Protein Goals, Cathie Wood, & A Geopolitical Nobel Prize 1/16/26
Episode description
Venezuela’s opposition leader María Corina Machado presented her Nobel Peace Prize to President Trump at the White House this week. CNBC’s Robert Frank reports on the proposed billionaire tax in California, including the added penalty stirring up pushback in the state’s tech community. Ark Invest CEO & CIO Cathie Wood, a longtime Tesla and crypto bull, lays out her expectations for investing opportunities in tech in 2026. Plus, in the age of GLP-1s, 2026 nutrition is all about one macro: protein. CEO of David Protein Peter Rahal discusses the wave of interest in protein gains and the technology that makes his products taste less like protein and more like chocolate.
Robert Frank - 07:15
Cathie Wood - 15:22
Peter Rahal - 29:16
In this episode:
Cathie Wood, @CathieDWood
Robert Frank, @robtfrank
Becky Quick, @BeckyQuick
Joe Kernen, @JoeSquawk
Andrew Ross Sorkin, @andrewrsorkin
Katie Kramer, @Kramer_Katie
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