A Match in the Ring & a Debt Limit Showdown 4/3/23
UFC parent Endeavor is taking a majority stake in World Wrestling Entertainment, spinning off UFC and WWE into a new company. CNBC’s Alex Sherman, who broke the story over the weekend, discusses the m...
3 Apr 202336min
Trump's Hush Money Indictment & Fed Inflation Gauge Cools 3/31/23
Former President Donald Trump has been indicted by a grand jury for hush money payments to porn star Stormy Daniels just before the 2016 election. It marks the first time a former U.S. president has b...
31 Mar 202325min
Pushing Pause on AI & Bank Failures; Who’s to Blame? 03/30/23
House lawmakers tore into top U.S. bank regulators at congressional hearings this week about how Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank collapsed practically overnight. Daniel Tarullo, former Fed gove...
30 Mar 202331min
Failure to Fill: America’s Drug Shortage 03/29/23
Antibiotics and generics are in short supply, and it’s affecting every demographic in the U.S. CNBC’s Senior Science & Health reporter Meg Tirrell does a deep dive into America’s prescription drug sho...
29 Mar 202324min
Oscar Health Handoff, Trouble Brewing for Binance, & Disney’s Cost Cuts 03/28/23
The CFTC has filed a complaint against Binance, alleging that the crypto exchange violated federal law. Speaker of the House Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) has sent President Biden a letter pushing for a ...
28 Mar 202337min
Matches Made in Crisis, Tim Cook in Beijing, & Losses at the Saudi National Bank 03/27/23
First Citizens will buy Silicon Valley Bank’s deposits and loans, prompting a stock rally in regional banks. Lawmakers are gearing up to question Federal Reserve officials about the banking crisis on ...
27 Mar 202328min
TikTok’s Grilling & Europe’s Banking Contagion 03/24/23
Lawmakers grilled TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew on data, the platform’s relationship with Chinese owner Bytedance, and content moderation. Stanford University Geopolitics and Technology Adviser Jacob Helber...
24 Mar 202334min
Hike #9, Winning AI, & the SEC’s Celebrity Targets 03/23/23
The Federal Reserve announced a rate hike of 25 basis points, its ninth consecutive hike in the last year. Chair Jerome Powell softened his tone on the central bank’s aggressive hiking policy, and the...
23 Mar 202337min
