Right About Now with Ryan Alford
Navigating Business News: Trump's Tariffs and Market Trends - Trade Wars and Their Impact - Facebook & UFC Sign Partnership
Fri, 11 Apr 2025
SUMMARYIn this episode of "Right About Now," hosts Ryan Alford and Chris Hansen delve into pressing business topics. They start with the ongoing tariff wars between the U.S. and China, discussing the economic uncertainties and the strategic nature of these negotiations. Chris likens the situation to a high-stakes poker game, emphasizing the importance of patience and resilience.The conversation then shifts to the stock market's recent downturn, where Chris advises focusing on long-term strategies. They also explore a new sponsorship deal between UFC and Meta, highlighting the innovative ways technology is enhancing fan engagement.TAKEAWAYSOngoing tariff disputes between the U.S. and ChinaEconomic implications of tariff negotiationsStock market fluctuations and investor sentimentLong-term investment strategies versus short-term panicThe relationship between business risk and economic conditionsRecent sponsorship deal between UFC and MetaImpact of technology on fan engagement in sportsPolitical implications of trade negotiationsCultural differences affecting U.S.-China negotiationsThe importance of resilience and innovation in business strategiesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Chapter 1: Who are the hosts and what is the podcast about?
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What's up, guys? Welcome to Right About Now. It's Friday, April 11, 2020. It's our weekly business news here on your Friday. We appreciate you for joining today's topics. We've got tariff talk. Who will blink first in the art of tariff war? You like what I did there, Chris? It's the art of tariff war.
Tariff talk. Tariff edition.
Tariff talk. How many acronyms can we get? We've also got today, we're going to talk UFC and Meta signing a sponsorship deal. You know, Dana's gone out, taking it to the mat. He's gotten tough. Now he's sponsoring or... You know, they're working together. Let's just say that. Official fan technology partner, whatever that means. You know, helping the fans get closer to it.
So talking UFC, meta, tariffs, the impact, who's going to blink first, the stock market. Chris is going to talk crypto. And you know how we get down. What's happening today, Chris?
How you doing, big dog? I feel like it's been a while.
Yeah, I know. You've been... You know, we're actually doing jobs. We're running around making shit happen.
Gotta do the actual stuff that pays the bills, you know?
I don't know. We don't just get to talk about it. You know, a lot of people can just talk the talk. We got to walk the walk. And then talk the talk. Yeah, walk the walk. Walk it like you're talking. It's Migos here. That's right. This is our intro music. You know? Talk it and walk it. We like to take the BS out of business. That's why we're...
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Chapter 2: What are the key issues in the U.S.-China tariff war?
You don't notice it when it's like drip, drip, drip, like boiling a frog.
Yeah, exactly. Yeah. It's happening. It's happening and you're comfortable, but you're still dying.
Costco open guys, new Costco open, but we're slowly bleeding. Yeah. It was like the next shiny thing. And meanwhile, I mean, if we really look at the numbers and even like millennials, my generation, we know this. I mean, I think everybody knows this, but when you look at inflation and homeownership, there's obviously something wrong.
right yeah so you know i think even you and i when we've talked about the tariff stuff there's times i've been like not feeling good i'm like i don't like this like this yeah sucks yeah i don't like this medicine yeah but i'm also like well it is what it is kind of just keep doing what you do maybe watch the news a little less be a little triggered yeah yeah and i'm less like don't get wrong my i
I'm still young. You're young relative to long-term investments. And as an entrepreneur that's youngish, I have a lot more vested in business than I'm not sitting here with 90% of my net worth in the stock market.
So I'm vested in multiple businesses and other things that I have more control in that don't get me wrong, they would be impacted by sort of consumer spending, business spending long-term if there was something drawn out. But short-term, I can stomach the stock market drops.
But what I will say, you can see the strategy, but you don't want to get in an all-out trade war that extends for months and years. I think it's really who blinks first. And I think some countries probably already have blinked. There's some of these smaller countries that have no choice but to sort of get in line here. And then... It'll be really who breaks first between China and US. Yeah.
They're both retaliatory. And the only thing that scares me is China doesn't give a shit about its people. That's true. I don't think. They sure don't act like it most of the time. So even if it hurt them and we're in a stronger position, could they... just say screw it and ride it longer than we want to before blinking. I don't know.
That's the only, the only kind of variable here you would think not, but you know what I'm saying though?
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Chapter 3: How does the stock market react to tariff negotiations?
It's part of it. And look, it's part of business is being healthy, dude, like taking care of yourself. And so... We've been blessed. Chris knows a ton in this space. We bring in guests. They're talking about everything. We're blending modern medicine and alternative wellness to really bring a different and fresh perspective on the health and wellness space. So we're both excited about that.
So go check that out at Vibe. Science.com. Give that a subscribe and a listen. We'd appreciate it. And we've got that on YouTube. And of course, if you're a supplement brand or someone in wellness, Hey, give us a shout out on social media. We've got a really growing audience there. We started a newsletter. I haven't even told Chris this on, uh,
LinkedIn, we had 763 subscribers in two weeks on that. People are hungry for this stuff. Yeah. So we're bringing it to life there. And I know we're excited about that. Right, Chris?
Heck yeah, baby. Let's do it. Yep. Check it out. A lot of good tips in there. And, you know, part of building your business is building yourself too. A hundred percent. So.
We're just the guides. We're curating, navigating, sharing our experience. Chris is part of the ownership group of the lab and has a lot of stuff in health and wellness, and we've got contacts. So we're getting a lot of energy, pun intended, around that. So I appreciate everyone for listening. Chris, any final words today?
Have a great weekend, y'all.
Yeah, have a great weekend. Stay positive. Go start that business. Go hug a friend. Hug your mom. Stop looking at the daily news and the stock market. Go look at it in two months. Unless you're planning to cash out this week.
Take a spring break.
Everything's on sale. Everything's on sale. That's all it is. It's a sale. Your stuff's not on sale because your stuff's not for sale. You got to remember that. It's like your stuff's not on sale. It's everybody else's. So you get to buy it on sale while your stuff stays in the closet for when it's worth full retail. There you go. Ryanisright.com.
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