"This was like 1918, 1929 and 1968 in one week," says Darren Walker, president of the Ford Foundation. With the pandemic, economic crisis, and civil unrest all coming together after George Floyd's death, Walker found himself flooded with calls from CEOs struggling for how to respond. Walker's advice mixes clear-eyed messages — denying the trauma borne by com ... Show More
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Beyond the Parade: Macy’s navigates tariffs, turbulence and retail evolution
<p>This Thursday marks the 99th annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, and Macy’s Inc. chairman and CEO Tony Spring joins Rapid Response with a behind-the-scenes preview of what to expect. It’s been a tumultuous year for the legacy retailer, shaped by new tariffs, shifting consum ... Show More
23m 18s
Nov 22
Possible: Steve Kerr and Kris Brown on leadership and purpose in sports
<p>What does it take to turn tragedy into advocacy, and advocacy into lasting change? This week, Reid and Aria are talking to Warriors head coach Steve Kerr and Kris Brown, president of Brady, the nation’s oldest gun violence prevention organization. Together, they explore how sp ... Show More
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Jun 2020
Citigroup’s Ray McGuire: Maybe This Time It’s Different
<p>Ray McGuire, Vice Chairman of Citigroup, calls for executive action in response to the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and other Black Americans. He recommends companies work to close the opportunity gap in the U.S. with investments in early education te ... Show More
30m 57s
Aug 2017
White Supremacy Granted a Place at American Political Table, Ricks Says
Thomas Ricks, a Pulitzer-prize winning author, says U.S. political turmoil is reminiscent of the 1930s. Prior to that, Douglass Kass, founder and partner at Seabreeze Partners, says he expects Twitter to be part of a much larger company by next year. Fred Hochberg, the former cha ... Show More
40m 47s
Feb 2022
Bloomberg Wall Street Week: Harman, Patterson, Lehr
One of the most iconic brands in financial television returns for today's issues and today's world. On this special edition of Wall Street Week, Jane Harman, Woodrow Wilson Center President Emerita gives her sense of where the war in Ukraine is headed. Kate Moore, BlackRock Globa ... Show More
32m 8s
Sep 2023
Bloomberg Wall Street Week - September 1st, 2023
On this edition of Wall Street Week, Peter Borish, Computer Trading Corporation CEO tells us why the cooling labor market doesn't automatically suggest a Fed pause. Lawrence H. Summers, Former Treasury Secretary says that the August jobs report shows a step down the path to a ha ... Show More
33m 49s
Nov 2020
Bloomberg Wall Street Week: Hubbard, Zell, Rieder
One of the most iconic brands in financial television returns for today's issues and today's world. This week's Wall Street Week features David Westin's interviews with Former Council of Economic Advisers Chairman Glenn Hubbard, Equity Group Investments Founder & Chairman Sam Zel ... Show More
32m 8s
Mar 2024
BlackRock CEO Fink's Message to Investors, Baltimore Bridge Collapse, Trump Media Shares Soar 3/26/24
<p>Carl Quintanilla and Jim Cramer began the show with Larry Fink's annual letter to investors, in which the BlackRock CEO warns of a crisis when it comes to saving for retirement. The anchors discussed what he told Jim in an interview set to air on "Mad Money" Tuesday night. Als ... Show More
41m 35s
Oct 2017
Trump Is Taking the Fed Chair Decision 'Very, Very Seriously,' Ross Says
U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross says the Fed Chair is an important decision that President Trump is taking very, very seriously. Prior to that, Stephen Roach, a senior fellow at Yale University, says China has operated on the same principle of contradictions since the 1980s. ... Show More
59m 39s
Jun 2019
Surveillance: Trade Talks Are Unpredictable, Hewson Says
David Page, AXA Investment Managers U.S. & U.K. Senior Economist, says there is a small risk of a Fed cut in two weeks. Stephanie Baker, Bloomberg News Senior Writer, updates us on trade negotiations between the U.S. and Mexico. Victoria Hewson, Institute of Economic Affairs Seni ... Show More
30m 12s
Dec 2020
Renting the Pandemic Runway & Diversify, or Delist: the Nasdaq’s New Rule with Ursula Burns & Darren Walker
<p>The Nasdaq has proposed a new rule to require its 3,000+ listed companies to disclose Board of Directors demographics. Ursula Burns, former Xerox CEO and board member at Uber, Nestle, and ExxonMobil, joins Ford Foundation president Darren Walker in a discussion about diversity ... Show More
33m 13s