Steve Forbes: What's Ahead

Spotlight: Why Biden’s Student-Debt Plan Misses The Real Problem

24 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Joe Biden has plans for student loans once he takes office, and they include canceling all or part of the outstanding student-loan debt, but this idea...

S3E11: Repercussions of the COVID Crisis: A Conversation with Michael Milken

20 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Michael Milken is focused on the future. His life and career have been characterized by forward thinking, from his work on accelerating the science ar...

Spotlight: Could You Be Taxed For Working From Home?

17 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The pandemic has given tens of millions of people a taste of working from home, but new taxes for stay-at-home workers may be coming! Steve Forbe...

S3E10: The Space Force: A Conversation with United States Secretary of the Air Force Barbara Barrett

13 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Steve sits down with Secretary of the Air Force Barbara Barrett to discuss her exceptional career, the importance of space to our dai...

Spotlight: How To Fix The Civics Education Crisis In America

10 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Knowing the basics of our government and of our country are essential to having an informed and effective citizenry. Shockingly few Americans know the...

S3E9: Building Company Culture and Innovating The Future with Judy Faulkner

06 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Judy Faulkner, founder and CEO of Epic Systems has created the leading medical-record software provider in the US. She discusses creating a can-do com...

Spotlight: How The Rich Paid More Taxes With Trump’s Tax Cuts

03 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Democrats assert that the Trump tax cuts passed in 2017 were a giveaway to the rich, but the facts prove otherwise. Steve Forbes on the truth behind P...

S3E8: Making the Impossible Possible: A Conversation with Martine Rothblatt

30 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Martine Rothblatt is the founder and Chairwoman of United Therapeutics as well as the founder of SiriusXM. In her conversation with Steve, she discuss...

Spotlight: Socialized Medicine: How Much Biden’s Plan Will Cost Americans

27 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Joe Biden claims that he is opposed to the idea of a single-payer healthcare plan, a plan that would force all of us into a government-run system. But...

S3E7: Just Keep Writing: A Conversation with bestselling author Harlan Coben

23 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Harlan Coben has written upwards of 30 novels that have sold more than 75 million copies across the globe. In his conversation with Steve, he describe...

Spotlight: Is Major League Baseball Dying? What You Need to Know

20 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The World Series is upon us, and soon attention will be focused on exactly how Major League Baseball will be organized next year. What does the f...

S3E6: Risk, Reward, and Brand Values with Vineyard Vines co-founders Shep and Ian Murray

16 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Shep and Ian Murray know a bit about risk - in 1998 they quit their corporate jobs, pulled out $8,000 in credit card cash advances, and decided to mak...

Spotlight: Commission on Presidential Debates: How It Failed

13 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Americans were supposed to watch the second presidential debate this week but won’t be able to, thanks to the high-handedness of the Commission on P...

S3E5: Innovation Flourishes in Freedom: A Conversation with Matt Ridley

09 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Steve sits down with Matt Ridley -- author, journalist, businessman, and member of the House of Lords -- to disuss the nature of innovation, the impor...

Spotlight: Baseball’s New Rules: Are They Enough To Save MLB?

06 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The baseball season is over and the playoffs are underway, but the game once known as America's national pastime continues to face intense competition...

S3E4: The True Cost of Medical Care with David Goldhill

02 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

David Goldhill made waves in 2009 with his Atlantic cover story, "How American Health Care Killed My Father." Since then he's worked to revolutionize ...

Spotlight: Mass Exodus: Can America’s Cities Be Saved?

29 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Rising crime, deteriorating infrastructure, poor schools, increasing homelessness, expensive housing, sky-high taxes.… These are just some of the is...

S3E3: Where Have All The Entrepreneurs Gone?: A Conversation with Carl Schramm

25 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Steve Forbes talks with Carl Schramm about what being an entrepreneur really means, ways government regulation slows down innovation and business buil...

Spotlight: Uncertainty In The Stock Market: What To Watch For

22 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The world is an unpredictable place, as our current political and economic climates continue to prove, and if there is one thing the stock market hate...

S3E2: Let Singapore Lead The Way: Healthcare with Sean Masaki Flynn

18 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Healthcare in the U.S. is broken, but behavioral economist Sean Masaki Flynn thinks one country got it right - Singapore. He sits down with Steve to e...

Spotlight: How to Avoid The Greatest Election Disaster

15 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The Covid-19 crisis continues to threaten the upcoming presidential election, with this year’s primary season giving us only a taste of the potentia...

S3E1: Hospitality in the age of COVID: A Conversation with Danny Meyer

11 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The COVID-19 pandemic has had devastating effects on the food service industry, but Danny Meyer believes there's hope on the horizon. In this epi...

Spotlight: Are Turkey and Greece on the Brink of War?

10 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Tensions are mounting in the eastern Mediterranean between Turkey and Greece. Neither of these countries wants a war, but an accidental escalation cou...

Spotlight: Should the U.S. Abolish the Electoral College?

08 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

With the presidential election season now in full swing, we can expect to hear more calls for getting rid of the Electoral College, (especially from t...

Spotlight: Two Ways To Give Americans The Pay Raise They Need

04 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Financial rules, restrictions and regulations have stifled the potential for Americans’ take-home pay for longer than we’d like to admit. As we ce...

Spotlight: Why Is The Fed Trying To Create Inflation?

03 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Chairman Jerome Powell of the Federal Reserve recently announced that the central bank would allow inflation to go above 2% as long as the “long-ter...

Spotlight: Are Taxes Going Up? Why You Should Care

01 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Economies everywhere have suffered from the weight of the coronavirus lockdowns, but why aren't politicians eager to do everything possible to nurture...

Spotlight: Are NYC’s Covid-19 Mandates Crushing The City’s Economic Recovery?

28 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

U.S. economic recovery is slowly improving amidst the battle against Covid-19, but some states are unnecessarily hobbling toward that recovery. Why? S...

Spotlight: Health Care In the U.S.: Are You Being Overcharged?

27 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

There’s a serious problem with price transparency regarding medical care in the U.S. Hidden costs are being dictated by hospitals, doctors and ...

Spotlight: The Truth About Reopening Schools: Three Things You Need To Know

25 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

A big debate is raging about reopening schools, and a growing number of districts are opting to remain online. What does this debate mean as we return...

Spotlight: Unrest in Belarus: A Threat to U.S. Security?

21 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

While all eyes are on the political conventions here in the U.S., a potentially ominous event is unfolding in Europe that could eventually threaten ou...

Spotlight: Gold Debate: Is A New Gold Standard Coming?

20 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

With an election on the horizon and with the Federal Reserve, our central bank, printing money to pay for Covid-19 rescue packages, are we headed for ...

Spotlight: Vaping Versus Tobacco: The Truth You Need To Know

18 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Before the Covid-19 crisis, U.S. health-care authorities and others were waging a relentless war against electronic cigarettes, or vaping. But can the...

Spotlight: Public School Crisis: What You Need To Know

14 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

As millions of students across the country face uncertainty, the debate continues around the return to classroom learning. However, another even more ...

Spotlight: Universal Basic Income: Free Money for Everybody?

13 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Remember, before Covid-19, the pay for lower-income workers was rising at a faster pace than anyone else’s? So why is the idea of universal basic in...

Spotlight: Democrats Don’t Want Biden To Debate Trump And This Is Why

11 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

With the Presidential election just a few months away, the Covid-19 crisis has left voters deprived of the normal opportunities for sizing up candidat...

Spotlight: Politics of the Big Tech Hearing: Facebook, Apple, Amazon and Google

04 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The big tech CEOs of Facebook, Apple, Amazon and Google were attacked from all sides as they testified remotely before Congress last week, and while t...

Spotlight: Should the 2020 U.S. Presidential Election Be Postponed?

31 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The 2020 presidential election is just a few months away, and the coronavirus continues to plague our nation. What will this mean come November, and s...

Spotlight: Cutting Drug Prices? What You Need To Know

30 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Price reform for pharmaceutical drugs is long overdue, but the drastic cuts in prices that the White House is trying to force on pharmaceutical compan...

Spotlight: Why A Wealth Tax Will Do More Harm Than Good

28 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Should there be a wealth tax? As we close in on the 2020 election, the Democrats think there should be, but such a tax could kill the economy. Steve F...

Spotlight: Payroll Tax Cut Not Approved: Who This Will Hurt The Most

24 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

As Covid-19 cases continue to rise and some states are delaying their reopening plans, the U.S. economy needs all the help it can get, but a payroll t...

Spotlight: Gold Prices Surge: What You Should Watch For

23 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

As gold prices surge, smart investors are paying attention. But is the recent spike a warning of an imminent financial and economic crisis? Steve Forb...

Spotlight: Withdrawing U.S. Troops From Abroad: A Dangerous Decision?

21 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

U.S. military forces are aboard for American security and in defense of our nation, but as the Trump administration moves to withdraw a number of thes...

Spotlight: Has Coronavirus Exposed the True Price of College?

17 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Will the coronavirus forever change the future of higher education? With the cost of tuition increasing four times the rate of inflation, are some of ...

Spotlight: New Stimulus Package: Will Republicans Jeopardize The Economic Recovery?

16 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The White House and Congress are cooking up a new stimulus bill, but will it do more harm than good? The fate of the economy and the stock market depe...

Spotlight: Stock Market Warnings You Should Not Ignore

14 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

What are the stock market warning signs you may be overlooking? A weak stock market signals economic trouble, and if stocks go down, that means f...

Spotlight: Will Joe Biden Raise Taxes and Crush the Economy?

10 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Will Joe Biden’s $700 billion tax plan — which will raise taxes — help or hurt the economy? Steve Forbes on what Americans can expect if the Dem...

Spotlight: Should Covid-19 Delay Reopening Schools?

09 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

As President Donald Trump addresses the nation on the reopening of schools in the Fall, the debate continues to rage about what policies should be ado...

Spotlight: Covid-19 and The Economy: What You Need to Know

07 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

As new coronavirus outbreaks plague the U.S., observers worry that the economic revival will be disrupted, but what are the factors that must be consi...

Spotlight: How To Live Up To The Declaration of Independence

03 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The Declaration of Independence is the most remarkable document in U.S. history, but how did the spirit and ideology it embodies enable the U.S. to be...

Spotlight: New Stimulus Bill? What You Need To Know

02 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Covid-19 lockdowns have left millions of Americans unemployed, reliant on government stimulus and in need of cash. And now a new accounting rule that ...

Spotlight: Homeownership? The Regulations Crushing the American Dream

30 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The housing market is heating up and interest rates are low, but homeownership continues to be unnecessarily out of reach for many Americans. Steve Fo...

Spotlight: Buy GOLD and Hold STOCKS? What to Watch for Now

26 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Gold continues to rise during hard times, but where does this leave the stock market, and what are the increasing concerns you need to be aware o...

Spotlight: Second Stimulus Check? What You Need to Know

25 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

As the COVID crisis continues to threaten financial stability across the US, a new stimulus check is in your future, but what does this mean for you o...

Spotlight: How Will COVID-19 Change The Way We Travel?

23 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Airlines have been one of the industries hardest hit by Covid-19, grounding travelers around the world and putting many companies on life support. Ste...

Spotlight: Big Tech Breakup: What Will It Really Fix?

18 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Should companies like Apple, Amazon, Google and Facebook be broken up? Steve Forbes on how Big Tech’s abuse of power, arbitrary anticonservative tak...

Spotlight: Can Law Enforcement Seize Your Cash Without a Crime?

16 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Did you know law enforcement can seize your property if they suspect it’s involved in a crime? Steve Forbes on civil asset forfeiture, a procedure c...

Spotlight: Stock Market Crash: Should You Sell?

12 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Steve Forbes on the stock market’s most recent crash and whether or not a panic-and-sell approach is really necessary. What does this crash mean for...

Spotlight: 2020: A Year With No Baseball?

11 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Steve Forbes on how the Covid-19 pandemic has disrupted life as we know it, including the future of professional sports. With devoted fans eager for a...

Spotlight: China’s Postpandemic Power Play: Will The U.S. Get Left Behind?

02 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Steve Forbes on whether America’s political and economic unrest will threaten its position on the world stage and accelerate China’s rise, and why...

Spotlight: Joe Biden’s Tax Battle With Big Tech And Why Americans Will Pay The Greatest Price

29 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Steve Forbes on whether tech giants from Amazon to Google are paying their fair share of taxes and why Joe Biden’s plans to raise tax rates could di...

Spotlight: Why Rising U.S.-China Tensions Are The Biggest Threat To The Stock Market Rally

28 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Steve Forbes on why escalating tensions with China could derail recent market gains and put the U.S. coronavirus recovery at risk, and how states with...

Spotlight: Joe Biden’s Election Promises Amid A Covid-19 Recession: Americans Will Pay The Greatest Price

26 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Steve Forbes on how the Democratic Party’s election promises would slow our economic recovery and why its proposed policies would drive taxes higher...

Spotlight: Florida Defied Covid-19 Predictions. Is It A Model For Other States To Reopen?

22 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Steve Forbes on why Florida dodged a devastating coronavirus outbreak and how Governor DeSantis’ early response and his data-driven approach to...

Spotlight: Will There Be A Second Stimulus Check? What Americans Need From The Latest Relief Package

21 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Steve Forbes on the state of the latest stimulus package, the legislative steps needed to put money in the pockets of the American people to prevent a...

Spotlight: Covid-19 Leadership: Who Has Failed And Who Is Leading the Way?

19 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

From Elon Musk to the CDC to the nation’s governors, Steve Forbes on the coronavirus response: Who has done a better job in recent weeks battling th...

Spotlight: Is Better Healthcare At Dramatically Lower Costs Possible In The U.S.?

15 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Steve Forbes on why U.S. healthcare prices are the world's highest without patients experiencing commensurate results, and what can be learned from ot...

Spotlight: Why An Extended Lockdown Is Riskier To The Nation’s Health Than COVID-19

14 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Steve Forbes on why prolonged lockdowns could pose greater health and economic dangers to Americans over time than the coronavirus itself and how the ...

Spotlight: How To Fast-Track A COVID-19 Vaccine

12 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Steve Forbes on why creating a $50 billion vaccine prize would speed up breakthrough science and incentivize a coronavirus cure, and why funding the c...

Spotlight: The Lawsuit Pandemic That Could Cripple The Reopening of U.S. Businesses

08 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Steve Forbes on why businesses must be shielded from the coming avalanche of meritless coronavirus lawsuits that could cripple their recovery and the ...

Spotlight: How To Fund The Coronavirus Stimulus Debt Without Crippling The Economy

07 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

How Treasury Secretary Mnuchin’s announcement that Washington will borrow a staggering $3 trillion this quarter to pay for COVID-19 rescue programs ...

Spotlight: Why A Payroll Tax Cut Will Boost A Coronavirus Recovery

05 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Why suspending the payroll tax will drive critical economic growth, let Americans take home bigger paychecks and provide businesses with the stimulus ...

Daughter Knows Best: The Moira Forbes Takeover

27 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

What did Steve Forbes want to be when he grew up? Was he always expected to take over the family business? What was the hardest part of deciding to ru...

S2E25: Why School Choice Matters with Darla Romfo

16 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

As the President & COO of the Children’s Scholarship Fund, Darla Romfo believes parents should have the right to choose the best K-8 schools for...

S2E24: How Celebs Are Going from Rich to Wealthy with Zack O'Malley Greenburg

09 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In his brand new book A-List Angels: How a Band of Actors, Artists, and Athletes Hacked Silicon Valley, Zack O’Malley Greenburg gives us a behind-th...

S2E23: How to Evolve in the Gig Economy with Aquent CEO John Chuang

02 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The name of John Chuang’s creative staffing agency may be a made-up Latin term, but what’s not made up about Aquent is its success in an econ...

S2E22: TIAA's Roger Ferguson on How to Address the Retirement Crisis

24 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

As first responders rushed to the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, Vice Chairman of the Federal Reserve Roger Ferguson rushed to make sure th...

S2E21: The Rocker Who Survived Roulette: Tommy James on Music and the Mob

17 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

With a new album, a radio show on SiriusXM, and a movie deal in the works for his thrilling autobiography Me, The Mob, and The Music, Tommy James is v...

S2E20: “A Squalid, Catchpenny Business”: The Origins of Disney Land with Richard F. Snow

10 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

To those who knew the creator of Mickey Mouse, Disney Land was “just one of Walt’s screwy ideas.” According to Richard F. Snow, author of the ne...

S2E19: Kenneth Frazier of Merck: A CEO with a Sense of Purpose

03 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Kenneth Frazier wanted to be Thurgood Marshall when he grew up. A beneficiary of Brown v. Board of Education, Frazier attended the best schools in Phi...

S2E18: Putting Human Dignity at the Heart of Business: Jacqueline Novogratz and ‘Patient Capital’ (Part Two)

27 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

“Dignity is so much more important to the human spirit than wealth.” As founder and CEO of Acumen, Jacqueline Novogratz has developed a revolution...

S2E17: Putting Human Dignity at the Heart of Business: Jacqueline Novogratz and ‘Patient Capital’ (Part One)

20 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

As a wide-eyed young banker-turned-philanthropist, Jacqueline Novogratz learned that good intentions can sometimes get you poisoned. She’s documente...

S2E16: Dr. Oz on Health and Happiness in the New Year (Part Two)

13 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In this second installment of our two-part series featuring Dr. Oz, we’ll learn more about how to lead happy and healthy lives in 2020 and beyond. B...

S2E15: Dr. Oz on Health and Happiness in the New Year (Part One)

06 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Need help keeping your New Year’s Resolution? Dr. Oz has you covered. An accomplished cardiothoracic surgeon and host of The Dr. Oz Show—now in it...

S2E14: Battling the Soul-Eater: New Directions in Dementia Research with Dr. Gregory Petsko

22 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

“If dementia were a country, it would be the ninth largest country on the planet,” says Dr. Gregory Petsko, noted Alzheimer’s researcher and bio...

S2E13: Barri Blauvelt and the 'Two-Year-Old Question'

15 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

“Why do we need hospitals?” “Where are all the women in healthcare leadership?” Innovara founder, president, and CEO Barri Blauvelt may have d...

S2E12: The Film Hollywood Wouldn’t Make: No Safe Spaces with Justin Folk and Owen William Brennan

08 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Universities used to be bastions of free speech and diverse opinions, but not so anymore say filmmakers Justin Folk and Owen William Brennan. In their...

S2E11: Bernard Tyson: A Final Conversation (Part Two)

01 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In this second installment of our two-part series featuring Bernard Tyson, the late chairman and CEO of Kaiser Permanente shares his insights about th...

S2E10: Bernard Tyson: A Final Conversation (Part One)

24 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The healthcare industry lost one of its most visionary leaders with the sudden, untimely passing of Bernard Tyson, chairman and CEO of Kaiser Permanen...

S2E9: Amity Shlaes Rethinks the Great Society

17 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

A box full of ignored ideas? An esteemed Fed Chairman schmoozed into folly? These are just some of the provocative stories found in Great Society: A N...

S2E8: All Aboard for Lance Fritz and America's Engine of Progress

10 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

2019 marks exactly 150 years since Leland Stanford hammered in the Golden Spike, tying together America’s east and west coasts through the transcont...

S2E7: Live from Singapore: Jack Ma and the Treasure of Alibaba

03 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Jack Ma failed his exams. But that didn’t stop him from founding Alibaba Group, one of the largest e-commerce conglomerates in the world. Having emp...

S2E6: Cow Sh*t, Climate Change, and Free Trade: A Conversation with Hubertus Mühlhäuser

27 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The “second son” of a German manufacturing family, Hubertus Mühlhäuser has made a name for himself in his own right as the CEO of CNH Industrial...

S2E5: 22 Million Jobs And Hospital Care from Home? The Future of 5G With Steven Mollenkopf

20 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

According to Qualcomm CEO and self-proclaimed "gadget person" Steven Mollenkopf, there was a time when industry professionals doubted whether consumer...

S2E4: The Pioneer Who Upended The Investment Model By Putting Investors First: Charles Schwab

13 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Disreputable. To the suspicious skeptics, that’s the word that described Charles Schwab’s idea of a discounted brokerage firm during the firm’s ...

S2E3: Fighting For Gender Equality: Melinda Gates

06 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

For Melinda Gates, there’s never been a more critical time to call the world to action to break down system barriers for women. In her recent book, ...

S2E2: Bold Life Lessons From The Master Of Finance: Stephen Schwarzman - Part Two

29 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

First, Steve addresses impeachment, Israel’s election, Iran’s pain caused by financial sanctions, Brexit and what’s up with the Federal reserve ...

S2E1: Bold Life Lessons From The Master Of Finance: Stephen Schwarzman - Part One

22 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

First up, Steve shares his thoughts on a bunch of economic numbers coming out including residential housing prices, consumer confidence index and dura...

S1E25: The Dynamic Story Of America's Booming Latino Population: Sol Trujillo

15 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

First up, Steve shares his thoughts on the central banks and trade.Next, born to a struggling family in Cheyenne, Wyoming, Sol Trujillo, chairman of t...

S1E24: Why GDP Fails to Accurately Measure Economic Health: Mark Skousen

08 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

First up, Steve speaks to a myriad of economic markers to look for this week, Boris Johnson, interest rates and noise about China.Then, accomplished e...