Squawk Pod

Differing Democrats & SCOTUS Decisions 7/1/24

01 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In the wake of the first Presidential debate, President Biden’s campaign is fundraising and rallying support despite a disappointing performance. An...

Debate Digest: Peter Thiel & Anthony Scaramucci 06/28/24

28 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

America–and the Squawk team–is digesting the CNN Presidential Debate. CNBC’s Eamon Javers reports on the respective performances of Presidents ...

Microsoft AI CEO & A Manchin Family Interview 06/27/24

27 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In a rare family interview, former Mylan CEO Heather Manchin and her father Senator Joe Manchin (I-West Virginia) discuss America’s future ahead of...

AI, Elections, & Energy 06/26/24

26 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Award-winning producer Brian Grazer joins Andrew Ross Sorkin from the Aspen Ideas Festival to discuss AI’s impact on storytelling and content creati...

Hollywood Tales with Griffin Dunne & Fed Goals with Jason Furman 06/25/24

25 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Character actor and director Griffin Dunne joins Andrew Ross Sorkin at the Aspen Ideas Festival to discuss his new memoir, growing up in Hollywood, an...

David Rubenstein & Joe Lonsdale: The C-Suite and the Oval Office 06/24/24

24 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

From the Aspen Ideas Festival, Carlyle Group co-founder and co-chairman, David Rubenstein, discusses the state of the 2024 race, the Fed’s inflation...

Kathy Hochul: “Leave the Kids Alone” 06/21/24

21 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

New York Governor Kathy Hochul has signed two bills into law to regulate digital platforms' algorithms and the use of children's data, aiming to prote...

Surgeon General: The Worst Mental Health Crisis in 30 Years 06/20/24

20 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy paints a stark picture of the mental health crisis among young people, the impact of social media, and explains his ...

Cleveland Fed President Loretta Mester 06/19/24

19 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland Loretta Mester has served under 4 different Fed chairs, including Jay Powell. She discusses the Fed...

Elizabeth Warren’s Message to the Fed 06/18/24

18 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) is taking on big banks and Federal Reserve Chair Jay Powell, to whom she says, “do your job.” She has a spirited c...

$30m in Hollywood & A Capitalist Critique 06/17/24

17 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The U.S. Surgeon General wants a tobacco-style warning on social media, and George Clooney, Julia Roberts, and Jimmy Kimmel helped President Biden’...

A Win for Elon Musk & DC Meetings for Donald Trump 6/14/24

14 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Tesla shareholders voted to reinstate Elon Musk’s $56B pay package and to move the company’s corporation from Delaware to Texas. It was a big vict...

Ark’s Cathie Wood & Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen 6/13/24

13 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Ahead of the Tesla shareholder vote on Elon Musk’s pay package, Ark Invest CEO and CIO Cathie Wood discusses her new, raised 2029 price target for ...

Cooling Inflation, Kevin McCarthy, & a Hot Dog Dispute 6/12/24

12 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Steve Ballmer, former Microsoft CEO and LA Clippers Chairman founded the data-driven not-for-profit USAFacts. He’s ready to deliver his economic dat...

Apple’s AI Entrance & What EU Politics Mean for the US 6/11/24

11 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Apple has entered the AI arms race. WSJ personal tech columnist Joanna Stern discusses the OpenAI-Siri integration, Genmoji, privacy, and Elon Musk’...

Economics Up for Election, Team USA, & One Mewing Kitty 6/10/24

10 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Less than 5 months from Election Day, two economic policy experts discuss the sticking points in Bidenomics and Trumponomics. Former President Trump’...

BONUS: FTC Chair Lina Khan & Asst. AG for Antitrust Jonathan Kanter 6/8/24

08 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This bonus episode of Squawk Pod, from our partners at “The Keynote,” features the two most important players in the Biden Administration’s comp...

Donut Days & the Electorate’s Malaise 06/07/24

07 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The Atlantic contributing writer and happiness guru Arthur Brooks discusses happiness and the upcoming Presidential election; he says, we can all stil...

Tesla Board Chair Robyn Denholm 06/06/24

06 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In a rare interview, Tesla Chair Robyn Denholm discusses the upcoming shareholder vote on Elon Musk’s pay package. She discusses Musk’s leadershi...

Tesla Shareholder Ron Baron: I’m Voting for the Package 06/05/24

05 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

At the Tesla shareholder meeting on June 13th, shareholders will vote (again) on Elon Musk’s compensation package. Longtime Tesla believer and bill...

A Hollywood Mogul’s Tech Bets & Interrupting Russia’s War Effort 06/04/24

04 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Jeffrey Katzenberg led The Walt Disney Studios, he founded DreamWorks, he made Shrek, and now he’s doubling down on tech and cybersecurity investing...

Reid Hoffman’s AI Twin & Cleo Abram on the Creator Economy 06/03/24

03 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

GameStop's stock surged again, fueled by speculation that Keith Gill might hold a significant position in the video game retailer. CNBC's Dominic Chu ...

Guilty: The Verdict’s Impact on Fundraising, Tech, & Crypto 05/31/24

31 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Former President Donald Trump was found guilty on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records related to a hush money payment made to a porn sta...

Trump and Musk: A Potential Alliance? 05/30/24

30 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Foot Locker posted better-than-expected comparable sales as CEO Mary Dillon’s turnaround plan shows signs of success. Dillon discusses the company’...

The ExxonMobil Shareholder Vote: CalPERS CEO & US Chamber SVP 05/29/24

29 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

After two activist investors pushed ExxonMobil to reduce emissions, the company sued the activists, prompting them to withdraw their proposal. The li...

Elon Musk’s xAI Plans, $5 McDonald’s Meals, & SeatGeek CEO 05/28/24

28 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The McDonald’s $5 value meal is coming in June, aimed at relieving inflation-weary consumers. But franchisees are also inflation-weary; Scott Rodric...

BONUS: Dan Doctoroff: “Even When You Lose, You Can Win” 5/27/24

27 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Dan Doctoroff is the New Yorker largely responsible for rebuilding New York after 9/11. The legacy of his long career in business and government inclu...

An NCAA Deal & Special Needs Advocacy on Social Media 5/24/24

24 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The NCAA has signed off on a deal that could change college sports–and student athletes–forever. Chair of Carolina Coastal University Athletics Jo...

French President Emmanuel Macron & Live Nation’s ‘Monopoly’ 5/23/24

23 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The Department of Justice has sued Live Nation, the parent of Ticketmaster. Attorney General Merrick Garland alleged that the company “relies on unl...

Election Campaigning: Appeals to Voters & Debate Details 5/22/24

22 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The 2024 campaign cycle is in full swing. Pollster Frank Luntz discusses the candidate appeals to voters, and the first debate’s details that remain...

Whole Foods Co-Founder & Scarlett Johansson vs. OpenAI 5/21/24

21 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Scarlett Johansson is taking aim at OpenAI after the company used a voice “eerily similar” to hers for its ChatGPT40 chatbot. Former White House C...

Iranian Succession, China’s Property Woes, & Tourists in Space 5/20/24

20 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi has died in a helicopter crash. Karim Sadjadpour, senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for Peace Middle East Progr...

Raising an ‘Anxious Generation’ & Protecting Consumers 5/17/24

17 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

NYU Social Psychologist Jonathan Haidt discusses “The Anxious Generation,” his new book that explores the impact of social media on childhood ment...

‘Hot Ones’ Host & 2024’s Debate Dates 05/16/24

16 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

President Biden and former President Trump have agreed to two unorthodox debates this election season. Former communications director for President T...

Gary Vee: Upfront Season & TikTok Branding 05/15/24

15 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

VaynerX Chairman and branding expert Gary Vaynerchuk discusses the evolution of media and advertising as upfront season kicks into gear. Federal prose...

Boaz Weinstein: Hedge Funder, Risk-Taker, BlackRock Challenger 05/14/24

14 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In a rare extended interview, Saba Capital Management founder and CIO Boaz Weinstein explains his campaign against the world’s largest asset manager...

Warby Parker’s CEOs, Roaring Kitty’s Return, & Seinfeld at Duke 5/13/24

13 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The Biden administration is planning to quadruple tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles. Investment banker and former Treasury official Roger Altman di...

AI in the Heartland & Arthur Brooks: Love Your Challengers 5/10/24

10 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Microsoft is investing $3.3 billion in an AI strategy in Wisconsin. Steve Case, co-founder of AOL and chairman and CEO of Revolution, discusses his ow...

A Year on Ozempic & Speaker Johnson’s Job Save 05/09/24

09 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) discusses his own party’s push to oust him from his role. He says, lawmakers cannot afford to play petty politics ...

Pushing EVs at Rivian & Driving Careers with NBC’s Bonnie Hammer 05/08/24

08 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Electric vehicle maker Rivian reported a quarterly revenue beat and a cut to its capital spending forecast. CEO RJ Scaringe explains his vision for t...

Stanley Druckenmiller & SEC Chair Gary Gensler 05/07/24

07 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Duquesne Family Office CEO Stanley Druckenmiller says he was perplexed by the Fed’s pivot, and that the Federal Reserve “fumbled on the five yard ...

Squawk Pod Reports: 2024 Berkshire Hathaway Annual Meeting Part 2 05/06/24

06 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We bring you part two of CNBC’s trip to Omaha, Nebraska for the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Meeting, where tens of thousands of Berkshire shareholder...

Squawk Pod Reports: 2024 Berkshire Hathaway Annual Meeting Part 1 05/06/24

06 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We bring you to Omaha, Nebraska, with the tens of thousands of Berkshire shareholders that make the pilgrimage to Warren Buffett every spring. Hear th...

BONUS: Charlie Munger: A Life of Wit and Wisdom 05/04/24

04 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

“I’m an accidental guru.” He was irreverent, he was focused, he was one of the world’s most successful investors, and he was one of a kind. B...

Squawk Pod Reports: Berkshire Hathaway’s 2024 Annual Meeting 05/03/24

03 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Becky Quick is in Omaha, Nebraska, awaiting the tens of thousands of Berkshire Hathaway investors attending the company’s annual shareholders meetin...

NYC Mayor Eric Adams & California Rep. Ro Khanna 05/02/24

02 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Approximately 300 people were arrested when the NYPD responded to protests at Columbia University and the nearby City College of New York. New York C...

A Columbia Lawsuit & a Starbucks Spill 05/01/24

01 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Overnight, NYPD officers entered Columbia University’s campus and made roughly 100 arrests of protesters. Lawyer Jay Edelson filed a lawsuit against...

Paramount CEO Steps Down & Edward Norton’s New Venture 04/30/24

30 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Paramount Global is replacing CEO Bob Bakish with three executives in the Office of the CEO. Puck founding partner Matthew Belloni explains the uncert...

Campus Activism & A Real Estate Warning 04/29/24

29 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Elon Musk took a brief surprise meeting with Chinese Premier Li Qiang, securing tentative approval for self-driving Teslas in China. America’s col...

Trump’s Fed Power Grab? 04/26/24

26 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Former President Donald Trump's political allies are crafting a plan to increase his influence over the Federal Reserve, potentially even making him ...

Robert Kraft Confronts Campus Hate & Lina Khan on Banning Noncompetes 04/25/24

25 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The Federal Trade Commission voted for a nationwide ban against noncompete agreements, which companies use to prevent employees from taking jobs with...

Google’s Sit-In Pushback & Debating Student Debt Relief 04/24/24

24 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Google has fired 50 employees over sit-in protests at the office. Yale Lecturer Joanne Lipman and The Verge’s Alex Heath discuss activism in the of...

College Campuses Boil Over & Nobel Prize-Winner Joseph Stiglitz 04/23/24

23 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Elite university campuses are fraught with tension as students clash with each other and college administrations over the Israel-Hamas War. Over 100 ...

Verizon CEO, Gen Z on Capitalism, & DC’s Weekend Progress 04/22/24

22 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

At Columbia in New York, protests and antisemitism on campus have prompted a day of remote learning for student safety, as well as commentary from May...

A Retaliatory Strike, DC’s TikTok Clock, & The Property Brothers 04/19/24

19 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

After Israel’s retaliatory strike at Iran, NBC’s Raf Sanchez is on the ground in Tel Aviv, reporting that both countries are downplaying an escala...

WNBA Salaries, Amazon’s ‘Big River,’ & Russia’s Interference 04/18/24

18 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Caitlin Clark will make under $77,000 a year as the WNBA’s top pick, while her counterpart in the NBA will make $10.5m. CNBC’s Jon Fortt explains ...

3 Olympians, 100 Days from Paris, & 1 Big Pay Package at Tesla 04/17/24

17 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Months after a Delaware judge voided Elon Musk’s pay package from Tesla, Tesla is asking shareholders to vote again on Musk’s $56B compensation...

DC Aid Packages, Bitcoin’s Volatility, & Trump Media’s Slide 04/16/24

16 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Days after bitcoin’s weekend plunge and days before the bitcoin halving, Galaxy Digital CEO Michael Novogratz discusses the trajectory of crypto a...

Iran’s Attack: Weighing Israel’s Response & Market Impacts 04/15/24

15 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In a first-ever direct attack, Iran launched 300 drones and missiles at military targets inside Israel. The New York Times National Security Correspo...

Amazon’s High, Food Inflation, & Antisemitism Report Cards 4/12/24

12 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The Anti-Defamation League has released its Antisemitism Report Cards, grading U.S. universities on rates of antisemitism and administration responses...

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy 4/11/24

11 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy sits down with Andrew Ross Sorkin at Amazon headquarters in Seattle, the morning Jassy published his annual letter to shareholde...

Hot Inflation Data & a Boeing Whistleblower 4/10/24

10 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The Consumer Price Index came in hotter than expected, rising 3.5% from a year ago and 0.4% on the month. CNBC’s Rick Santelli and Steve Liesman bre...

Trade Talks & Trick Shots: Rahm Emanuel & YouTubers Dude Perfect 4/9/24

09 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

President Biden will host Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in the first White House visit from Japan’s PM since 2015. U.S. Ambassador to Japan ...

SC’s Win with WNBA Head & Total Eclipse with Fmr. NASA Astronaut 04/08/24

08 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Former NASA astronaut Mike Massimino is watching the eclipse from Arkansas, square in the path of totality. He explains how to safely view the event, ...

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore: A Cataclysmic Impact on the U.S. Economy 04/05/24

05 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

After the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse, Baltimore is hoping to clear debris in the port and rebuild. Ahead of President Biden’s visit to the ci...

Barry Diller on Disney’s Win & Social Media’s Toll on Teens 04/04/24

04 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Disney’s Bob Iger has won his boardroom proxy battle against Nelson Peltz. Media mogul and IAC Chairman Barry Diller weighs in on the evolution of e...

Point72’s Steve Cohen: Owning the Mets & Betting on AI 04/03/24

03 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Billionaire hedge funder and Point72 CEO and Chairman Steve Cohen discusses his $2.4B purchase of the New York Mets, his investment in golf via the PG...

The Four-Day Week Experiment & Steve Eisman: The Economy is Fine 04/02/24

02 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Neuberger Berman senior portfolio manager Steve Eisman weighs in on the Federal Reserve’s interest rate debate; Eisman says, the economy is fine, an...

California’s $20 Minimum Wage & Home Wins for DC Sports 04/01/24

01 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Half a million California fast food workers are getting a pay bump, starting today. A $20 minimum wage might be good for workers, but McDonald’s f...

Home Depot’s Deal, TikTok’s Voter Divide, & SBF’s Sentencing 03/28/24

28 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Home Depot has made an $18B deal for SRS Distribution, attempting to expand its reach among home improvement professionals, and Federal Reserve Gover...

Robinhood CEO Goes for Gold (Card) 03/27/24

27 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Robinhood has unveiled its first credit card, and it’s made of gold. CEO Vlad Tenev shares details of his company’s foray into credit, and he weig...

Baltimore’s Bridge, a “Retirement Crisis”, Doughnuts & Fries 03/26/24

26 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key bridge partially collapsed after being hit by a cargo ship; NBC’s Tom Costello is on the ground in Baltimore with de...

Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun, Out: We Have Another Mountain to Climb 03/25/24

25 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun will step down at the end of 2024. After a tumultuous year for the company, Boeing is shifting leadership: board chair Larry K...

Moderating Reddit: the IPO, the Community, & a History of Bad Blood 03/22/24

22 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Reddit, after 19 years, is a public company. After listing on the NYSE, shares of the social media platform popped, pushing the market cap to $9.5B. T...

A Dovish Fed & Speaker Johnson on the Shutdown Deadline 03/21/24

21 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady this week, signaling a plan to cut rates multiple times this year. Economist and Allianz and Gramercy a...

Beware Election Deepfakes, Intel’s New Cash & International Day of Happiness 03/20/24

20 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Election season brings concerns of disinformation, interference, and deep fakes. Former Chief Security Officer of Facebook and current SentinelOne Chi...

Nvidia’s New Chip & Real Estate Changes with Ryan Serhant 03/19/24

19 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Nvidia has unveiled its newest generation AI chip: the Blackwell GB200. At the company’s developers conference in San Jose, CEO Jensen Huang explai...

AI Tech Talks & A Steel Deal 03/18/24

18 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Apple is reportedly in talks with Google to license AI model suite Gemini for iPhones. CNBC’s Steve Kovach discusses the report and the impact it c...

Saudi’s Next Sports Push & TikTok Dad-ager D’Amelio 03/15/24

15 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Saudi Arabia is reportedly making a $1B pitch to the women’s and men’s professional tennis tours, in the Kingdom’s latest push into global spor...

Bids to Buy TikTok & Disney’s Proxy Battle 03/14/24

14 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Former Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin is looking at buying TikTok, after the House passed a bill pushing for Bytedance’s divestiture of the platf...

Sen. Ted Cruz on the TikTok Bill & Tracking Cars, Tracking Us 03/13/24

13 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The House has passed a bill calling for Chinese giant Bytedance to divest TiKTok US or face a stateside ban. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Tex.) explains how h...

Terms of Online: Tackling Trolls with Reddit Ex-CEO & Building Kid Confidence with Legends 3/12/24

12 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Ahead of the Reddit IPO, former Reddit CEO Ellen Pao discusses the platform’s reliance on Reddit users and its data-selling strategy for profitabil...

Extended Interview with Donald Trump on TikTok, China, & “An Enemy of the People”

11 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In an extended interview, presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump shares his vision for TikTok, China, electric vehicles, and tariffs...

The TikTok Bill, SOTU, & the Fed’s Next Move 03/08/24

08 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

President Biden delivered his State of the Union, addressing the tax code, inflationary pressures, and American unions 8 months before the 2024 electi...

Squawk Pod Reports from the Business Roundtable: RTX CEO Greg Hayes 03/07/24

07 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Becky Quick sits down with RTX Chairman and CEO Greg Hayes in Washington, DC, where he’s meeting with fellow Business Roundtable members. Hayes disc...

Squawk Pod Reports from the Business Roundtable: ConocoPhillips CEO Ryan Lance 03/07/24

07 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Becky Quick sits down with ConocoPhillips CEO Ryan Lance in Washington, DC, where he’s meeting with fellow Business Roundtable members. Lance discus...

Navigating the “Dark Triad” of US Politics with Arthur Brooks 03/06/24

06 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Nikki Haley has ended her bid for the White House as the country digests Super Tuesday’s results. Harvard Professor and host of “How to Build a Ha...

Target CEO on Inflation & Secretary Pete on U.S. Industry 03/05/24

05 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

It’s Super Tuesday! Republicans in 15 states are voting for their preferred Presidential candidate while Democrats hold their own primaries and cauc...

Apple’s Antitrust Fine, Dune 2 Scores, & Nikki Haley Notches a Win 03/04/24

04 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Congress has released details of six budget bills to avert a government shutdown this weekend. Also in DC, Nikki Haley has notched her first win of...

Musk Sues OpenAI, Vision Pro’s First Month, & NYC’s Mayor on Migrants, EVs, & Weed 03/01/24

01 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Elon Musk is suing OpenAI, the company he co-founded. His argument: Sam Altman and the OpenAI team have departed from the founding mission to innovate...

Leap Day: China’s Auto Boom, Antisemitism’s Rise and No Shutdown (for now) 02/29/24

29 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

China’s auto business is booming, with electric vehicles filling roads around the world.  Phil Lebeau with a surprising report on global demand fro...

Health Care Consolidation, Starbucks Wages, & Apple’s Car, Parked 02/28/24

28 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Apple is winding down its electric car strategy after 10 years of quiet work. Apple is also reportedly making a last effort to avert an antitrust prob...

AI Oversight, Bitcoin’s Believer Binary, & The (Money) Talk 02/27/24

27 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Google has taken its Gemini AI image generator offline after the tool’s historically inaccurate images prompted criticism across the internet. Hero...

Work-from-Home Eavesdropping, Retailer Trends, & Market Highs 02/26/24

26 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Nikki Haley lost to former President Donald Trump in the South Carolina Republican primary, but she’s committed to her campaign. Punchbowl News co-f...

Reddit’s Going Public & a Company Landed on the Moon 02/23/24

23 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Reddit has filed for an IPO! The social media company plans to list on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker RDDT, but Wall Street is asking qu...

Nvidia’s Blowout & a Circus Comeback 02/22/24

22 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Nvidia’s fourth quarter blew past expectations. The chip maker's revenue tripled from last year, hitting $22B in one quarter. Sapphire Ventures par...

Being a “Supercommunicator,” Nearing the Moon, & Joining the Dow 02/21/24

21 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Washington lawmakers like Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) are raising concerns over Capital One’s planned acquisition of Discover. Antitrust law...

Cards & Chips: A Deal for Discover & $1.5B for Semiconductors 02/20/24

20 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

It’s big news for your wallet: Capital One is set to acquire Discover in a $35.3B all-stock deal, pending any regulatory hurdles. In the run-up to ...

Russia’s Geopolitics, Roku’s Slide, & Caitlin Clark’s NCAA Record 02/16/24

16 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Russian media has announced the death of Alexei Navalny, the imprisoned opponent to Vladimir Putin. Convening with other global defense leaders at th...

Labor Market Shifts: Flight Attendants & AI in Engineering 02/15/24

15 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Thousands of flight attendants are picketing at dozens of airports around the country. President of the Association of Flight Attendants Sara Nelson ...