Variants and Vaccines; Twitter Takes Off; Olympics 2021
Everybody’s online. Twitter’s second-quarter earnings came in stronger than analysts had anticipated as revenue grew 74% year over year in the quarter due to “a broad increase in advertiser demand.” T...
23 Jul 202135min
Crumbling Infrastructure Talks; “Secretary Mayor Pete;” HBO vs. 5G
A failed Senate test vote dealt a blow to the bipartisan infrastructure framework, but the plan could have a chance to move forward again as soon as Monday. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg bel...
22 Jul 202130min
Verizon Deals Data & Damien Hirst: Art Market Shark
Verizon reported better-than-expected revenue and subscriber growth, raising its full-year outlook. Verizon CEO Hans Vestberg breaks down the results and how much our smartphones show about post-pande...
21 Jul 202131min
Blue Origin Launch; Delta Variant Spooks Wall Street
World’s richest man leaves Earth. Jeff Bezos’ space company, Blue Origin, launched him into spaceflight history, riding in the inaugural human crew of the New Shepard rocket. Adam Jones, Morgan Stanle...
20 Jul 202133min
Taking the SPAC out of Ackman
Billionaire investor Bill Ackman’s blank-check company Pershing Square Tontine Holdings has dropped a deal to buy 10% of Vivendi’s flagship Universal Music Group, following regulator concerns. Ackman ...
19 Jul 202139min
Billionaires in Rockets & Masks in LA
As Jeff Bezos prepares for his upcoming spaceflight, the Franklin Institute’s chief astronomer Derrick Pitts discusses details of the unpiloted Blue Origin craft and the differences between this billi...
16 Jul 202133min
Spruce Short Selling Oatly; Netflix Playing the Game; America Tackling Equity
Activist short seller Spruce Point Capital Management is accusing Oatly of shady accounting and greenwashing, claiming the stock is up to 70% overvalued. Spruce Point Founder and CIO Ben Axler explain...
15 Jul 202129min
BlackRock’s Larry Fink & Marriott’s New CEO
Founder, chairman, and CEO of the world’s largest asset manager, Larry Fink discusses inflation and the Delta variant as they impact the global economic recovery in an extended interview. With $9.5 tr...
14 Jul 202141min
