Scott Levine, Senior Energy and Industry Analyst with Bloomberg Intelligence, joins us to discuss Patterson-UTI buying NexTier, creating a shale-services giant. Fernando Valle, Senior Analyst with Bloomberg Intelligence, also joins us remotely, discussing the Netherlands closing Europe’s biggest gas field and IEA saying oil demand will slow and how it will all impact gas prices. Alison Williams, Senior Global Banks & Asset Managers Analyst, and Neil Sipes, with Bloomberg Intelligence, join in a banking roundtable. Alison discusses Deutsche Bank’s drop in trade revenue, and Neil discusses Schwab’s 2Q revenue decline, and they weigh in on the impact of interest rates on the banking sector. Eric Lynch, Managing Director at Scharf Investments, joins to talk markets and investing strategies. Dr. Vania Stavrakeva, economics professor at London Business School, joins to break down the ECB decision and outlook for Europe and the UK. Marie Driscoll, Senior Analyst with Coresight Research, joins to break down today’s retail sales. Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont joins the program to discuss a number of issues affecting his state and ahead of President Biden’s visit to the state on Friday. Jen Bartashus, Senior Industry Analyst with Bloomberg Intelligence, joins to talk about Kroger earnings. Hosted by Paul Sweeney and Jess Menton.

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