Space Race with Neil deGrasse Tyson; Boeing Board’s Debate; 1998 Amazon Throwback
Squawk Pod heads to space! Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson says there are plenty of opportunities beyond Earth, and NASA’s just the tip of the meteor. Allianz Chief Economic Adviser Mohamed El-Eria...
16 Dec 201930min
Boris Johnson’s Big Win; Steve Bannon; Nancy Pelosi’s Pricing Plan
A decisive win for the Conservative Party in the U.K. means Brexit is coming. “No ifs, no buts, no maybes.” A phase one trade deal has been reached, but China Beige Book International’s Leland Miller ...
13 Dec 201938min
Survivor Streaming; WeWork or WeFraud; Noms de Plume
Saudi Aramco’s stock surged on its second day of trading and a senior trade advisor is adding to the tariffs debate under a not-so-secret nom de plume. The banker behind the biggest media deals of the...
12 Dec 201926min
World’s Biggest IPO; Smoking Pot Stocks; Head of the FAA
The head of the Federal Aviation Administration speaks to Congress today in the wake of the Boeing 737 Max tragedies this past year. Before his testimony, Steve Dickson shares his strategy for flight ...
11 Dec 201929min
SurveyMonkey CEO; Warby Parker Co-CEO; Google’s Play for Death (Cures)
A former Boeing employee speaks out on the red flags he raised before the two deadly 737 Max crashes. Google’s parent company Alphabet has brought on a new board member who might be able to help the c...
10 Dec 201931min
Amazon’s Return to NY; NASA to the Moon
Amazon is still coming to New York, though this time it’s hitting Hudson Yards instead of Long Island City. The move reignited a debate about subsidies and what big tech does to the community and busi...
9 Dec 201928min
Uber’s Report; Musk’s Trial; Activision Blizzard CEO
Uber released its data on incidents from 2017-2018, and the 3,000+ reports of sexual abuse have alarmed and disturbed riders. CNBC’s Jane Wells is in LA for Elon Musk’s defamation trial. Activision Bl...
6 Dec 201928min
China & the World Bank; CVS’ Evolution; AI Learning
Hedge fund manager Kyle Bass says China gets too much in loans from the global community. Rep. Anthony Gonzalez (R-OH) has introduced a bill, the Accountability for World Bank Loans to China Act, to m...
5 Dec 201935min
