Maria Bartiromo

So I want to get your sense on the macro story right now, David, because initially President Trump did not want to make a prediction. You heard him in that soundbite when I spoke with him on Sunday. That caused this massive sell-off in stocks. Yesterday, he did say, I don't see a recession coming. How would you assess the backdrop in terms of animal spirits?

Do you see M&A and IPOs picking up for you at Goldman? Are things that used to be on the shelf now coming off the shelf, if you will?

Do you see M&A and IPOs picking up for you at Goldman? Are things that used to be on the shelf now coming off the shelf, if you will?

And I want to ask you about Ukraine and the blowup the other day with Zelensky. Let me stay on the economy for a moment, because there are rising worries about a slowdown. You've got the Atlanta Federal Reserve saying we're going to have a contraction in the first quarter. Look, I know that you inherited a mess, and you said that the other night. I've already been here.

And I want to ask you about Ukraine and the blowup the other day with Zelensky. Let me stay on the economy for a moment, because there are rising worries about a slowdown. You've got the Atlanta Federal Reserve saying we're going to have a contraction in the first quarter. Look, I know that you inherited a mess, and you said that the other night. I've already been here.

But are you expecting a recession this year?

But are you expecting a recession this year?

You said, look, we're going to have a disruption, but we're okay with that. Is that what you meant? The stock market going down was the disruption?

You said, look, we're going to have a disruption, but we're okay with that. Is that what you meant? The stock market going down was the disruption?

You said, look, we're going to have a disruption, but we're okay with that. Is that what you meant? The stock market going down was the disruption?

Are we just about ready to land? Are you worried about a recession? Maria Martiromo asked you and you kind of hesitated.

Are we just about ready to land? Are you worried about a recession? Maria Martiromo asked you and you kind of hesitated.

Are we just about ready to land? Are you worried about a recession? Maria Martiromo asked you and you kind of hesitated.

And I want to ask you about Ukraine and the blow up the other day with Zelensky. Let me stay on the economy for a moment because there are rising worries about a slowdown. You've got the Atlanta Federal Reserve saying we're going to have a contraction in the first quarter. Look, I know that you inherited a mess and you said that the other night. I've already been here.

And I want to ask you about Ukraine and the blow up the other day with Zelensky. Let me stay on the economy for a moment because there are rising worries about a slowdown. You've got the Atlanta Federal Reserve saying we're going to have a contraction in the first quarter. Look, I know that you inherited a mess and you said that the other night. I've already been here.

And I want to ask you about Ukraine and the blow up the other day with Zelensky. Let me stay on the economy for a moment because there are rising worries about a slowdown. You've got the Atlanta Federal Reserve saying we're going to have a contraction in the first quarter. Look, I know that you inherited a mess and you said that the other night. I've already been here.

But are you expecting a recession this year?

But are you expecting a recession this year?

But are you expecting a recession this year?

And it's one of the reasons I won the election. But you may get it again with these tariffs, right? I mean, one CEO said to me, my input costs have already started to go up. I'm going to have to raise prices.