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Cheddar Afternoon Google News Briefings of April 18th
Cheddar Afternoon Google News Briefings

Afternoon Alexa Flash Briefings of April 18th
Alexa Flash Briefings

Meta To Take Nearly 50% Cut Of Digital Asset Sales
Meta wants creators to make money from the metaverse, but it's going to take a large chunk of the cut. The tech giant is planning to keep nearly 50% of all digital asset sales within Horizon Worlds, the virtual reality platform that's considered an integral part of the company's unfolding metaverse. Rolf Illenberger, Co-founder and Managing Director of VRdirect, joined Cheddar to discuss why Meta is taking heat for this move, and what it could be doing as an alternative to help support creators, small businesses, and consumers.

Grayscale CEO on Investors Accessing Digital Economy With Future of Finance ETF
Grayscale recently launched its Future of Finance ETF ($GFOF) for investors to benefit from innovative businesses that it sees as critical to building the digital economy. CEO Michael Sonnenshein joined Cheddar to discuss the fund, companies making the most impact, and ways in which investors can expand holdings in the digital economy. “When we think about how investors should be building out their portfolios, we felt that there was a really important opportunity to also provide investors with access to the broadly defined digital economy, really, that confluence between technology and finance," he said.

Ways the Beauty Industry Is Upcycling Ingredients to Create More Sustainable Formulas
Allison Taylor, Co-Founder of Le Prunier, talks about the benefits of upcycling ingredients and the challenges in sourcing materials for products.

Elon Musk Offers to Buy Twitter for $43-billion
Al Root, Senior Writer at Barron's, discusses possible scenarios if a Twitter buyout deal goes through and what a takeover means for the future of the social media platform.

Gas Prices Take Up Large Share Of Retail Spending
Gas prices took up a big share of consumer spending in March. Retail sales climbed 0.5% from the previous month as Americans are forced to spend more money on food, gasoline, and other necessities. Kayla Bruun, Economic Analyst at Morning Consult, breaks down her outlook on consumer spending as prices continue to rise.

Bank of America Q1 Profit Tops Estimates as Lender Releases Reserves for Soured Loans
Kristina Hooper, Chief Global Market Strategist at Invesco, discusses the biggest takeaways from Bank of America's earnings and highlights what investors should watch as BigTech reports this week.

Need2Know: Russian Fires on Lviv, U.S. Shootings & Lucky Charms FDA Probe
Catching you up on what you need to know on April 18, 2022, with Russian missile attacks on the Ukrainian city of Lviv killing seven, mass shootings in South Carolina and Pittsburgh, Lucky Charms cereal under official investigation by the FDA, and more.



