiting — then 15 and 16 years old respectively — say they were deceived into filming nude. And that in the decades since, they’ve suffered emotional damage and mental anguish. Paramount Pictures has yet to respond.

What’s living out our money dreams for 2023... 

SurgoCap Partners. This week, the hedge fund reportedly made its debut as the largest led by a woman. Its $1.8 billion launch comes months after Avala Global became the first billion-dollar woman-run hedge fund. 

Who's remembering Takeoff...

Quavo.

Who's giving a preview of its roses...

“The Bachelor.”