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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Exxon Mobil’s $59.5B Deal & CEOs Speaking Up Against Antisemitism 10/11/23
Exxon Mobil has struck a $59.5 billion deal to acquire Pioneer Natural Resources in an all-stock merger. Pioneer Natural Resources CEO Scott Sheffield and Exxon Mobil CEO Darren Woods discuss how the ...
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Paul Tudor Jones, Geopolitics, & Israel’s Flow of Business 10/10/23
Founder of both the Tudor Investment and the Robin Hood Foundation Paul Tudor Jones shares his perspective on the economy and the markets, from interest rates and bond yields to equities prices and cr...
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Israel, at War with Hamas: Ripples in Geopolitics, Oil, & Business 10/9/23
Thousands have been killed and injured in the wake of Hamas’s surprise attack on Israel over the weekend. New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman considers reports that Iran played a role in the assa...
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Michael Dell, Ron DeSantis, & A Hot Jobs Number 10/06/23
Dell Technologies has announced a boost to its buyback plan and to its profit-growth outlook, in a meeting this week with analysts. CEO and founder of the computing giant Michael Dell discusses how AI...
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