Disney CFO & Gov. Wes Moore on a Harris-Walz Ticket 08/07/24

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4 • 494 Ratings

🗓️ 7 August 2024

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

Maryland Governor Wes Moore, a surrogate for Kamala Harris’ Presidential campaign, discusses Governor Tim Walz’s appeal to voters in swing states like North Carolina. A Wall Streeter turned nonprofit CEO turned governor, Moore explains what the Harris-Walz ticket means for the business community. Disney is raising prices for its streaming services; Disney CFO Hugh Johnston shares the company’s latest quarterly earnings and his vision for the entertainment industry. Plus, X is suing advertisers, and the markets are recuperating from a very volatile few sessions. Hugh Johnston - 17:40 Gov. Wes Moore - 29:16 In this episode: Gov. Wes Moore, @GovWesMoore Joe Kernen, @JoeSquawk Andrew Ross Sorkin, @andrewrsorkin Cameron Costa, @CameronCostaNY

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0:00.0	Bring in show music please.
0:04.0	This is Squack Pod from C and I'm producer Cameron Costa.
0:09.0	On today's episode,
0:11.0	What Tim Walls brings to Vice President Kamala Harris's presidential campaign
0:16.4	with Wall Streeter turned non-profit CEO turned Maryland Governor,
0:21.2	Wes Moore.
0:22.2	When you look at his body of work,
0:23.5	he also opens up things like Georgia and North Carolina
0:26.6	because of his military background.
0:28.4	Governor Moore on Governor Walls,
0:30.4	what a Harris Walls ticket means for business.
0:34.0	For the business community, you're able to look at his record and say,
0:37.0	this is a common sense leader.
0:39.0	You know, someone who's been able to not only have Minnesota be one of the fastest growing economies.
0:44.0	You look at the fact that it's also the home of GM.
0:46.7	It's the home of United Health Group.
0:48.7	It's the home of Target.
0:50.0	It currently has a 2.9% unemployment rate.
0:54.5	And Disney raising its streaming prices
0:57.9	and raking it in big at the box office.
1:00.4	Disney's CFO, Hugh Johnston joins us.
1:03.0	We had the biggest film in May, biggest film in June, and biggest film in July in total aggregating to almost $3 billion in box office.
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