Ed Elson
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We're back with Prof G Markets.
So this is a show, as you all know, about the markets, which sit at the center of almost every part of our lives.
We created this show, it's getting on close to four years now, which is crazy, with a simple goal to help people better understand how markets work.
But it is getting harder to do that at a time when faith in the system itself is starting to erode.
Only 54% of Americans today say that they have a positive view of capitalism, which is the system that runs markets.
And it's increasingly not hard to understand why.
Over the past few months, we have seen repeated evidence that markets may not be truly fair and transparent.
President Trump recently disclosed more than 3,700 trades in American companies during the first quarter, most of which were made before he revealed these key developments related to the companies.
Millions of dollars of unusually well-timed trades were also made right before he made major announcements related to Iran, related to Venezuela, related to the tariffs and Liberation Day, much, much more.
In sum, as Secretary Clinton pointed out, insider trading in this administration, at least,
is alive and well.
So tonight, we wanted to speak with someone who is uniquely qualified to answer the questions many are asking right now.
Why should ordinary investors believe in the markets when it feels as if they're rigged?
As the founder and managing partner of SkyBridge Capital, he spent decades navigating markets and helping investors make sense of them.
He famously served in the Trump administration and has since become one of the president's most outspoken critics.
Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome to the stage our very good friend, Anthony Scaramucci.
Nixon five.
That's good.
The question is, when are you running on this?
Yeah, when are you running this?