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Aug 11
20m 45s

Palantir: Pariah to Power Player

The Wall Street Journal & Spotify Studios
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The Silicon Valley company Palantir spent years treading water as a tech outsider in the S&P 500. The company's recent success, as WSJ’s Heather Somerville reports, is due in large part to CEO Alex Karp’s ability to find opportunities in crises, as well as to the Trump administration. Michelle Hackman hosts.   Further Listening: - Inside ICE’s Aggressi ... Show More
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