Squawk Pod

In the first of a special series of Squawk Pod episodes, Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger speak with CNBC’s Becky Quick about their 60 years of friendship and their journey building Berkshire Hathaway. Hear archival footage of Buffett through the ages: from the 1960s, the early 2000s, and just last month. Buffett and Munger reminisce on how Berkshire got into the insurance business, how the two b...

Disruptor investing app Robinhood has finally filed to IPO after years of upending the retail trading industry and months of regulatory and legal scrutiny. Founder and managing partner of venture capital firm Bedrock Capital Geoff Lewis shares his outlook for the company, its roadshow, and all the investors who want a piece. Virgin Galactic founder Sir Richard Branson is headed to space, just days...

One of 18 IPOs this week alone, donut chain Krispy Kreme has debuted for public trading on the Nasdaq. Joe, Becky, and Andrew snack their way through the morning coverage, and Krispy Kreme CEO Mike Tattersfield shares the company’s 84-year journey to its second IPO. As China celebrates the 100th anniversary of its Communist Party, President Xi Jinping resolved to stand up to foreign powers who may...

The Covid-19 Delta variant is on the rise, but travel is, too. Booking Holdings CEO Glenn Fogel discusses activity on his portfolio of travel and activity sites, from Kayak and Priceline to OpenTable. Billionaire investor and philanthropist Leon Cooperman reveals his concerns for the market, taxation, and inflation as we enter the second half of 2021. The Biden administration is preparing an execu...

United Airlines has placed the biggest aircraft order in its history; CEO Scott Kirby and CNBC’s Phil LeBeau discuss what the 270 jet purchase means for a post-pandemic travel rebound and for passenger comforts. After a standout year at Ark Invest and a rocky start to 2021, Wall Street’s star stock picker Cathie Wood is launching a bitcoin ETF. Plus, Facebook has joined the $1 trillion club, Juul...

The Covid-19 Delta variant is now the dominant strain of the virus in the UK, and other countries may not be far behind. Former FDA Commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb discusses vaccine efficacy against the strain, in light of data suggesting that the Delta variant is more contagious than other strains. As part of a major economic package proposal, Democrats are considering changes to the state and lo...

President Joe Biden has endorsed the bipartisan framework for an infrastructure bill, but he’s warned Congress that he won’t sign the bill for bridges, roads, and broadband unless his other social programs are make it to his desk. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg discusses the collaboration across the aisle on the hill, and the long road ahead. As live events, bars, and restaurants reopen i...

A new ProPublica report reveals that tech mogul and PayPal founder used a Roth IRA account to turn $1,700 to $5B, tax free. CNBC wealth reporter Robert Frank shares more on how he did it, and Skybridge Capital founder Anthony Scaramucci discusses tax loopholes and capital growth for the wealthy. Senators have struck a deal for a bipartisan infrastructure bill framework; Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ)...

The House Judiciary Committee is debating a number of antitrust bills that could break up tech’s biggest players. OZY co-founder and CEO Carlos Watson and “Big Technology” Substack founder Alex Kantrowitz discuss the scope of antitrust legislation in 2021, and anticipate changes to Apple, Facebook, Amazon, and Microsoft as lawmakers inch nearer to regulation. In a new note, Warren Buffett announce...

More Americans are quitting their jobs than ever; contributor for The Atlantic and podcast host Arthur Brooks considers the post-pandemic work-life balance employees are seeking, and whether hybrid work is the key to a fuller life. Luxury electric vehicle company Lucid Motors is opening a showroom in downtown Manhattan. CEO Peter Rawlinson explains why, despite competing with Tesla and others, all...

Bill Ackman’s SPAC Pershing Square Tontine Holdings has acquired 10% of Universal Music Group, the label behind Taylor Swift, Lady Gaga, and Drake--valuing the company at $40 billion. Tontine is the biggest ever SPAC, and Becky, Andrew, and Mike Santoli discuss the financial engineering behind a deal of this size. Staff writer for The Atlantic Joe Pinsker spoke to companies around the world succes...

America celebrates its newest federal holiday: Juneteenth. Commemorating the day that enslaved African-Americans were informed of their freedom two and a half years after the Emancipation Proclamation, Juneteenth celebrates the end of slavery and acknowledges the work left to be done in the road to racial justice. CNBC reporter Frank Holland details the role of Black banks in achieving financial i...

The Federal Reserve has raised its expectations for inflation this year and brought forward the time frame for when it will next raise interest rates: likely in 2023. CNBC’s Ylan Mui digests the Fed meeting and Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s remarks with Becky, Andrew, and Mike Santoli. At CNBC’s annual Evolve Summit, Dick’s Sporting Goods CEO Lauren Hobart explains the pandemic’s impact on her busines...

CNBC’s Eamon Javers reports on President Biden’s first summit meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the ground in Switzerland. The three hour meeting likely covered cyber hacks, human rights, nuclear weapons, and election interference, but The New York Times columnist Tom Friedman says, Putin is like America’s “ex-boyfriend from hell.” Plus, investors are poised for a milestone Fed meet...

Alibaba co-founder and Brooklyn Nets owner Joe Tsai discusses the global economic recovery, the NBA playoffs, founding the Asian American Foundation, and the role of sports teams in fighting for social justice. Tsai offers insight into the abruptly mysterious life of fellow billionaire and Alibaba founder, Jack Ma. Plus, investors are prepping for a momentous Fed meeting, and mask on, mask off: un...

Billionaire hedge fund titan Paul Tudor Jones talks inflation, market memes, and bitcoin bets in an extended interview. Ahead of the Federal Reserve’s next meeting, Jones shares his money plays, from commodities and gold to crypto. As a billionaire himself, Jones weighs in on ProPublica’s explosive tax story and the wealthy’s “fair share.” As founder of the Robin Hood Foundation, Jones explains ho...

From Wall Street to Main Street to Washington, everyone is talking about inflation, which is having a real-life impact on all of our wallets. CNBC’s Kristina Partsinevelos reports on the increasing cost of daily life. Meanwhile, the billionaires in the ProPublica report, on the shocking low taxes paid by the wealthiest individuals, didn’t use complicated strategies to shrink their tax bills. For t...

GameStop, Clover Health, and AMC trades are fueled by buzz on social media, but Reddit co-founder turned venture capitalist Alexis Ohanian says the trading momentum of these “meme stocks” is hardly new. Ohanian shares his outlook for tech startup investing and the blockchain, social media’s role in market surges, and mental health in the workplace. The second Roaring Twenties may be upon us, and f...

Instagram is making a big play for influencers, rolling out new money-making features for content creators in its first ever “Creator Week.” Instagram head Adam Mosseri, discusses the new tools and his social media strategy, and he compares Facebook’s approach to revenue with Apple’s. ProPublica is reporting data from the IRS, revealing how American billionaires like Warren Buffett, Carl Icahn, an...

Billionaire businessman and hedge funder Marc Lasry breaks down his outlook for the Federal Reserve, meme stock mania, and the bitcoin roller coaster of 2021. Lasry, a co-owner of the Milwaukee Bucks, weighs pros and cons of getting back in the game for the Olympics--either his players, or himself. Former NYSE President and Chairman of Far Peak Thomas Farley talks basketball and interest rates wit...

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is headed for space; he has a seat on Blue Origin’s first human space flight, and the rocket lift off is in July. As cyber attacks ramp up, White House Cyber Adviser Anne Neuberger shares the government’s efforts to keep American companies safe--but she needs the private sector’s cooperation. Former FDA Commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb considers the summer slowdown in U.S....

Retail investors have driven much of AMC Entertainment’s stock roller coaster, and they’re calling themselves “apes.” One of the most vocal of those apes: host of YouTube channel “Trey’s Trades,” Trey Collins. Just hours after his YouTube interview with AMC CEO Adam Aron, Collins shared his outlook for AMC stock and the meme stock movement. He believes the fundamental value of the movie theater ch...

June marks the 100th anniversary of the 1921 Tulsa Massacre -- one of the worst incidents of racial violence in US history, claiming the lives of 300 African-Americans living, working, and thriving in a neighborhood known as Black Wall Street. After a white mob prompted two days of deadly violence, the events were largely forgotten for decades. A century later, in the wake of 2020’s racial justice...

AMC stock is taking investors on a wild ride. In the midst of a retail investor trading frenzy, AMC announced a stock sale, tanking its share price in the latest chapter of the movie chain volatility. Miami is gearing up for a crypto-palooza, with 20,000 visitors expected to attend the world’s largest crypto conference in the city this weekend. Miami Mayor Francis Suarez says he’s betting on Bitco...

Etsy has acquired fashion marketplace Depop for about $1.6 billion in a big bet on the coveted Gen Z demographic. Etsy CEO Josh Silverman discusses the acquisition as well as the company’s post-pandemic outlook. Fresh off its latest boost from Reddit-reading retail traders, AMC is launching “AMC Investor Connect,” an initiative that will put the movie theater chain in direct communication with its...