A Mega-Merger in Oil, Chaos in Congress, & NBA’s Iggy Swaps Courts for C Suites 10/23/23
It’s a merger Monday! Chevron is buying Hess for $53B in the second huge oil transaction in weeks. Becky Quick shares details on the deal from her conversation with Chevron CEO Michael Wirth, and Joe ...
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Powell’s 2% Target and Sports Super Agent Rich Paul’s Lessons for Success 10/20/23
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell spoke at the Economic Club of New York, telling Wall Street and Main Street that inflation is too high, but interest rates are not. Atlanta Fed President Raphael Bo...
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Congress Aims at Venture Capital: Curbing Chinese Competition 10/19/23
Co-founder of Silver Lake, co-chair of Brookings, and chairman of North Island Glenn Hutchins discusses the geopolitics at play in the Israel-Hamas War, including what’s at stake for global actors at ...
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Yeshiva University’s Rabbi Berman: Palestinians Are Not Hamas 10/18/23
Corporate and university leaders are wavering on public statements about the Israel-Hamas War. Yeshiva University President Rabbi Ari Berman has created a coalition and a statement of “truths” to help...
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Wyndham’s $7.8B ‘Choice,’ Bitcoin’s Bounce, & Presidential Politics in Israel 10/17/23
President Biden is headed to the Middle East. Former Supreme Allied Commander of Nato Admiral James Stavridis discusses the explicit and implicit politics at play in the Presidential trip to Israel an...
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Is Silence Violence? Arthur Brooks & CEO Advocacy 10/16/23
As the Israel-Hamas War begins its second week, historian and economist Daniel Yergin considers the impact of a regional conflict on global energy markets. Harvard professor, author, and happiness exp...
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The Microsoft-Activision Blizzard Deal, Done, with ATVI CEO Bobby Kotick 10/13/23
After 22 months, Microsoft has closed its $69.5B acquisition of Activision Blizzard. So what now? Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick reflects on the long road to regulatory approval, and what’s next...
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How Hamas Fundraised Crypto & Why Apollo CEO Calls UPenn ‘Morally Confused’ 10/12/23
How is Hamas funded? TRM Labs Head of Global Policy and former federal prosecutor Ari Redbord discusses how his company tracks Hamas fundraising on the blockchain, and how Israeli and US law enforceme...
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