Let's bring in Judy Shelton, senior fellow at the Independent Institute. She was once President Trump's nominee to the Federal uh Reserve Board. For a while, uh Judy, and welcome.For a while, you've been u talking about the the uh the notion that prosperity or or a strong economy doesn't necessarily mean higher inflation if it's accompanied by productivity gains. And I don't know if you saw uh Kevin Worse last week, but he he talked for a while and and made made that same point. Did you see that interview a ...

After a shaky start to the year, there appears to be some optimism on Wall Street for dealmaking in the second half of 2025. For more on the merger pipeline and the IPO market, we want to bring in Stefan Felgoys. He's global head of M&A at Goldman Sachs.And and Stephan, let's talk this through. People were expecting some really big things this year with uh President Trump coming in. this idea of deregulation, the idea that maybe more deals would get approved more quickly didn't happen in the first three mon ...

Joining us right now is SEC Chairman Paul Atkins and we welcome him to the broadcast uh this morning. It was nice to see you in person at this table just a couple of weeks ago. Uh this bill now officially uh in the books.How does it change things uh and how does it change things for you in terms of the assets that you think are going to come into the market that you will ultimately need to regulate in the public sphere, if you will. Oh, thanks uh Andrew and it's great to see you again and thanks for having ...

joining us now, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessant. Uh, Mr. . Secretary, it's great to have you on as it always is.Good to see you. Morning, Joe. Lead story, uh, economy showing swagger as tariff fears eb.This is the Wall Street Journal pointing out that, uh, there was quite a bit of, um, of angst and hand ringing uh, back in April. a lot of u forecast that the bottom was going to drop out and just flatly stated here and I I know it might not be the favorite uh paper around the White House at this point but t ...

One of the biggest names in luxury about to take off with a big investment in private jets. Robert Frank, the one and only who would know all about this, joins us now with more. Good morning. Good morning, Andrew.Great to see you. Well, LVMH is expanding its reach into the private jet market with Flexjet. El Caterton, that's the private equity firm that is backed by LVMH, is leading an investment of $800 million to buy 20% of Flexjet.Flexjet, of course, based in Cleveland, will use the proceeds to buy more ...

Federal Reserve & Monetary Policy - The report discusses the potential consequences of firing the Federal Reserve Chair, suggesting market instability [9] - The report mentions examining the entire Federal Reserve institution and its success in fulfilling its mission related to monetary policy, regulations, and financial stability [5][6] - The report highlights the perception of the Federal Reserve's mindset and questions its effectiveness, particularly regarding inflation management [7][8] Trade & Tariffs - The report addresses the possibility of extending tariff deadlines for countries engaged in productive trade talks [11] - The report suggests that higher tariff levels could pressure countries to reach better trade agreements [12] - The report cites a trade agreement with Indonesia involving the removal of 11,000 tariff lines, including non-tariff barriers, in exchange for agricultural and Boeing airplane purchases [13][14] - The report mentions a 19% tariff imposed on Indonesia, while they have zero tariffs on the US [14] Executive Decision-Making - The report emphasizes that the President solicits a range of opinions before making decisions [4]

Joining us now, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessant. Uh, Mr. . Secretary, it's great to have you on as it always is.Good to see you. Morning, Joe. Lead story, uh, economy showing swagger as tariff fears eb.This is the Wall Street Journal pointing out that, uh, there was quite a bit of, um, of angst and hand ringing uh, back in April. a lot of U forecast that the bottom was going to drop out and just flatly stated here and I I know it might not be the favorite uh paper around the White House at this point but t ...

Well, many Americans have felt the frustration of getting a healthc care insurance denial leading to hours and hours on the phone, trading emails with the carrier, and oftentimes never getting a solution. But there's a new company that's looking to change all of that. Our next guest runs a platform that uses AI to appeal denials for care to treat 70 autoimmune conditions like Crohn's disease and others.Patients fill out a form and AI handles the leg work scanning health care plans and relevant state and fed ...

Why don't we start off with Alphabet. What are your expectations. A lot of people see Alphabet as actually kind of a more reasonably priced if you look to forward PE way to play the AI trade.What are your expectations for the overall earnings report specifically for its cloud business. Yeah. No, so uh as far as Alphabet is concerned, you're right.I mean that's the value name here in the group and uh we you know we do think the setup is pretty nice here for a company. They typically don't provide guidance fo ...

senior associate dean for leadership studies Jeffrey Sonnenfeld. He's also a CNBC contributor. He's out with a new piece in time magazine.It's called Grok and Groupthink. Why. Why AI is getting less reliable, not more.And from that article, here's a quote. The chatbots vulnerability to manipulation, along with their susceptibility to groupthink and their inability to recognize basic facts, should alarm all of us about the growing reliance on these research tools and industry, education and the media. Jeff, ...