Biden’s Budget, Shanghai’s Lockdown, & the On-Stage Slap 03/28/22
President Joe Biden’s 2023 federal budget proposes tax hikes on the ultra-wealthy and on corporations while providing billions of dollars in new spending at the Defense and Justice Departments. Joe, B...
28 Mars 202231min
Sanctions, Crypto, & ESG with Secretary Janet Yellen. 03/25/22
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen responds to BlackRock CEO Larry Fink’s warning that the end of globalization is nigh. In a wide ranging interview, she weighs the concerns and the benefits of crypto as...
25 Mars 202234min
The End of Globalization. 03/24/22
Larry Fink, CEO and chairman of the world’s biggest asset manager BlackRock, wrote in his annual letter that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is reversing the long-running trend of globalization. Blackroc...
24 Mars 202227min
America’s Digital Defense & Jamie Dimon’s “Marshall Plan” 03/23/22
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has called for more pressure on Russia as the war appears to be entering a stalemate, and CNBC’s Eamon Javers reports on the Biden administration’s efforts to s...
23 Mars 202226min
Easing Pain at the Pumps, Hiking Rate Hikes, & Outcry at the House of Mouse. 03/22/22
Federal Reserve Chairman Jay Powell is taking a tough stance on inflation--a lot tougher than the markets had expected. In an effort to combat rising prices, the central bank head suggested that the n...
22 Mars 202234min
Disney Drama, Baller Brackets, & NATO’s Gameplan. 03/21/22
Disney’s old guard and new guard are butting heads in the company’s boardroom, and the tensions between Bob Iger and Bob Chapek are getting awkward. As Russian troops continue their assaults in Ukrain...
21 Mars 202229min
Rate Hikes & a Relief Rally. 03/18/22
The markets are on track for their best week since November 2020, despite geopolitical risks continuing to brew abroad. CNBC’s Meg Tirrell reports on the rising Covid-19 cases across Europe, and what ...
18 Mars 202233min
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 Mars 202229min
