3️⃣ “AI Bubble Wrap” — Our Warren Buffett stock pick. Cali’s Billionaire Tax. Jollibee’s spaghetti IPO. +Unhappy Hour

This is Nick. This is Jack. It's Friday, the real Friday, January 9, and today's pod is the best one yet. This is a t boy. The top three pop business news stories you need to know today. Well, besties, to quote the great philosopher Larry h David, yesterday was the last day of the year you can say happy new year. January 8? Yeah. That's the end of happy new year greetings. Yeah. So happy January, G Jack. Happy January to all those of celebrate. Well, our three stories today are pretty, pretty, pretty good. Jack, what do we got on today's show? For our first story, it's the biggest tech drama right now. It's the first ever billionaire tax being debated in California. And besties, the billionaire group chat is blowing up right now. One second, Jack. Zuck? Yeah? I know, dude. I know. I think you just insinuated that you're a billionaire. I can't talk about it on the pod, Jack. For our second story, it's Jollibee. The famous Filipino fast food chain announced plans to IPO here in The US. Trade war, shmade war. Asia wants to take a bite out of The United States. And our third and final story. For the third day in a row, we're doing our portfolio resolutions. Our three stock picks for the new year. And our third and final stock pick for 2026, it's bubble wrap for your portfolio in case there's an AI bubble. The bubble pops, this stock will protect you. You don't want bubble wrap. You gotta have bubble wrap. But besties, before we hit that wonderful mix of stories. What a mix of stories to go into the weekend with. Love the mix, Jack. Hoarders Almanac, week three zero two. That's right. Things were running out in this economy. Jack and I are still keeping track for you. This week, we're running out of happy hour. Happy hour, the 4PM beer with your boss, the Cosmo with your coworkers. Yeah. Get a little buzzed with Becky from Biz Dev. Get this. Since the pandemic, the happy hour, never been the same. It's become a casualty of the corporate culture reset post pandemic, and the data proves it. Because more of you are working from home. And fewer of you are drinking alcohol. And if you do pop champagne, it's with your Wednesday night run club. And it's too bad for junior employees. I loved corporate happy hour when I was in my twenties. Oh, and you know what the deal is today, Jack? It's the Zoom happy hour, the worst variety of forced fun. But according to the Wall Street Journal, over in Europe, happy hour has never been happier. That's right. The pubs and the pints? Possible. They're still core to London's corporate culture. So besties, it's Friday, the real Friday. We suggest you invite your VP out for a pint after work. Could be nonalcoholic if you prefer. Happy hour. It's how I …