Gambling Scandal Rocks the NBA & Oil Jumps After US Sanctions Russia
Gambling Scandal Rocks the NBA & Oil Jumps After US Sanctions Russia  
Podcast: Morning Brew Daily
Published On: Fri Oct 24 2025
Description: Episode 699: Neal and Toby unpack the gambling scandal that’s led to the arrests of Chauncey Billups and Terry Rozier, which also involves an organized crime family. Then, the US just placed sanctions on two Russian oil producers, further putting pressure on Putin. Also, Trump pardons convicted Binance founder Changpeng Zhao, who pleaded guilty for money laundering in 2023. Meanwhile, the Korean skin care industry gets a boost from a Kardashian. And Google takes another quantum leap towards…quantum computing. Finally, Wall Street starves for the CPI report and Stranger Things finale will be 2 hours. 00:00 - Bye, Clippy. Hi, Mico 3:30 - Gambling scheme shakes NBA 8:45 - US sanctions Russian oil 12:20 - Binance founder gets pardoned 17:30 - Quantum computing power’d 20:15 - Korean skincare boomin’ 24:30 - Sprint Finish! Learn more at disneycampaignmanager.com  Get your MBD live show tickets here! https://www.tinyurl.com/MBD-HOLIDAY  Subscribe to Morning Brew Daily for more of the news you need to start your day. Share the show with a friend, and leave us a review on your favorite podcast app. Listen to Morning Brew Daily Here:⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.swap.fm/l/mbd-note⁠⁠⁠  Watch Morning Brew Daily Here:⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@MorningBrewDailyShow⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices