California’s Billionaire Tax & Global Hot Spots 10/28/26
California voters will decide next week whether to impose a one-time 5% tax on residents worth more than $1 billion. Paris School of Economics Professor Gabriel Zucman joins to advocate for the propos...
28 Loka 40min
Anthropic’s IPO Details, Building ‘The Sims,’ & the World Bank 10/27/26
Anthropic’s S-1 is out! Wall Street, Silicon Valley, and Squawk Box are dissecting it and what it means for the AI ecosystem and other AI IPOs. CNBC’s Leslie Picker unpacks the eye-popping numbers and...
27 Loka 36min
Brazil & Europe, Elon Musk & Neocloud “Guppies” 102626
SpaceX has secured a $40 billion debt financing package, Ukraine is disputing Elon Musk’s claim that the country violated Starlink’s terms, and Elon Musk himself is weighing in on neocloud companies, ...
26 Loka 30min
OpenAI’s Next Round, SpaceX’s Big Plans, & Reforming the MBA Program 10/23/26
OpenAI is working on a $30 billion funding round from Coatue and the UAE, among others, which would bring the company’s valuation up to $1.25 trillion before Anthropic’s imminent IPO. Elon Musk's ambi...
23 Loka 29min
The Nasdaq’s AI IPOs, Tesla’s Q3, Gloomy Economic Sentiment 10/22/26
Ahead of Anthropic’s highly-anticipated IPO on the Nasdaq, Nasdaq CEO Adena Friedman discusses her exchange’s strategy to win listings in the AI IPO race. Tesla reported its latest financials as the b...
22 Loka 35min
Musk Floats Mega-Merger, United CEO on Airfares & Fuel 10/21/26
SpaceX shares jumped after it reported surging revenue growth and Elon Musk floated a potential merger of the company with Tesla. Altimeter Capital’s Brad Gerstner says Musk needs to make sure a deal ...
21 Loka 54min
Unrest in Europe & LeBron’s Season Debut 10/20/26
In Europe, it’s an autumn season of unrest. Council on Foreign Relations President Michael Froman discusses protests across France, Belgium, Italy, and other EU nations as politics, affordability, and...
20 Loka 33min
Rare Disease Progress, Tech Charity, & the Elizabeth Holmes Doc 10/19/26
From the White House, National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett emphasizes consumer sentiment as key to interpreting economic and inflation data. As national cases of the measles rise, former F...
19 Loka 36min
