The Jobs Episode: ‘Workquakes,’ Job Growth, & AI in a Post-Career World 6/02/23
The U.S. payrolls report for May blew past expectations, supported by strong jobs gains in the professional and business services sector — as well as a jump in government employment. Bruce Feiler, aut...
2 Juni 202333min
Skip! Fed Speak’s Latest Buzzword 6/01/23
The Federal Reserve’s buzzword of the week: “skip.” Fed officials have signaled a plan to hold steady on interest rates in June, but urging the public that the decision would not signify an end to the...
1 Juni 202331min
Debt Ceiling Deal Clears Hurdle & CEOs Visit China 5/31/23
The long-awaited debt ceiling deal advances to the House floor, after a narrow vote in the House Rules Committee. President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy had announced the deal over the w...
31 Maj 202328min
On the Hill, Under the Sea, & In the Trillion Dollar Club 5/30/23
Lawmakers have reached a tentative debt ceiling deal; founder of Punchbowl News Jake Sherman explains who’s satisfied, who’s still on the fence, and the work still left to do. Strategas Research Partn...
30 Maj 202326min
Bonus: Oscar Munoz: Turnaround Time 5/29/23
United Airlines’ former CEO Oscar Munoz writes what he calls the longest love letter to United employees in his business memoir “Turnaround Time.” Munoz experienced a heart attack 37 days after start...
29 Maj 202312min
Ford & Tesla Team Up & TikTok’s American Data 5/26/23
Ford has teamed up with Tesla; Ford CEO Jim Farley explains what’s next in America’s road to electric vehicles. An investigation from The New York Times dove into how U.S. drivers’ licenses and passpo...
26 Maj 202339min
U.S. Rating Downgrade, The War of “Woke” & The AI Chip Boom 5/25/23
A warning from the Fitch credit rating agency about U.S. debt added fresh urgency to ongoing debt ceiling negotiations between the White House and congressional Republicans, with only seven days to go...
25 Maj 202336min
Sticky Inflation, MDW Travels, & Netflix Sharing No More 5/24/23
Inflation could be stickier than the markets expected, warns Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon. THL Partners Co-CEO Scott Sperling agrees, suggesting that AI innovation could ease some of the economy’s ...
24 Maj 202329min
