Consumer Spending Pullback, Klarna’s Walmart Deal, Michael Lewis’ New Book 3/17/25 - podcast episode cover

Consumer Spending Pullback, Klarna’s Walmart Deal, Michael Lewis’ New Book 3/17/25

Mar 17, 202547 min
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Episode description

Today’s economic data is painting a mixed picture of the consumer, but most of Wall Street remains positive on GDP growth for the year. We’ll debate what it means for the Fed’s path forward. Plus, Klarna is poaching Walmart from its rival Affirm to become the retailer’s exclusive provider of Buy Now Pay Later loans. And the author of “Moneyball” and “The Big Short” joins us in a First on CNBC interview to discuss his new book, “Who is Government?”

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