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Fox Corp. has  agreed to pay $787.5 million to Dominion Voting Systems to settle a defamation lawsuit over false claims that Dominion’s machines swayed the outcome of the 2020 presidential election. Tom Rogers, Gamesquare executive chairman, and Barton Crockett, Rosenblatt Securities senior analyst, discuss the fallout from Fox Corp’s defamation lawsuit settlement and the future of Fox. CNBC’s Eam...

Fresh off his own trip to Taiwan and China, New York Times foreign affairs columnist Thomas Friedman discusses the complicated cultural and financial relationship between the U.S. and China. House Minority Leader Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) discusses  the tense debt ceiling negotiations across the aisle and a timeline for a resolution. CNBC’s Steve Kovack reports on Apple, which has  opened its fi...

In his latest business venture, actor, producer, and entrepreneur Ryan Reynolds has invested in fintech company Nuvei. Reynolds and his new partner Nuvei CEO Philip Fayer share how they’ll work together, and why they’re betting on fintech and on innovation in Canada. Mohamed El-Erian, Allianz and Gramercy advisor and president of Queens’ College, discusses his next concern for the markets, as the...

President of the Chicago Federal Reserve Austan Goolsbee considers which economic data reveals the most about the American economy. Goolsbee discusses  the Fed’s battle against inflation and the indicators of recession that he’s watching closely. Andrew Ross Sorkin sits down with Formula One CEO Stefano Domenicali, who explains the long road to building an American fanbase, starting with the Netfl...

Tech entrepreneur Alex Karp discusses how AI like ChatGPT fits into Palantir’s data analytics and machine learning. At the Leadership Summit in Kiawah, the Palantir CEO weighs in on large language models, or LLMs, America’s edge in tech innovation, the Russian war in Ukraine, and threats from China–including TikTok. In Seattle, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy discusses his own  generative AI and LLM project...

Berkshire Hathaway Chairman and CEO  Warren Buffett is in Tokyo for the first time in 11 years. This special three-part series delivers Becky Quick’s full interview with the Oracle of Omaha in Japan. In the third and final part of their conversation, Buffett weighs in on artificial intelligence,  his evolving views on bitcoin , and how he stays sharp at 92. (Spoiler: He’s sweet on sweets.) Joe Ker...

Berkshire Hathaway Chairman and CEO  Warren Buffett is in Tokyo for the first time in 11 years. This special three-part series delivers Becky Quick’s full interview with the Oracle of Omaha in Japan. In Part 2, Buffett comments for the first time on the regional banking crisis, the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, and the regulatory response. The 92-year-old reflects on Jerome Powell’s leadership...

Berkshire Hathaway Chairman and CEO  Warren Buffett is in Tokyo for the first time in 11 years. This special three-part series delivers Becky Quick’s full interview with the 92-year-old Oracle of Omaha and his successor Greg Abel in Japan. In Part 1, the Berkshire leaders explain their bullish case on Japan’s five largest trading houses, plus the similarities–and differences–in their leadership st...

Eric Schmidt, Google’s former CEO and chairman, discusses the  AI arms race in China and in the U.S., as well as the  Future of Life Institute’s viral letter on AI , which calls for a pause on development. With an  infusion of $80 billion, the IRS has big plans for taxpayers. CNBC’s Robert Frank reports on which taxpayers are likely to face a crackdown. Plus, Becky Quick is in Tokyo!  Warren Buffe...

Carlyle Group co-founder and co-chairman David Rubenstein considers how the banking crisis of today compares to that of 2008. In a wide-ranging conversation, he discusses  the latest jobs report , the tight labor market, and the Federal Reserve’s path forward. Rubenstein shares details from his upcoming new docuseries on PBS, “Iconic America.” A federal judge in Texas  suspended the FDA’s approval...

The U.S. economy added 236,000 jobs in March , and the unemployment rate ticked down to 3.5%. Joe Kernen, Becky Quick, and Andrew Ross Sorkin break down the Labor Department’s latest data and what it means for investors and for the Federal Reserve’s rate hiking journey. CNBC’s Steve Liesman and Rick Santelli join SMBC Nikko Securities America Chief Economist Joe Lavorgna and former Labor Departmen...

President Macron is meeting President Xi , Speaker Kevin  McCarthy (R-CA) is meeting President Tsai , and CNBC’s Eunice Yoon has the pulse of Beijing through it all, on the ground in China. Stateside,  high tax states like New York and California are seeing an exodus of residents due to the burden. CNBC’s Robert Frank reports on the money-fueled movers, and former Senator Judd Gregg (R-NH) debates...

For better or worse, the age of AI has arrived! LinkedIn co-founder, ‘Masters of Scale’ podcaster, and OpenAI investor Reid Hoffman co-founded AI company Inflection and co-wrote a book with GPT-4; he considers public fears of the technology,  calls to pause its development , and the rift between Elon Musk and OpenAI founder Sam Altman. ExxonMobil is growing its green energy business. Dan Ammann, P...

JPMorgan Chase CEO  Jamie Dimon delivers a direct warning in his annual letter: “The current crisis is not yet over.” Joe Kernen, Becky Quick, and Andrew Ross Sorkin digest Dimon’s commentary on the banking crisis, inflation, and energy with real estate mogul and Starwood Capital Chairman and CEO Barry Sternlicht. In a direct conversation spanning inflation, the Fed, and corporate real estate,  St...

UFC parent  Endeavor is taking a majority stake in World Wrestling Entertainment , spinning off UFC and WWE into a new company. CNBC’s Alex Sherman, who broke the story over the weekend, discusses the many colorful characters in the new boardroom, and what’s next in streaming and scripted entertainment. Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) discusses the Inflation Reduction Act, U.S. deficit, and pushing for a...

Former President Donald Trump has been indicted by a grand jury for hush money payments to porn star Stormy Daniels just before the 2016 election. It marks the first time a former U.S. president has been charged with a crime. CNBC’s Eamon Javers reports on Trump’s indictment and what it means for the future of the Republican party. The Fed’s key inflation gauge rose slightly less than anticipated...

House lawmakers tore into top U.S. bank regulators at congressional hearings this week about how Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank collapsed practically overnight. Daniel Tarullo, former Fed governor and Harvard Law School professor, discusses what went wrong with Silicon Valley Bank, if de-regulation had any impact on the collapse, and who is at fault.  Elon Musk and dozens of other technolo...

Antibiotics and generics are in short supply, and it’s affecting every demographic in the U.S. CNBC’s Senior Science & Health reporter Meg Tirrell does a deep dive into America’s prescription drug shortage . In a conversation exclusive to Squawk Pod, Tirrell explores the supply chain disruptions and market failures that are to blame for the shortage. Plus, Joe Kernen and Becky Quick digest Wall St...

The CFTC has filed a complaint against Binance , alleging that the crypto exchange violated federal law. Speaker of the House  Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) has sent President Biden a letter pushing for a path forward on the debt limit. In an extended interview, Speaker McCarthy discusses U.S. economic stability, the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, and the one thing all American lawmakers seem to ag...

First Citizens will buy Silicon Valley Bank’s deposits and loans, prompting a stock rally in regional banks. Lawmakers are gearing up to  question Federal Reserve officials about the banking crisis on Capitol Hill . CNBC’s Steve Liesman reports the many questions Congress will ask during the two-day hearings. Pantheon Macroeconomics Chief Economist Ian Shepherdson warns that the  global banking co...

Lawmakers grilled TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew  on  data, the platform’s relationship with Chinese owner Bytedance , and content moderation. Stanford University Geopolitics and Technology Adviser Jacob Helberg recaps the vitriol in DC and suggests that TikTok served merely as a placeholder for all Chinese companies operating in the U.S. CNBC’s Steve Kovach explains the stakes for Apple CEO Tim Cook’s t...

The Federal Reserve announced  a rate hike of 25 basis points , its ninth consecutive hike in the last year. Chair Jerome Powell softened his tone on the central bank’s aggressive hiking policy, and the markets interpreted his comments as a hint that the end of the hikes may be approaching. Though temporarily sated by Powell’s comments,  markets bristled at those of Treasury Secretary Yellen to a...

In an extended interview, former Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein discusses  the fine line for Federal Reserve Chairman Jay Powell , who prepares to speak to markets and investors today. Blankfein discusses the Fed’s inflation fight vs. market stability balancing act, and he shares the lessons on regulation and transparency that he learned from his own experience with a banking crisis in 2008. Pl...

JPMorgan is advising First Republic  on strategic alternatives, after  JPM and 10 other banks announced a $30B deposit  into the embattled bank.  Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen lauded the move , but told lawmakers that the government would not refund all uninsured deposits for every bank that fails. The Federal Reserve begins a critical two-day policy meeting; former Fed Governor Kevin Warsh disc...

The Swiss government has helped broker a deal for  UBS to acquire its embattled rival Credit Suisse in an “emergency rescue” to curb global contagion in the financial sector. Joe Kernen, Becky Quick, and Andrew Ross Sorkin unpack the details of the deal and whether it will work in stabilizing banks and investors. Steve Liesman explains, the Federal Reserve is coordinating with other central banks...