Taking Off: Holiday Travel & Beauty Gifting 12/18/23
As holiday travel ramps up, Southwest Airlines is landed with a $140 million fine for last holiday season’s travel meltdown. U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg emphasizes airline obligations...
18 Des 202336min
Senate Still in Session & Lidia Bastianich Still Cooking for America 12/15/23
The Senate will wait another week to go on holiday recess, after Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer delayed the break until lawmakers reach a deal on immigration and foreign aid. Senator Markwayne M...
15 Des 202334min
AI in the Newsroom & Jay Powell: “So Far, So Good” 12/14/23
Federal Reserve Chair Jay Powell surprised Wall Street with his announcement of a more dovish approach to inflation, moving forward. Powell signaled a 2024 of rate cuts from the central bank. OpenAI s...
14 Des 202331min
Pharma Bets & College Controversies with Ken Langone 12/13/23
Billionaire investor, Home Depot co-founder, and NYU Langone Health board chair Ken Langone discusses his latest market buys, his calls for pharma stocks, and his apprehension about investing in China...
13 Des 202334min
Boomer Buying Habits, Google’s Big Antitrust Loss, & Small Caps in 2024 12/12/23
In a recent op-ed, Ariel Investments Co-CEOs Mellody Hobson and John Rogers predict investors’ best bets for 2024. Hobson and Rogers explain why, after a big year for tech’s ‘magnificent seven,’ it ma...
12 Des 202330min
Oxy’s Big Deal & Scott Gottlieb on Game-changing Gene Editing 12/11/23
Occidental Petroleum will buy CrownRock for $12 billion, deepening its foothold in the Permian basin. Energy expert and author of “The New Map: Energy, Climate and the Clash of Nations” Daniel Yergin ...
11 Des 202329min
University Presidents Under Scrutiny & Climate Deals in Dubai 12/08/23
After the presidents of Harvard, MIT, and the University of Pennsylvania testified on Capitol Hill this week, UPenn President Elizabeth Magill’s comments sparked backlash among the public and one of h...
8 Des 202329min
Elizabeth Warren, Banks, & Bitcoin 12/07/23
Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) discusses her concerns about cryptocurrency, after big bank CEOs appeared before Congress this week. It turns out, Sen. Warren and JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon agr...
7 Des 202341min
