Ghosts of Volcker Past: The Fed’s Inflation Fight. 3/17/22
The markets react to the Fed’s strategy to combat inflation with the first rate hike in over three years. Former Vice Chair of the Federal Reserve Roger Ferguson considers whether six more hikes in 20...
17 Mar 202229min
The Starbucks Shake Up & Leon Cooperman. 3/16/22
Starbucks is shaking up its leadership. In an exclusive interview, Starbucks board chair Mellody Hobson discusses Kevin Johnson’s surprise departure from his role as CEO, and she explains the board’s ...
16 Mar 202238min
White House “FLOW,” Pressures in Beijing, & Kremlin Debt Drama 3/15/22
Chinese tech stocks are under serious pressure as domestic and international regulators heighten scrutiny on Chinese firms and Covid cases prompt lockdowns in Chinese manufacturing facilities and port...
16 Mar 202234min
Upticks and Crackdowns in China, Tom Brady’s Welcome Back 3/14/22
China’s Covid cases are now the highest they’ve been since the beginning of the pandemic. Domestically, the country is addressing health concerns by halting business and production while simultaneousl...
14 Mar 202230min
Pandemic Turns Two
Two years after the WHO declared Covid-19 a global pandemic, CNBC’s Meg Tirrell reflects on how far we’ve come, in a conversation exclusive to Squawk Pod. Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla traces our progress ...
11 Mar 202230min
Amazon’s Stock Split, ATVI Trades in Question, & Leaders Meet in Poland
Efforts at diplomacy between Russia and Ukraine have so far been unproductive, and foreign leaders including Vice President Kamala Harris and Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau are now in Poland t...
10 Mar 202226min
Remembering Burger Diplomacy
Following over 300 other western companies, McDonald’s has temporarily closed its restaurants in Russia while Vladimir Putin continues his war in Ukraine. CNBC’s Steve Liesman, a founding business edi...
9 Mar 202224min
Oil Spikes & “Recession’s Handmaiden”
In the latest international response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the U.S. will ban imports of Russian oil. As the conflict escalates, global oil prices are skyrocketing, and Again Capital’s John ...
8 Mar 202226min
