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7/6/2023
10 : 14
Numlock News: July 6, 2023 • Ocean, Ozempic, Opium
By Walt Hickey False Claims The FTC is getting ready to crack down on companies that overreach in terms of influencer marketing, to the extent of failure to disclose sponsored content, and also the
7/5/2023
10 : 4
Numlock News: July 5, 2023 • Wiretaps, Dial of Destiny, Orchids
By Walt Hickey Indiana Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny made just $2.3 million from Friday to Sunday in China, which is a disastrously low opening that fell short of even the lowest expectations.
7/3/2023
10 : 14
Numlock News: July 3, 2023 • Botswana, The One Ring, Fireworks
By Walt Hickey We're off tomorrow in observation of Independence Day. See you Wednesday! Just a heads up, I launched the paid version of the newsletter five years ago, so my earliest subscribers
6/30/2023
10 : 14
Numlock News: June 30, 2023 • Ponzi, Bubble Tea, Beyoncé
By Walt Hickey Ahh! Deal, Monsters Energy drink producer Monster Energy will buy beleaguered rival Bang Energy for up to $362 million through a subsidiary called Blast Asset Acquisition, because once
6/29/2023
13 : 14
Numlock News: June 29, 2023 • Yachts, Palladium, Flights
By Walt Hickey Apologies for any delay, some readers did not receive the original email blast! Yachts The America's Cup is the most prestigious race in all of yachting, and for nearly the entire
6/28/2023
10 : 15
Numlock News: June 28, 2023 • Buffets, AM, Sling
By Walt Hickey Thanks to everyone who preordered my book yesterday, the early presales are a massive help. Preorder a copy of You Are What You Watch at your local bookstore or wherever books are sold!
6/27/2023
10 : 4
Numlock News: June 27, 2023 • Wes Anderson, Pickleball, Sriracha
By Walt Hickey It's 120 days until my book launches! I just got my hands on an early copy, and this thing is gorgeous. Early preorders are really, really helpful, get a copy today at your local
6/26/2023
10 : 5
Numlock News: June 26, 2023 • Flash, Snails, Vanna
By Walt Hickey Flash Crash Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse was again the top movie of the weekend following a massive crash for The Flash in its second week of release. The Flash made $15.3 million
6/23/2023
10 : 14
Numlock News: June 23, 2023 • Bees, Cheese, Fees
By Walt Hickey Have an excellent weekend! Deleted JPMorgan Chase is paying a $4 million fine to settle an allegation from the Securities and Exchange Commission that the bank permanently deleted 47
6/22/2023
10 : 5
Numlock News: June 22, 2023 • Pizza, A Conspiracy To Fix the Price of Bread in Canada, Fish
By Walt Hickey Bread Canada Bread, the largest producer and distributor of bread in Canada, has admitted to colluding over price with rival Weston Foods and will pay a record CA$50 million fine over
6/21/2023
10 : 15
Numlock News: June 21, 2023 • Condors, Bourbon, Weddings
By Walt Hickey Boom American whiskey sales hit $5.1 billion in 2023 after a steady rise, and bourbon producers have expanded capacity to over 2 million barrels a year for the past four years. One thing
6/20/2023
10 : 14
Numlock News: June 20, 2023 • Atlantification, Wheel of Fortune, Orange Juice
By Walt Hickey Taxed Sports gambling companies got their product legalized in many states around the country by promising big tax windfalls for the states that gave the apps the go-ahead, but that hasn
6/20/2023
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Numlock News: June 14, 2023 • Bang, Margaritas, Downsizing
By Dave Infante Today's edition comes to you from Dave Infante, who writes the always fascinating Fingers newsletter about the alcohol business. Yesterday was scams, today is booze! Numlock is all
6/20/2023
6 : 44
Numlock News: June 15, 2023 • Elton, Parrots, Uranium
By Walt Hickey I'm back — a huge thanks to Neil, Colin and Dave for filling in for me and letting me have an excellent break! You can find their work respectively at Neil's Substack, A Scammer
6/20/2023
6 : 5
Numlock News: June 16, 2023 • Ticketmaster, All One, Beyoncé
By Walt Hickey Have a great weekend! ALL ONE The Dr. Bronner's brand is an enigma not only in the soap business but in the consumer packaged goods space in general, a massive company that continues
6/20/2023
5 : 18
Numlock News: June 19, 2023 • Flash, IMAX, Music
By Walt Hickey Welcome back! A Flash Brutal weekend for newcomers at the domestic box office this weekend, with The Flash coming up short with a mere $55 million over the weekend and Pixar's
6/13/2023
10 : 14
Numlock News: June 13, 2023 • Autopilot, Catfish, Dog Poop
By Colin Sholes Today our guest writer is Colin Sholes, who writes all about scams and the people who do them in his excellent newsletter A Scammer Darkly. Good morning! In Walt's absence, I've
6/12/2023
10 : 4
Numlock News: June 12, 2023 • Oklahoma, Miami, Mets
By Neil Paine I'm on vacation, so today's edition is brought to you by my friend and former FiveThirtyEight colleagueNeil Paine, who recently launched an incredible data-driven sports
6/12/2023
3 : 5
Numlock News: June 7, 2023 • One Ring, Vanderpump, Seals
By Walt Hickey Vanderpump Bravo show Vanderpump Rules recently wrapped a massive, star-making season for the reality show, wherein the finale captured 4.1 million viewers across Bravo and Peacock. The
6/12/2023
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Numlock News: June 8, 2023 • Electric, Omega, Las Vegas
By Walt Hickey Golf Saudi Arabia's acquisition — sorry, investment — in the PGA Tour led many to believe that the nonprofit tour would, like LIV Golf, become a for-profit enterprise, but that idea