NYC’s Tickets to Ride with MTA CEO; Big Ten’s Big Deal with George Pyne 8/19/22
The NYC MTA is low on ridership and on revenue, but Chair and CEO Janno Lieber says he has a plan to boost both and restore trust in the safety of public transit. The Big Ten has sealed its 7 year, $7...
19 Aug 202230min
Dr. Scott Gottlieb & the CDC Reorg; Walter Isaacson & the Other Side of Elon Musk 8/18/22
After internally reviewing its own response to the covid-19 pandemic, the CDC has concluded, there’s room for the agency to improve. Director Rochelle Walensky has announced her plan to restructure th...
18 Aug 202231min
Bed Bath & Way Beyond and The Data on Quitting 8/17/22
Bed Bath & Beyond, AMC, and Gamestop are all swept up in a revival of meme stock trading; tastytrade founder and Co-CEO Tom Sosnoff discusses the recent meme stock surges. After President Biden signed...
17 Aug 202232min
Big Box Penny-Pinching & America’s Teacher Shortage 8/16/22
: Walmart reported better than expected earnings this quarter, but its profits are still under pressure. CNBC’s Courtney Reagan and Refinitiv’s Jharonne Martis examine the report and what it reveals ...
16 Aug 202232min
Market Momentum & the Largest Profits Ever 8/15/22
Markets are looking less and less like a recession, according to CNBC’s senior economics reporter Steve Liesman. He, Mike Santoli, and Becky Quick explain the rebound in stocks and in jobs data that h...
15 Aug 202225min
Mark Cuban & DC’s “Good Idea” for Shareholders 8/12/22
As the House prepares for a vote on the Inflation Reduction Act, Representative French Hill (R-AR) discusses the pivotal 15% tax on large corporations as well as the 1% excise tax on corporate buyback...
12 Aug 202218min
A Pricier House of Mouse & Inflation Translations 8/11/22
Disney is raking in streaming subscribers, but it’s still hiking the price for Disney+. Gas prices may be on the decline, but inflation is still front and center for the Federal Reserve and Wall Stre...
11 Aug 202229min
$80B for the IRS, $7B for Elon, & Cuts for Wall Street Bankers A 8/10/22
Elon Musk sold nearly $7 billion worth of Tesla shares, just in case the courts mandate he follow through with his deal to buy Twitter. As a part of the Inflation Reduction Act the IRS will receive an...
10 Aug 202229min
