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A Mega-Merger in Oil, Chaos in Congress, & NBA’s Iggy Swaps Courts for C Suites 10/23/23
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A Mega-Merger in Oil, Chaos in Congress, & NBA’s Iggy Swaps Courts for C Suites 10/23/23
FromSquawk Pod
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Length:
29 minutes
Released:
Oct 23, 2023
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Podcast episode
Description
It’s a merger Monday! Chevron is buying Hess for $53B in the second huge oil transaction in weeks. Becky Quick shares details on the deal from her conversation with Chevron CEO Michael Wirth, and Joe Kernen and Andrew Ross Sorkin consider the implications of the deal for the American energy ecosystem. Nine new Republicans have joined the race for Speaker, but no clear resolution to the legislative chaos has emerged. CNBC’s Emily Wilkins explains the situation in DC, and former Republican Ways and Means Committee Chair Kevin Brady joins former Democrat Congresswoman Donna Edwards to discuss the logjam and the leadership on the Hill. Plus, a special conversation with NBA star and author Andre Iguodala, who’s hanging up his basketball shoes after two decades on the court. He’s turning to his venture capital career full time, and he has advice for athletes looking to follow his lead: be obsessed. Emily Wilkins - 12:34Kevin Brady and Donna Edwards - 14:14Andre Iguodala - 22:57 In this episode:Andre Iguodala, @andreAndrew Ross Sorkin, @andrewrsorkinJoe Kernen, @JoeSquawkBecky Quick, @BeckyQuickKatie Kramer, @Kramer_Katie
Released:
Oct 23, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
Musk vs. California; Virgin Galactic Chairman; Crypto & Covid: Virgin Galactic Chairman, Social Capital founder, Facebook alumnus, and outspoken investor Chamath Palihapitiya weighs in on Tesla and its famed founder, the Fed’s controversial moves, and roles governments and businesses should play during a pandemic. Plus, bestselling author Ben Mezrich has teamed up with The Boston Globe in his newest work, a slow-release novella available chapter by chapter throughout May. The writer behind “The Social Network,” “Bitcoin Billionaires,” and “Q,” a 2015 book about a pandemic forcing New York City into quarantine speaks to our new world of crypto-investing, streaming, and staying home. by Squawk Pod