Russia’s Geopolitics, Roku’s Slide, & Caitlin Clark’s NCAA Record 02/16/24

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🗓️ 16 February 2024

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

Russian media has announced the death of Alexei Navalny, the imprisoned opponent to Vladimir Putin. Convening with other global defense leaders at the Munich Security Conference, former CIA Director General David Petraeus discusses Navalny’s death and legacy, as well as news that the FBI disrupted a Russian cyber espionage operation. Disney, Warner Bros. Discovery, and Fox might face regulatory scrutiny for their attempt to launch a new sports streaming platform. Former FTC Commissioner Mozelle Thompson discusses the streamers’ potential plans and how the sports leagues have responded. A Saudi investing group is snapping up shares of The Children’s Place, and both Roku and DraftKings stocks fell on each company’s respective quarterly reports. Plus, the NCAA has a new women’s high-scorer, after Iowa’s Caitlin Clark broke the all-time NCAA scoring record in Thursday night’s game. Gen. David Petraeus - 11:42 Mozelle Thompson - 22:09 In this episode: Joe Kernen, @JoeSquawk Becky Quick, @BeckyQuick Cameron Costa, @CameronCostaNY

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0:00.0	Bring in show music please.
0:04.0	This is Squack Pod from CNDC.
0:07.0	I'm producer Cameron Costa and here's what we're talking about on today's episode.
0:12.0	The FBI has disrupted a rush about on today's episode.
0:12.6	The FBI has disrupted a Russian hacking operation.
0:17.0	Former CIA Director General David Petraeus joins us from the Munich Security Conference.
0:22.6	He's talking Vladimir Putin's geopolitics.
0:26.0	His willingness to negotiate, this is all pure fiction.
0:30.3	He wants to crush Ukraine, and if he is able to do that he won't stop there Moldova
0:35.6	Lithuania and others will be next.
0:38.9	And the Fox Disney Warner Brothers Discovery Sports Streaming Deal.
0:43.5	Why, we still don't know too much about it.
0:46.4	And why the sports leagues haven't said much either,
0:49.3	former FTC Commissioner Mozelle Thompson.
0:52.4	Everybody has been a little quiet.
0:54.0	They haven't said what they're going to do yet,
0:56.3	because I think they were caught by surprise.
0:59.4	Plus, when you don't really know how to work your Roku.
1:03.7	We could probably call the IT desk.
1:05.2	They call Andrew.
1:06.4	The fate of classic mall stores
1:08.7	and a sports story to really bet on.
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