CVS Health CEO; “10,000 staffers are ready to vaccinate” & Starbucks’ 2021 Rebound
The Food and Drug Administration votes today on whether to recommend the approval of Pfizer and BioNTech’s coronavirus vaccine for emergency use. CVS Health Chief Executive Larry Merlo said the compan...
10 Des 202032min
Stimulus (Again), SALT-y Debates & Covid Brain Fog
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says he wants Congress to pass a coronavirus relief bill with neither legal immunity for businesses nor state and local government relief. Congress is trying to ...
9 Des 202035min
Uber CEO & a Self-Driving Deal; Shopify President & the 2021 Consumer; The UK & its V-Day
The United Kingdom has administered the coronavirus vaccine to its first recipient just 10 months after Covid-19 took hold around the globe. Shopify is making projections for the 2021 shopping season,...
8 Des 202030min
The IPO Parade; Dr. Scott Gottlieb & Indoor Dining; Axios’s Mike Allen
Axios co-founder Mike Allen reveals what he’s watching as we approach the Presidential inauguration on January 20th. Former FDA Commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb looks ahead to 2021 as he considers indo...
7 Des 202027min
Hollywood’s Watershed Moment; DocuSign’s Strong Quarter; NYT’s Call with President-Elect Biden
Tom Friedman, New York Times foreign affairs columnist, shares takeaways from his conversation with President-Elect Joe Biden as negotiations for stimulus wear on and coronavirus cases rise. E-documen...
4 Des 202025min
The IRS is Eyeing Crypto; Discovery is Entering the Streaming Wars
Discovery is the latest media company to jump into the streaming wars with Discovery+. Discovery CEO David Zaslav and Verizon Consumer Group CEO Ronan Dunne discuss their partnership, the two-tiered s...
3 Des 202026min
Renting the Pandemic Runway & Diversify, or Delist: the Nasdaq’s New Rule with Ursula Burns & Darren Walker
The Nasdaq has proposed a new rule to require its 3,000+ listed companies to disclose Board of Directors demographics. Ursula Burns, former Xerox CEO and board member at Uber, Nestle, and ExxonMobil, ...
2 Des 202033min
Zoom, Run, Negotiate, Repeat
In the new normal of distanced, remote activities, video conferencing services like Zoom and gym-free fitness companies like Brooks Running have become staples of pandemic life. Zoom Chief Financial O...
1 Des 202030min
