The BAANG Heard ’Round the Street, & Bezos Passes the Baton: Walter Isaacson on the Amazon Innovator
Jeff Bezos is stepping back from his role as Amazon CEO, passing leadership to AWS head Andy Jassy. Walter Isaacson, author of the introduction to Bezos’s book, “Invent and Wander,” discusses the Amaz...
3 Feb 202130min
“GameStopped”; NYC Mayoral Candidate Ray McGuire; Civilians in Space
The endgame may be near for the GameStop squeeze trade as investing enthusiasm and volume wane. Silver prices, another hill in the battle between Redditor retail investors and Wall Street hedge funds,...
2 Feb 202123min
Musk in the Clubhouse, & Retail Traders on the Rise
Starting off a new week and a new month, Wall Street continues to weather concerns about the Reddit-sparked retail trading frenzy around GameStop. Joe Moglia, former chairman and CEO of TD Ameritrade,...
1 Feb 202138min
Lady Gaga’s Post-Pandemic Plans, & “Hakuna Matata,” It Means No Market Worries
In a conversation exclusive to Squawk Pod, singer, actress, activist, and Presidential Inauguration performer Lady Gaga shares her hopes for rebuilding community spirit post-pandemic. She and Becky Qu...
29 Jan 202129min
Bonus Pod: Robinhood Returns
In this Squawk Pod bonus episode, Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev returns to speak to Andrew Ross Sorkin following the free brokerage’s controversial decision to suspend buying of certain volatile stocks lik...
29 Jan 202126min
Games, Stops, Rebellions & Retweets: Reddit Co-Founder & Mark Cuban
Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian reflects on social media’s role in the GameStop short squeeze drama. He considers the evolution of the Internet and the advent of a new normal where equity investing a...
28 Jan 202145min
Gaming GameStop; Robinhood CEO; Bank of America CEO (Supersized)
Retail investing Redditors are gaming GameStop. The social media-driven roller coaster ride for the GameStop stock has lost Wall Street’s biggest short sellers billions of dollars--and has made everyo...
27 Jan 202150min
Wall Street’s Ties to Infamy; Elon Musk’s New (Dog) Hat; Biden’s NEC Director
President Biden’s director of the National Economic Council, Brian Deese, shares the new administration’s strategy for combating the simultaneous crises now facing the nation. Axios reporter Sara Fisc...
26 Jan 202122min
