The Windfall Tax; Twitter’s Advertiser Exodus 11/02/22
The Biden Administration is highlighting the record high profits of big oil companies by proposing the implementation of a windfall profit tax. National Economic Council Director Brian Deese calls for...
2 Nov 202224min
Riding with Uber: CEO on the Future Consumer 11/01/22
Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi says that U.S. consumers are healthy and choosing to spend on services, like ride-sharing. The company reported third quarter financials today - and suffered a loss, but be...
1 Nov 202229min
Weekend at Elon’s: The Twitter Takeover 10/31/22
The Elon Musk chapter at Twitter begins with a busy weekend of tweets, trolls, conspiracy theories and tentative changes to “blue-check” verified users’ experience. Walter Isaacson, with a Musk biogra...
31 Okt 202236min
“The Bird is Freed” & Exxon’s Record-Breaking Profits 10/28/22
Elon Musk officially owns Twitter. $44 billion, and one soap opera later, the Tesla CEO has completed the deal to buy social media platform Twitter, and he’s already prompted some big changes to its e...
28 Okt 202239min
Meta’s Mega Loss, & Credit Suisse’s Major Overhaul 10/27/22
Facebook parent Meta reported disappointing quarterly results, prompting a plunge in its stock price. In spite of Wall Street’s doubters, CEO Mark Zuckerberg defended his investments in the metaverse ...
27 Okt 202231min
Tech Traffic, Burrito Budgets, & Rep. Ro Khanna 10/26/22
Now that the “Davos in the Desert” has wrapped up in Riyadh, Representative Ro Khanna (D-CA) discusses America’s role in the global energy markets, and California’s plan for taxing residents, taxing t...
26 Okt 202229min
Hasan Minhaj: Are We Getting the Diamond Back?! 10/25/22
Comedian Hasan Minhaj has made his career off of his social commentary; an episode of his talk show “Patriot Act” was even removed by Netflix after a legal complaint from the Saudi government. His sec...
25 Okt 202226min
Polls, Prices, & Preserving Democracy 10/24/22
U.S. midterm elections are about two weeks away, and the biggest voting issue for the American public: the economy. A close second, according to NBC polling, is the preservation of American democracy....
24 Okt 202230min
