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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 says there’s a lot more still up in the air. One of the most respected tech analysts on Wall Street Mark Mahaney breaks down Facebook’s run-in with the FTC. White House Chief Strategist Steve Bannon s...

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 decade, LionTree’s Aryeh Bourkoff, expects a clash of the titans in the years to come, not only in video but also in audio—as you listeners undoubtedly know. Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR) is calling WeWo...

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 safety and Boeing 737 recertification in an exclusive interview with CNBC. Pot stocks have lost billions in market value since March, but CEO of cannabis portfolio company Acreage says now is the best...

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 company’s venture to find a cure for death. SurveyMonkey CEO Zander Lurie has the numbers on pretty much everything, including public sentiment on trade, President Trump, and ageism. Warby Parker Co-CE...

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 businesses. Senator Gianaris of New York, once dubbed “the Amazon killer” for his role in the original canceled HQ2 plans, joined Squawk Box to debate with Andrew Ross Sorkin. NASA Administrator Jim Bride...

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 Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick shares his unique start in business (in a casino basement) and the video game industry in an interview with Becky at CNBC’s Evolve conference. The November Jobs report blew exp...

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 make China graduate from the program that lends money to developing countries. Gonzalez tells Becky Quick, Joe Kernen and guest host Tom Farley that China’s economy is too big to qualify. CVS Health CE...

Billionaire investor, Home Depot co-founder Ken Langone joined Squawk Box to discuss President Trump’s U.S.-China trade war strategy, the education system and the Fed. Ryan Lance, Chairman and CEO of energy giant ConocoPhillips has a ten year plan to sustain the company—and its shareholders—through market volatility and geopolitical uncertainty. Plus, Google CEO Sundar Pichai got a promotion; he’s...

President Trump isn’t in a rush to make a trade deal with China. Joe, Becky, and Tom Farley discuss what a trade war into 2020 might mean for the markets. Elon Musk’s tweets have thrown him into the headlines—again. Tesla’s CEO is on trial for allegedly defaming a British cave explorer; CNBC’s Jane Wells and Yale’s Jeffrey Sonnenfeld explain the strange story. Colleges could go out of business; CN...

E-commerce entrepreneur Michael Rubin, Executive Chairman of Fanatics and Rue Gilt Groupe weighs in on what he’s calling “cyber weekend.” Young voters are willing to take action against billionaires; CNBC’s Robert Frank reports some surprising statistics and discusses his findings with Mattie Duppler of the National Taxpayers Union, former Senator Evan Bayh, billionaire Michael Rubin, and guest ho...

It’s Black Friday, the official start of the holiday shopping season. CNBC reporters Kate Rogers, Deirdre Bosa, and Courtney Reagan set the scene for America’s biggest shopping day of the year. CNBC’s Todd Haselton breaks down the best tech buys, and the Small Business Association’s Chris Pilkerton is shopping small but thinking big this Small Business Saturday. Plus, Becky Quick breaks some news:...

Happy Thanksgiving! On this special holiday episode: Becky’s extended interview with Walmart CEO Doug McMillon, spanning from his teenage years unloading Walmart trucks to his upcoming role as Chairman of the Business Roundtable. McMillon has led Walmart—and corporate America—through changes in wages, gun policy, and grocery delivery; his highs, lows, and lessons, plus Becky’s context and insights...

It’s almost Thanksgiving, and that means it’s turkey time—and travel time. AAA Media Manager Robert Sinclair explains the best habits for your holiday drives. If you’re stuck on how to cook a turkey, the Butterball Turkey Talk-Line is here to help. It’s an annual Squawk Box tradition, and now it’s a Squawk Pod tradition: the best cooking tips from America’s top turkey producer. Andrea Balitewicz,...

Michael Bloomberg’s campaign co-chair Greg Fischer believes in his candidate, and trusts that voters who get to know him will believe in him, too. Former Democratic Senator Heidi Heitkamp discusses Elizabeth Warren’s tax plans with CNBC’s Robert Frank and former House Majority Leader Eric Cantor. Axios’ Dan Primack maps out Uber’s road ahead after London revoked its operating license. Disney+ make...

LVMH and Tiffany have tied the knot, and so have Charles Schwab and TD Ameritrade. Michael Bloomberg is officially running for President, and CNBC contributors Joanne Lipman and Edmund Lee consider his strategy in running as a Democrat. Plus, there’s holiday traffic on the highway and at the box office. Joe, Becky, and Andrew run through travel options for the holidays, from congested road trips t...

This Friday’s podcast is vehicles and vapes. Tesla’s new truck isn’t exactly what it was cracked up to be, Uber’s major shareholders are making moves, and vaping industry executives are meeting with President Trump at the White House. On today’s episode: CNBC reporters Eunice Yoon and Phil LeBeau, Wedbush Securities’ Dan Ives, Tusk Ventures’ Bradley Tusk, Columbia Business School’s Craig Hatkoff,...

Becky breaks news that Charles Schwab is reportedly in talks to acquire TD Ameritrade, potentially creating a brokerage behemoth. Political pollster Frank Luntz doesn’t see any frontrunners emerging from the Democratic debates, and he has a surprising candidate suggestion who is not any ballots. Recode’s Kara Swisher is watching Silicon Valley and Washington meet again. She weighs in on what turns...

Target CEO Brian Cornell is looking forward to a bustling holiday season after the company’s strong quarterly report. He and Becky Quick talk strategy and seasonal sales in the Herald Square Target location in NYC. The Dean of Stanford Medical School Dr. Lloyd Minor is prescribing tech innovation for rising healthcare costs. Joe, Andrew, and CNBC reporter Eamon Javers weigh the positives and peril...

Kris Jenner, the “momager” behind the Kardashian-Jenner empire, sees family business opportunities beyond Kylie Jenner’s $600 million cosmetics deal with Coty. In a conversation exclusively for Squawk Pod, Andrew Ross Sorkin shares his insights about the family and the deliberate strategy that drives its success. Former Yum! Brands CEO David Novak is optimistic about the trade war with China and s...

FedEx founder and CEO Frederick Smith is challenging The New York Times to a debate. Ford has unveiled its fully electric SUV; the automaker’s president Joe Hinrichs speaks to the new Mustang Mach-E and auto-electrification beyond Tesla. WSJ’s Dan Gallagher and author and CNBC contributor Walter Isaacson run through the logistical and philosophical obstacles for tech giants, from politics to acqui...

Amazon is challenging the Pentagon’s award of a $10 billion cloud contract known as Jedi to Microsoft. Amazon accused the government of bias because of President Trump’s disparagement of the company and its CEO Jeff Bezos. Becky Quick, Andrew Ross Sorkin and Joe Kernen debate with The New York Times’ Ed Lee whether the government was biased when choosing Microsoft over Amazon. Tim Armstrong, the f...

Presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren fired her latest shot at billionaires with a commercial on our own network, CNBC. Joe Kernen, Becky Quick and Andrew Ross Sorkin discuss her ad -- targeting hedge fund mogul Leon Cooperman, among others -- with Jared Bernstein, the former chief economist & economic policy adviser to Vice President Joe Biden, and the Heritage Foundation’s Joel Griffith. Raymo...

An annual ranking of the most just companies - responsible to both society and shareholders - is out from Just Capital, co-founded by billionaire hedge fund manager Paul Tudor Jones. He joins Squawk Box with PayPal CEO Dan Schulman to explain why it’s important to recognize businesses based on how they treat their employees and customers, as well as their impact on the environment and local commun...

Microsoft is stepping in to try to save DACA. Today, the Supreme Court begins hearing the case that that’s trying to stop the termination of the program that protects 700,000 people who came to the U.S. illegally as children. Brad Smith, Microsoft’s President, says Microsoft is the only company that’s a plaintiff in the case. About five dozen current Microsoft employees are DACA recipients. Space...

It’s Singles’ Day— one of the biggest shopping days in the world. Alibaba has already beat last year’s sales on the e-commerce platform’s 24-hour shopping event. JP Morgan CEO Jamie Dimon defended his $31 million salary in an interview about wealth inequality on 60 Minutes. Joe Kernen and Becky Quick discuss that and Taylor Swift’s boyfriends with guest host Tom Farley. General David Petraeus is o...