Hollywood’s Drama & Twitter’s Balance Sheet 7/17/23

Squawk Pod

CNBC

Business News, Investing, Business, News

4 • 494 Ratings

🗓️ 17 July 2023

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

Elon Musk has revealed that Twitter is still cash flow negative. Musk’s biographer, famed author Walter Isaacson offers his insight into the Tesla chief after spending the past three years studying him up close, for his latest book. Isaacson explains Musk’s love for Twitter, his engineering expertise, and what he calls the Musk’s “demon mode.” Wheat prices are popping, Threads usership is waning, and actors are striking. But the SAG-AFTRA drama isn’t dampening the action at the summer box office. In this episode: Andrew Ross Sorkin, @andrewrsorkin Joe Kernen, @JoeSquawk Becky Quick, @BeckyQuick Katie Kramer, @Kramer_Katie

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0:00.0	Bring in show music please.
0:03.0	Hi, I'm C NBC producer Katie Kramer today on Squawk Pod.
0:09.0	Elon Musk reveals Twitter cash flow negative.
0:13.0	Pretty funny.
0:14.0	He's still 200 bill and it's like,
0:15.0	God, this damn thing.
0:17.0	After three years of studying Musk, the man up close,
0:20.0	Walter Isaacson offers his insight.
0:23.0	He's adding engineering features even as he stirs up the contentiousness
0:28.0	that I think scares away some advertising.
0:30.0	What Elon Musk's biographer calls the Tesla Chief's demon mode.
0:34.5	I'm more impressed with him as an engineer.
0:36.7	I think that he does not have a fingertip feel for empathy emotions.
0:40.9	More on social media pitfalls, pulling it thread. emotions. If you say so. Plus the actors strike in full swing,
0:55.0	but so is the summer box office.
0:57.0	I can't wait to watch this.
0:58.0	I can't either.
0:59.0	What's this freedom thing?
1:00.0	People, it's like all controversial.
1:02.0	Oh, the Sound of Freedom.
1:03.0	Sound of Music.
1:04.7	How about Barbie?
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