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Wall Street’s Ties to Infamy; Elon Musk’s New (Dog) Hat; Biden’s NEC Director

Squawk Pod

CNBC

Business News, Investing, Business, News

4494 Ratings

🗓️ 26 January 2021

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Summary

President Biden’s director of the National Economic Council, Brian Deese, shares the new administration’s strategy for combating the simultaneous crises now facing the nation. Axios reporter Sara Fischer discusses MyPillow’s Twitter drama, Washington’s agenda for Big Tech, and hurdles for bipartisan tech regulation. CNBC’s Leslie Picker reports on Wall Street’s ties to infamy: Apollo’s Leon Black’s $150 million payment to Jeffrey Epstein. Plus, Harriet Tubman is coming (not so soon) to a $20 bill near you, and Elon Musk loves his dog’s new hat--and Etsy, the platform where he bought it.

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0:00.0

This is Squawk Pod. I'm C. M.C. producer Katie Kramer today on our podcast.

0:07.0

We'll hear from the new administration, President Biden's National Economic Council Director Brian Deese.

0:12.0

We are at a moment where we need decisive action.

0:14.2

We need to move quickly and we need to move comprehensively.

0:18.3

We've learned over the last 10 months what happens if you address this crisis piecemeal.

0:23.6

And unpacking Washington's plans for Silicon Valley, Axias reporter Sarah Fisher on the agenda,

0:28.9

the priorities, and the problems ahead.

0:31.4

If conservatives are so highly focused on censorship

0:34.0

and Democrats are so highly focused on content moderation

0:37.0

it's going to be hard for them to meet somewhere in the middle.

0:40.0

Plus a new $20 bill is on the horizon.

0:43.0

Wall Street's ties to infamy,

0:45.0

and Musk's Twitter is at it again.

0:47.0

Sending one company's stock price up, all because of a hat.

0:51.0

That stocks up 9.7 percent% and it appears to be because of a tweet from Elon Musk.

0:57.0

It's Tuesday, January 26, 2021.

1:01.0

Squawk Pot begins right now.

1:06.3

We start the podcast today with Buy American.

1:09.4

President Biden moving to put the power of the federal government behind efforts to buy more U.S. made products.

1:15.0

The President signed an executive order yesterday that will direct government agencies to

1:19.2

strengthen requirements for purchasing goods and services from US workers and US companies.

1:24.0

This is all part of the new administration's aggressive early agenda for the economy.

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