Apple & Disney Succession & Battling Winter Sick Season 01/02/25

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Business News, Investing, Business, News

4 • 494 Ratings

🗓️ 2 January 2025

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

Happy New Year! 2025 brings executive turnover to multiple corporate teams, including Apple, which is replacing its CFO, and Disney, where Morgan Stanley’s James Gorman is helping find a successor to Bob Iger. Dartmouth Tuck School of Business professor Paul Argenti weighs the succession plans at both companies. And this January, we’re in the thick of cold, flu, RSV, and norovirus; former FDA Commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb discusses the uptick in illness this winter, as well as potential changes to the U.S. healthcare system. Plus, New York’s congestion pricing looms, and deadly incidents in New Orleans and Las Vegas prompted security concerns on New Year's Day. Scott Gottlieb - 13:26 Paul Argenti - 25:32 In this episode: Becky Quick, @BeckyQuick Joe Kernen, @JoeSquawk Katie Kramer, @Kramer_Katie

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0:00.0	Bring in show music, please.
0:04.4	Hi, I'm CNBC producer Katie Kramer.
0:07.0	Today on SquawkPod.
0:09.4	Cheers to a healthy 2025.
0:12.2	Just Get Through flu, an RSV and norovirus season first.
0:16.0	Dr. Scott Gottlieb weighs in.
0:17.8	We're seeing a lot of it right now.
0:19.2	It's an unusual peak of that virus this time of the year.
0:22.6	And it's a big year for executive hires.
0:26.6	Apple's got a new CFO.
0:28.6	Disney's on the hunt for a new boss, with a little help from Morgan Stanley's James Gorman.
0:32.6	Dartmouth Professor Paul Argenti on Succession, IRL.
0:36.6	I think Bob Eiger has well past his sell-by date, if you asked me.
0:42.5	Plus, the latest on two concerning New Year's Day incidents in New Orleans and Las Vegas.
0:48.1	And yes, we are still talking about New York's congestion pricing charge now just days away.
0:53.6	If you don't live here, we're not really wasting your time. It could happen to you.
0:58.9	It's Thursday, January 2nd, 2025. Happy New Year. Squawk Pod begins right now.
1:06.4	Stand Becky by in three, two, one. Cuea, please.
1:11.7	Good morning, everyone, and welcome to Squackbox right here on CNBC.
1:15.9	We're live from the NASDAQ market site in Times Square.
1:18.8	I'm Becky Quick, along with Joe Kernan.
1:20.6	Andrew is off today.
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