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Good morning, BRU Daily Show. I'm Neil Freiman. And I'm Toby Howell. Today, president Trump went on and on and on and on about the economy at the State of the Union last night. Then what is the halo trade, and why are investors piling into it? It's Wednesday, February 25. Let's ride. Good morning. You got one more day of me in the studio and Toby in a bedroom on the West Coast. Toby, have you seen this new survey out about grocery stores? The American Consumer Satisfaction Index surveyed 31,000 shoppers to find out America's favorite grocery stores, ranking them in categories like freshness of meat and produce, quality of the selection, the layout, and speed of the checkout process. And what do you know? Good old TJ's, Trader Joe's came in first with a ranking of 86 out of a 100. In second place is Publix, the pride of Florida, followed by HEB, Sam's Club, Aldi, Costco, and Whole Foods. Tell me what you'd make of this ranking. It actually does seem like grocery stores got worse in general last year because if you look at the national average of how each chain was ranked, it dropped 1% to 78. Only three of the 19 grocery chains measured improved compared to the previous year. Here are some notable below average chains. Walmart received a score of just 75. Albertsons scored 75 four, and Giant Eagle ranked last in the entire report. So if any general, Giant Eagle shoppers are out there, you have a bone to pick with them. I am really trying to think of what makes a good chain. I was going to say affordable, but then you see Walmart pretty far down this list. I think the distinct vibe is the number one thing that shoppers are looking for. Trader Joe's, you know what you're gonna get when you walk in. Publix shopping is a pleasure. Have a vibe? I've never been in one. Agent okay. That's the fascinating thing. I have such fealty to Publix because I just grew up in that region. I think it's their slogan where shopping is a pleasure. You just walk in there, and it does feel like shopping is a pleasure. I I think you can't just be a nameless, faceless entity like maybe something like an Albertsons or a Walmart. That's my reading of the grocery tea leaves. Okay. And before we move on, I have to shout out big y, Western the pride of Western Mass. Everyone just has random fealty to their regional grocery stores. It can't be explained. We need to do research to see why we just care so much about this. Your planet is now marked for death. Marvel Studios' The Fantastic Four First Steps is is now streaming on Disney plus. We will protect you. As a family. Light them up, Johnny. Marvel's First Family is certified fresh on Rotten Tomatoes. That has been tastic. And critics say it's one …