Animal Spirits Podcast

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Animal Spirits is a show about markets, life, and investing. Join Michael Batnick and Ben Carlson as they talk about what they're reading, writing, listening to and watching. Look for new episodes every Wednesday morning. See our disclosures here - https://ritholtzwealth.

Topics: Investing, Business, News, Business News

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  | while IFS=' ' read -r id title; do
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      sleep 0.34
    done

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Depressed Day Traders (EP. 477) August 12, 2026

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