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Trust, Transparency, & Vaccines; Tax Plan Tacks; Fintech Leveling Finance
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Length:
34 minutes
Released:
Mar 25, 2021
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Podcast episode
Description
Big banks are appeasing their overworked junior staff with perks, from Zoom-free Fridays to $20,000 bonuses. CNBC.com’s Hugh Son discusses the domino effect the “Goldman Sachs 13” have had, up and down Wall Street. AstraZeneca is struggling to maintain public trust after a series of transparency and communication missteps surrounding its otherwise effective Covid-19 vaccine. President Biden’s tax plan continues to fuel debate across the political aisle; President Trump’s former Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney and Rep. Tom Suozzi (D-NY) consider whether political ties and promises will win over dollars and cents. Plus, fintech startup Greenwood is getting buy-in from major banks to close the racial wealth gap. CEO Ryan Glover shares his company’s newest funding raise and his plans for a more equitable financial system.
Released:
Mar 25, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
Goldman’s Former Head Lloyd Blankfein: Poverty & GDP Are Also Health Issues: Lloyd Blankfein, former Goldman Sachs CEO and famed risk manager, discusses reopening economies to spare Americans further economic--and possibly physical--damage, and he shares lessons learned from the last financial crisis. United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo explains Covid diplomacy as the U.S. looks to China for help in ending the global pandemic. by Squawk Pod