The Hantavirus Risk with Dr. Scott Gottlieb 5/11/26

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4.2 • 543 Ratings

🗓️ 11 May 2026

⏱️ 43 minutes

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President Trump has rejected Iran’s counteroffer in the effort to end the war. In the UAE, CNBC’s Dan Murphy reports on the negotiations and the energy prices hanging in the balance. In Beijing, CNBC’s Eunice Yoon awaits the arrival of President Trump–and tech leaders–for a meeting with President Xi. In the U.S., hantavirus patients have arrived in Nebraska. Former FDA Commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb discusses the risks of the illness, as well as the rumored potential departure of current FDA commissioner Dr. Marty Makary. Ed Yardeni discusses the market records, despite geopolitical headwinds. Dan Murphy - 04:28 Eunice Yoon - 12:58 Ed Yardeni - 19:00 Dr. Scott Gottlieb - 35:30 In this episode: Eunice Yoon, @onlyyoontv Dan Murphy, @dan_murphy Joe Kernen, @JoeSquawk Becky Quick, @BeckyQuick Andrew Ross Sorkin, @andrewrsorkin Katie Kramer, @Kramer_Katie

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0:00.0	Bring in show music, please.
0:02.5	Hi, I'm CNBC producer Katie Kramer.
0:07.2	Today on Squawk Pod.
0:09.1	Haunta virus patients have arrived in the United States.
0:13.4	Former FDA Commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb explains how it's passed forward and how worried we should be.
0:19.5	Net net, this is going to be something that public health officials can't contain.
0:23.7	They're keeping an eye on all the people who are exposed to it.
0:27.1	Markets hitting record highs despite stress from the war in Iran.
0:31.4	Ed Yardinit says he's been bullish, but not bullish enough.
0:35.1	I think the big story is productivity, and I've been talking about this being the
0:38.9	Roaring 2020s and the similarities with the 1920s is a tremendous technological innovation
0:44.3	that led to enormous productivity.
0:47.8	Plus, President Trump has rejected Iran's counteroffer to end the war, and CNBC's Eunice
0:54.1	on the ground in Beijing ahead of the president's visit, with a number of CEOs in tow.
1:00.0	The visit of tremendous symbolic significance.
1:04.3	It's Monday, May 11th, 2026.
1:07.6	Squawk Pod begins right now.
1:10.3	Stand back you by in three, two, one.
1:13.1	Cure, please.
1:16.1	Good morning, everybody.
1:17.5	Welcome to Squackbox right here on CNBC.
1:20.1	We are live from the NASDAQ market site in Times Square.
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