The Biden-Harris Ticket & Two Oval Offices
Joe Biden has announced Kamala Harris as his pick for Vice President in the 2020 election. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL), Democratic Whip, discusses implications of Biden’s choice for the party and for t...
12 Aug 202028min
Russia’s Covid Vaccine; IBM’s Ginni Rometty & New York Jobs CEO Council
Vladimir Putin announced that Russia has approved the world’s first Covid-19 vaccine, and that it has already been administered to one of his daughters. Without data on safety or efficacy, the rest of...
11 Aug 202033min
Warren Buffett’s Big Buyback; Back to School Season; President Trump’s Executive Orders, Explained
President Trump took unorthodox action over the weekend in an attempt to fast track pandemic relief for Americans. CNBC’s Eamon Javers breaks down each of the four orders, from delayed payroll taxes t...
10 Aug 202029min
Pandemic Jobs Report; Sen. Amy Klobuchar; Eyeing $43B from Bezos
Two months of record-setting payroll growth slowed in July, but the Labor Department's monthly report still showed encouraging signs. Jason Furman, Former Chair of President Obama’s Council of Economi...
7 Aug 202028min
The Markets, the Middle Class, & Hopes for Stimulus; Quicken Loans Parent IPO
The markets may be nearing all-time highs, but the real economy continues to struggle amid the pandemic. Senator Bernie Sanders is calling on billionaires to help support their country in need. Stimul...
6 Aug 202038min
Surveying Isaias Damage; Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL); College (Ghost) Towns
Businesses still recovering from Covid-19 shutdowns are now saddled with Tropical Storm Isaias damages. CNBC’s Contessa Brewer shares the storm’s impact on insurers amid the pandemic. Senator Marco Ru...
5 Aug 202033min
“Tipping the Waiter” at the TikTok Table; Howard Schultz: This is a five-star emergency
Over three million small businesses in the U.S. have closed amid the pandemic, and former Starbucks Chairman and CEO Howard Schultz says that without any "significant stimulus" plans available, millio...
4 Aug 202036min
TikTok, the App of Microsoft’s Eye; LA Clippers Chairman Steve Ballmer; Restaurateurs Seeking Relief
Microsoft is in talks to buy some of the TikTok business from Chinese parent company ByteDance as U.S. government officials raise concerns about the platform’s risks to national security. Microsoft’s ...
3 Aug 202033min
