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The tumult in the oil markets is not just the result of a coronavirus-driven collapse in demand, but go to the shifting tectonic plates that hold up the entire global economy. One of the world’s foremost oil experts, Daniel Yergin, Vice Chairman of IHS Market and Pulitzer Prize-winning author, joined Josh and ICE’s Head of Oil Sales, Jeff Barbuto, for a frank discussion about the changing fundamentals of oil & how COVID-19 will play a role in picking the winners & losers of the battle for energy supremacy. 

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Jim Greenwood, President and CEO of the Biotechnology Innovation Organization, and the former long-term congressman from Pennsylvania’s 8th District, joined us as part of Intercontinental Exchange’s ongoing series on the latest information and perspectives on the coronavirus pandemic. Jim shared how the 1,000+ biotech companies, academic institutions, state biotech centers, and other organizations that BIO represents are producing the cures, vaccines, and other protocols required to reopen the nation.                                                     

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The coffee bean is one of the commodities traded on ICE’s futures exchange, where everyone from growers to refiners, to shippers and retailers, buy and sell coffee futures to manage their price risk. Augustine Sedgewick, author of COFFEELAND: One Man's Dark Empire and the Making of Our Favorite Drug, joined us from his remote outpost to talk about on the history of coffee, the development of the world markets, and the obscure science behind the simple coffee break. 

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Ira Coleman, Chairman of McDermott Will & Emery, joins the podcast to take listeners through the inner workings of closing a deal at one of the world’s leading law firms. He shares insights on the legal issues facing healthcare, why the profession must evolve to meet the needs of the client, and how someone’s Uber rating can make or break their chance to work at the leading edge of law.

The economic rigor mortis from COVID-19 has reduced the global demand for oil by more than 30%. The result has oil producers and refiners scrambling to find tanks to store their products and sent the price of a barrel plunging in some of the largest single day drops in history. Mike Wittner, ICE’s Head of Oil Market Research, joined the podcast to discuss how companies and investors are managing their risk during this unprecedented uncertainty, and how markets will be impacted for years to come.

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Professor John Barry, author of “THE GREAT INFLUENZA: The Story of the Deadliest Pandemic in History,” joined us from New Orleans to outline the importance of innovation, honesty, and trust in navigating a pandemic. After publishing his watershed book, John helped develop an earlier playbook for mitigating pandemics, and shared his insights on the pandemic a century ago, and how Covid-19 might reshape society when we reach the other side.

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Kevin O’Leary, Chairman of O’Shares Investments & Shark Tank investor, is socially distancing, but isn’t pulling his punches. He shares a bird’s eye view from his South Beach Condo on how the world changed in real time; the companies and countries best positioned to survive and thrive; and why his life will never go back to the old normal. He also breaks down the market fundamentals and strategies that underpin O’Shares ETFs, driving the economy of tomorrow that seems to get closer everyday. 

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With markets cresting following three consecutive days of gains, NYSE President Stacey Cunningham sat down for a virtual fireside chat with Marie-Josée Kravis and members of the Economic Club of New York. With the Trading Floor temporarily closed, they discussed how, even in a fully electronic environment, the New York Stock Exchange market model helps public companies, traders, and investors navigate through uncertain times. The discussion also covered Stacey’s thesis for why, even in turbulent times, markets must remain open. 

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In our first ever remote podcast, NYSE Group Chief Operating Officer Michael Blaugrund Skyped in from his secure remote location to break down the decision to temporarily close the NYSE Trading Floor and the impact that the COVID-19 Pandemic will have on the markets and trading. Michael explains that, long before social distancing, the Exchange has been preparing for this sort of emergency contingency, starting with the first electronic trading systems that were deployed at the New York Stock Exchange in the 1950s, and extending to the present, with bringing the NYSE Pillar platform online in 2019.

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Leading cybersecurity experts recently convened at the New York Stock Exchange to learn from each other about good digital hygiene. The conference, part of the Travelers Companies (NYSE:TRV) Cyber: Prepare, Prevent, Mitigate, Restore series, was hosted by the Travelers Institute’s President Joan Woodward. Joan told us how Travelers Institute is educating the government and public on cybercrime protection, autonomous vehicle liabilities, and the one thing that will keep you safer behind the wheel.

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