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Steve Mnuchin says he's putting together a group to buy TikTok from China's ByteDance. (0:16) Another hot inflation report has rates climbing. (1:20) Marlboro Man easing up on the Budweiser. (4:47)

Show Notes
Retail sales rebound less than expected in February
Bio-Techne and Qiagen had the biggest increase in short interest levels last month - Baird

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Philip Morris' (PM) Zyn pouches hit with lawsuit. (00:25) Elon Musk dethroned as world's richest person after Tesla (TSLA) slump. (01:34) RealReal (REAL) is up more than 80% since earnings last week as liquidity fears fade. (02:49)

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Loan-loss-provision and commercial-loan-loss jitters are hammering stocks. (0:15) Altria announces new stock buyback. (3:35) A winning January bodes well for the S&P in 2024. (5:25)

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ISM manufacturing index hits highest level since October 2022
Plug Power completes first customer fill at Georgia green hydrogen plant

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The FDA is preparing to order Juul Labs to take its e-cigarettes off the market in the U.S. (0:25) Bill Mann discusses: - Shares of Altria Group, owner of a 35% stake in Juul, getting hit on the news - Why one of Altria's main competitors is unaffected - How he thinks about "sin stocks" as a category of investing (10:00) Ricky Mulvey talks with Bill about the billions of dollars of Bitcoin on MicroStrategy's balance sheet affects the view of the business, and what a potential margin call means for its shareholders. Stocks discussed: MO, BTI, MSTR, META, NVDA Host: Chris Hill Guests: Bill Mann Producer: Ricky Mulvey Engineers: Dan Boyd, Rick Engdahl Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices