Bed Bath & Beyond, AMC, and Gamestop are all swept up in a revival of meme stock trading; tastytrade founder and Co-CEO Tom Sosnoff discusses the recent meme stock surges. After President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act into law, Director of the White House National Economic Council Brian Deese shares the intended impact of the legislation for Ameri ... Show More
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Cheating in Chess with Ben Mezrich, Taxing AI with Andrew Yang 6/4/26
Andrew Yang, founder of the Forward Party and CEO of Noble Mobile, discusses taxing AI as concerns mount about its impact on resources and the labor market. A screw worm was found in Texas, and JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon is reportedly pitching the SpaceX IPO to wealthy clients, and ... Show More
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Jun 2
Tariffs with the USTR & Prediction Markets with the CFTC 6/2/26
In Washington, D.C., U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer stops by the Squawk set to discuss trade and tariff strategy. Shortly after news broke of a potential tariff on Brazil, Ambassador Greer references his office’s investigations into unfair trade practices. CFTC Chairman ... Show More
38m 7s
Dec 2017
Surveillance: White House Would Love to Get Rid of the AMT Rate, Cohn Says
Willem Buiter, Citigroup Global Chief Economist, says he would not give the GOP tax package particularly high marks. Alan Krueger, Princeton University Economics Professor, says the opioid crisis is a result of American medical practices and the government can do more to aid it. ... Show More
37m 44s
Oct 2022
Why won't trickle-down die? (with Mark Blyth)
While President Biden has embraced middle-out economics here in the states, the UK’s new leaders have decided to enthusiastically revive trickle-down economics. Political economist Mark Blyth, who teaches International Economics, shares his thoughts on the United Kingdom’s troubl ... Show More
38m 40s
May 2024
Endless Shrimp In This Economy!?
This week, Felix Salmon, Emily Peck, and Elizabeth Spiers are joined by Kyla Scanlon, author of the new book In This Economy?: How Money & Markets Really Work to talk about the disconnect between reality and perception that lead what she calls a “vibecession” – wherein many belie ... Show More
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