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2022 Begins: Planes Grounded, Gyms Reopened, & Elon Musk, Shooting for the Stars

Squawk Pod

CNBC

Business News, News, Investing, Business

4.2543 Ratings

🗓️ 3 January 2022

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

Kicking off 2022, CNBC’s Meg Tirrell discusses the latest surge in Covid-19 cases, up more than 200% in the last two weeks. 2021’s issues at the airport continue in 2022, as well: over 13,000 flights were canceled in the U.S. between Christmas Eve and New Year’s Day. CNBC’s Phil LeBeau reports on the latest wave of flight cancellations and says airlines have blamed the disruptions on a combination of bad weather and omicron infections that sidelined staff. While a problem for air travel, Covid-19 seems to be less of an issue for the fitness industry; CNBC’s Diana Olick reports on investor confidence in gyms, and Planet Fitness CEO lays out his own bullish perspective for the new year. Plus, Tesla’s had a big year. The electric vehicle maker beat fourth-quarter and full-year delivery expectations, and the stock is rising to match the success. Walter Isaacson, history professor at Tulane University, advisory partner at Perella Weinberg Partners, and the author tasked with writing Elon Musk’s biography, discusses the Tesla CEO and what we can expect from him--and his projects--in 2022. In this episode: Walter Isaacson, @WalterIsaacson Chris Rondeau, @PlanetFitness Diana Olick, @DianaOlick Meg Tirrell, @megtirrell Becky Quick, @BeckyQuick Andrew Ross Sorkin, @andrewrsorkin Mike Santoli, @michaelsantoli Katie Kramer, @Kramer_Katie

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0:00.0

Bring in show music please.

0:04.0

This is Squawk Pod. I'm C. NBC producer Katie Kramer

0:08.0

today on our podcast, Happy New Year.

0:11.0

We've left 2021 behind, but not everyone is ready for takeoff.

0:15.9

The latest on massive airline delays with

0:18.1

C. N. B. C.S. Phil LaBote.

0:19.9

COVID-19 hitting the ability for the airlines to staff the flights that are scheduled, and you also

0:26.1

have storms in different parts of the country.

0:29.2

Tesla sets a new record for car deliveries, but Elon is still Elon.

0:33.6

I mean this guy tweets about his poops and boobes.

0:37.6

The Musk persona with the man writing about it Walter Isaacson.

0:41.3

This notion of returning to space and moving into a

0:45.1

sustainable energy future are the two large things happening now and those are both

0:50.2

being driven by Elon Musk.

0:53.0

Plus New Year, New You.

0:55.2

But COVID concerns at the gym,

0:57.2

Planet Fitness CEO says your healthy resolution

1:00.6

is more important than ever.

1:02.3

Fitness is truly essential.

1:04.0

I mean, the last thing we probably should have ever done is shut down a chip.

1:06.0

It's one of the ways to fight the virus if you get it, right?

1:08.0

Or build your immune system.

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