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Hey friends - it’s Friday. You made it.
Welcome back to the weekly Scoops Spotlight, where we’ll serve up a little summary of the week with the company scoops that got the most community reactions.
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🌎 The Big Picture
It was a pretty light week, relatively uneventful. Though the bar is pretty high these days.
The market climbed higher on Thursday as investors celebrated the first trade deal announcement from the White House. While the details of the new trade agreement with the United Kingdom are relatively vague, investors were happy to see progress on some negotiations. Our trade relationship with the UK is relatively balanced and small. The most challenging deals are still to come. Either way, it’s a small amount of progress.
Across the economy, wages are still rising, gas is getting cheaper, and job cuts have slowed. However, restarted student loan collections will strain millions, trade deficits are hitting records, and borrowing costs remain high. For most households, the cost of staying afloat still feels steep.
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🏭 The Companies Everyone’s Talking About
 Apple Inc. 👍 68% 👥 58% | 🌏 57% | 💰 69% | Sneaky Listening Apple is shelling out $95 million to settle a lawsuit about whether its Siri voice assistant was maybe listening in on private conversations. The lawsuit claimed Siri sometimes unintentionally recorded people's private talks and that Apple shared these recordings with outside marketing companies without consent. US residents who think this happened on their device between 2014 and 2024 can claim money, potentially getting up to $20 per device. |
 Match Group Inc. 👍 66% 👥 60% | 🌏 51% | 💰 50% | Cuts Ahead Match Group will cut 13% of its workforce due to weak demand from younger users, resulting in over $100 million in annual savings, with around $45 million expected in 2025. The move comes as the online-dating-app company posted a lower first-quarter profit and struggles to grow |
 Tyson Foods, Inc. 👍 50% 👥 51% | 🌏 46% | 💰 53% | No More Dyes Tyson Foods is reformulating products to eliminate petroleum-based dyes by the end of May, with most retail-branded products already dye-free. The meat giant moved to align with new plans from regulators to remove these synthetic additives, citing links to chronic diseases in children. |
 Berkshire Hathaway 👍 77% 👥 56% | 🌏 50% | 💰 56% | End of an Era Warren Buffett shocked shareholders by announcing his decision to step down as CEO of Berkshire Hathaway by the end of 2025, with Greg Abel set to take over. This transition marks the end of an era for Berkshire, which has grown into a $1.2 trillion conglomerate under Buffett's 60-year leadership. |
 Krispy Kreme Inc 👍 35% 👥 43% | 🌏 50% | 💰 50% | No Dessert Krispy Kreme will stop paying quarterly cash dividends to focus on growth and debt reduction, as it also pauses its expansion plan with McDonald's due to macroeconomic uncertainty and slow demand after initial launches. The donut chain reported weaker quarterly sales than expected and lost money again last quarter. |
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❔ The Big Question of the Week
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