China's leadership is doubling down on its commitment to a strict zero-Covid policy as protests erupt in cities across the country. Sharing his perspective is Michael Hirson, head of China research at investment strategy firm 22V. Also on today's show: Shopify President Harley Finkelstein, Luxembourg Finance Minister Yuriko Backes. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Nov 28, 2022•47 min
As consumer spending kicks into high gear ahead of the holiday season there's pressure on retailers to source products from around the world in good time and at the right price. Shippers are grappling with high fuel costs, tight spending budgets, and in the US, two potential rail strikes that could impact up to 40% of cargo imports. But there's some good news: foreign shipping costs are significantly lower than last fall. Flexport has been disrupting the international freight shipping industry, ...
Nov 25, 2022•47 min
China's zero-Covid policy continues to wreak havoc on the country's economy. Joining Julia to discuss is Michael Pettis, a nonresident senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. An expert on China’s economy, Pettis is professor of finance at Peking University’s Guanghua School of Management, where he specializes in Chinese financial markets. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.co...
Nov 24, 2022•39 min
Today is the busiest travel day of the year in the US as more than 50 million Americans head off for their Thanksgiving holidays. 48,000 flights are scheduled today, and the low-cost carrier Frontier is trying to differentiate itself from its rivals with an all-you-can-fly pass. Joining Julia to explain how it works is Frontier CEO Barry Biffle. Also on today's show: Stew Leonard's President/CEO Stew Leonard Jr. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn m...
Nov 23, 2022•47 min
Chances are your Thanksgiving feast this year will cost considerably more than in 2021 due to inflation and supply chain issues. Turkey prices alone are up 24% from last year. Butterball is the world's largest turkey producer, supplying one third of all Thanksgiving turkeys. On today's show Julia talks turkey with Butterball CEO Jay Jandrain. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Nov 22, 2022•48 min
"In the best case, Elon Musk is a visionary. He sees things we can't. He does things we can't. The least generous explanation is that Musk is essentially no different than Donald Trump or Kanye West." Those are the words of Venture Capitalist Bradley Tusk, who previously worked as a political strategist for former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and communications director for Senator Chuck Schumer. Tusk talks Twitter today with Julia. Also on today's show: The team behind the new short film Ba...
Nov 21, 2022•48 min
Twitter is in turmoil after the social media giant locked out its remaining workforce. Many employees are resigning, rejecting Elon Musk's ultimatum to work "extremely hardcore." Dan Ives, Managing Director and Senior Equity Research Analyst at Wedbush Securities has been a tech analyst on Wall Street for over two decades covering the technology sector, and he joins the show to share his perspective on the Twitter mess. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy...
Nov 18, 2022•47 min
The implosion of FTX has once again raised big questions about the future of crypto and provided more ammunition for those who remain skeptical about crypto, blockchain and all forms of the underlying technology. Joining Julia to assess the situation is the head of the giant crypto exchange Coinbase, Brian Armstrong. Also on today's show: SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce weighs in on the FTX mess and its potential impact on government regulation of the industry. To learn more about how CNN protect...
Nov 17, 2022•47 min
Last year the global buy now, pay later market was worth $132 billion. It's now estimated by some to grow to $3.38 trillion by 2030. One of the newest players in this burgeoning market is UK-based Zilch, which says it passed three million users this month. Joining Julia to discuss is Zilch CEO Philip Belamant. Also on today's show: The latest developments on the missile strike in Poland. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices...
Nov 16, 2022•48 min
New data released this morning shows US wholesale prices rose by 8% year-over-year last month, a slower pace than September's 8.5%. Has the Fed done enough to curb inflation? Julia puts that crucial question to Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman. Also on today's show: Christine Romans reports on the fallout following the implosion of the crypto currency exchange FTX. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podca...
Nov 15, 2022•48 min
Amazon's Jeff Bezos plans to give away most of his fortune in his lifetime. In an exclusive interview with CNN's Chloe Melas, he says he'll devote most of his $124 billion wealth to fighting climate change and healing social and political divisions. Following excerpts from the interview, Chloe joins Julia to discuss. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Nov 14, 2022•50 min
Delegates at the ongoing COP27 summit continue to talk about ways to slow climate change. One initiative is the Agricultural Innovation Mission for Climate (AIM), which was launched last year at COP26 by the United States and the United Arab Emirates. Joining Julia to discuss AIM is US Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack. Also on today's show: Christie's CEO Guillaume Cerutti talks about the just-concluded auction of the late Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen's renowned art collection which raise...
Nov 11, 2022•47 min
Russia's brutal attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure are putting innocent lives at risk as the country heads into the bitter winter weather. Russia managed to destroy 30% of Ukraine's power stations in a week. Joining Julia to discuss is Ukraine's Energy Minister Herman Halushchenko. Also on today's show: We dig into the latest CPI data, which indicates inflation may be finally slowing; IMAX CEO Richard Gelfond talks about what the company expects to be a blockbuster weekend with the relea...
Nov 10, 2022•47 min
There is no new episode of the First Move showcast. If you haven’t already, please check out CNN’s other podcasts and showcasts at cnn.com/audio . To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Nov 09, 2022•2 min
With control of the House and Senate up for grabs today, what might the results mean for investors? That's one of the questions we ask today's featured guest, AGF Investments Chief US Policy Strategist Greg Valliere. Also on today's show: As the crucial COP27 meetings continue, we hear from a former NBA champion who's pioneering a project to prevent climate-related disasters. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podc...
Nov 08, 2022•47 min
COP27 began with a stark warning from the UN Secretary General: "We're on a highway to climate hell." And it isn't just about saving the planet ... it's about protecting our health. According to the WHO, less than 1% of multilateral climate finance is currently directed to health-related projects. Julia's featured guest today, Seed Global Health co-founder and CEO Vanessa Kerry, says investing in health systems around the world is essential to economic and social wellbeing as well as national se...
Nov 07, 2022•47 min
Despite the Fed's historic series of interest rate hikes intended to slow the economy and tame white-hot inflation, just-released numbers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics show the US added another 261,000 jobs in October, significantly exceeding expectations. Joining Julia to discuss is Nela Richardson, Chief Economist at ADP. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Nov 04, 2022•47 min
A successful global transition to greener energies relies on huge progress in emerging markets, since they will contribute the vast proportion of electricity demand growth over the next two decades. The good news is the World Bank believes emissions in developing countries can be reduced by as much as 70% by 2050 by investing an average of just 1.4% of GDP each year. Joining Julia to discuss is World Bank President David Malpass. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.c...
Nov 03, 2022•47 min
Despite reported earnings of more than $10 billion in the last quarter, shipping giant Maersk warns of "dark clouds on the horizon," citing a looming global recession, high inflation, and the energy crisis brought on by the Ukraine war. Joining Julia to discuss is Maersk CEO Søren Skou. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Nov 02, 2022•48 min
At China's just-concluded Communist Party Congress, President Xi Jinping shook up the party's leadership, installing those most loyal to him while removing those viewed as having a focus on reform. Frequent China critic Kyle Bass, founder and chief investment officer of Hayman Capital, says Xi "installed a war cabinet." He joins Julia to discuss. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Nov 01, 2022•48 min
Brazil's President-elect Lula da Silva's narrow win over Jair Bolsonaro (who has yet to concede) comes as his country recovers from its worst recession ever, high inflation, the fallout from the pandemic, and an ongoing education crisis. Joining Julia to discuss the immense challenges Lula faces is Alberto Ramos, the head of Latin America Economic Research at Goldman Sachs. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcas...
Oct 31, 2022•47 min
Wasting no time making his presence felt after completing his $44 billion Twitter takeover, Elon Musk fired the troubled social media giant's CEO and other top execs. Among the burning questions regarding Twitter moving forward: Will Trump be back, and how will Twitter change for users, if at all? We discuss the all the ins and outs in today's show. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Oct 28, 2022•47 min
Doctors and other medical professionals have joined protesters in Iran following the death earlier this month of Mahsa Amini. Hundreds of injured protesters are turning to people like Dr. Kayvan Mirhadi, an Iranian American doctor based in New York. They hope he can connect them to doctors based in Iran who are willing to help. He joins Julia to discuss. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoic...
Oct 27, 2022•46 min
A bitter winter is approaching in Ukraine, and the war's taken a devastating toll on the energy industry. DTEK, the country's largest private energy company, is currently providing 20% of Ukraine's electricity but it says it needs help to fix and protect its facilities as the onslaught continues. Joining Julia to discuss is DTEK CEO Maxim Timchenko. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Oct 26, 2022•48 min
Rishi Sunak is formally appointed as the UK Prime Minister after meeting with King Charles III at Buckingham Palace, and in his first public address, says economic stability and confidence will be at the heart of his agenda. Plus, former Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd joins to discuss why a third term by Xi Jinping will likely lead to greater state control in China, why his economic policy is causing the Yuan to fall, and tells Julia why he thinks China needs to act now to pull Putin back ...
Oct 25, 2022•48 min
There is no new episode of the First Move showcast. If you haven’t already, please check out CNN’s other podcasts and showcasts at cnn.com/audio . To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Oct 24, 2022•2 min
40% of Ukraine's infrastructure has been damaged by Russian attacks. Joining Julia to discuss is Ukraine's Minister of Infrastructure Oleksandr Kubrakov. Also on today's show: We go live to London as the Conservative party embarks on its search for a leader to succeed Liz Truss. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Oct 21, 2022•47 min
Today's show begins shortly after UK Prime Minister Liz Truss announces her resignation after only six weeks in office, becoming Britain's shortest-serving PM ever. Joining Julia to discuss what doomed Truss and what to expect next are a plethora of guests, including CNN's Max Foster, Scott McLean, Anna Stewart, Richard Quest, and Christiane Amanpour; Conservative MP Tobias Ellwood; and former press officer for 10 Downing Street Mo Hussein. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, ...
Oct 20, 2022•48 min
Amid growing calls in Parliament for her to resign, UK Prime Minister Liz Truss apologized today in the House of Commons but told MPs she has no intention of stepping down, saying, "I'm a fighter, not a quitter." Joining Julia to discuss Truss' chances of surviving is Ed Davey, leader of the Liberal Democrats. Also on today's show: Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody's Analytics. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit...
Oct 19, 2022•38 min
As the global recession warnings pile up, there remain a number of economic bright spots ... and India appears to be one of them. Joining Julia to explain why his country is unlikely to be hit as hard as other nations is Dinesh Kumar Khara, chairman of the State Bank of India. Also appearing on today's show: Microsoft Vice Chairman Brad Smith. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Oct 18, 2022•47 min
