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Gary Cohn & Chris Sununu: The Fed, AI, & the Midterms 10/29/26
Gary Cohn and Steve Liesman argued the Fed is likely to hike, with Liesman citing futures pricing of roughly 85% odds of a December move, while Cohn said energy-driven year-over-year inflation…
California’s Billionaire Tax & Global Hot Spots 10/28/26
The episode centers on California's Proposition 40, a proposed 5% one-time wealth tax on billionaires.
Anthropic’s IPO Details, Building ‘The Sims,’ & the World Bank 10/27/26
Squawk Pod covered Anthropic's IPO filing, with Leslie Picker focusing on its balance sheet and offering mechanics.
Brazil & Europe, Elon Musk & Neocloud “Guppies” 102626
Zanny Minton Beddoes argues that the French protests reflect frustration over education, cost of living and stagnant growth, and that the real problem is an unsustainable welfare state with rising…
The Nasdaq’s AI IPOs, Tesla’s Q3, Gloomy Economic Sentiment 10/22/26
Nasdaq CEO Adena Friedman argued AI is a durable trend that will transform every industry, with execution on security, scale and resilience as the main constraint, and credited AI for helping drive…
Musk Floats Mega-Merger, United CEO on Airfares & Fuel 10/21/26
Brad Gerstner and Scott Kirby discussed a possible Tesla-SpaceX merger, with Musk saying a special-committee review is underway but that approval is far from certain, since Tesla needs 50% of all…
Unrest in Europe & LeBron’s Season Debut 10/20/26
Michael Froman argues France faces a perfect storm of domestic gridlock: energy prices up on the Iran war, higher rates, and French debt service costs projected to rise 59% by 2030, while government…