This podcast episode explores various topics including the potential for 24-7 stock trading, the effects of 24/7 trading on liquidity in financial markets, the benefits and drawbacks of 24-hour stock trading, the financial services provided by Apollo Global Management and Stiefel, the recent vote by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to ban non-competes, the impact of the FTC's ban on the financial industry, the enforceability of employment contracts requiring notice periods, Costco shoppers' high spending on gold, and the ways people have used credit card rewards to make a profit.