The Tape

Bloomberg Businessweek's Felix Gillette tells Pimm Fox and Lisa Abramowicz how the Sinclair Broadcasting group -- the largest owner of broadcast TV stations -- is becoming the unofficial arm of the Trump/TV industrial complex. Cord Christensen, co-founder and CEO of PetIQ, discusses the company's IPO and plans for continued growth as a public company. Yalman Onaran, a senior banking and finance writer at Bloomberg, says banks are posting record profits despite claims that regulation has held them back. Finally, Bob Crandall, the former CEO of American Airlines, talks about overcrowding and the need for air traffic reform.

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Bloomberg's Christian Berthelsen, Bloomberg View columnist Al Hunt and national security editor Larry Liebert talk about the Bloomberg scoop that U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller is said to be expanding his probe into Trump's business transactions. They also discuss why Jeff Sessions says he doesn't intend to resign after Trump's scathing comments about him to the New York Times.

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Burt Flickinger, the managing director at Strategic Resource Group, talks about McCormick & Co. acquiring Reckitt Benckiser Group Plc's food business for $4.2 billion. Frank Bien, CEO of Looker, and Mandeep Singh, a technology analyst at Bloomberg Intelligence, discuss unlocking big data without having to extract it, creating easier experiences for the end user, the cloud and AI. Alex Sherman, a technology, media and telecom M&A reporter at Bloomberg, talks about news that Discovery and Viacom are said to have held separate talks to combine with Scripps Networks. Finally, KC Mathews, an economist and chief investment officer at UMB Bank, discusses earnings, interest rates and the Fed's impact.

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Mark Travis, president and CEO of Intrepid Capital, tells Pimm Fox and Lisa Abramowicz his current stock picks and why he likes Leucadia National. Erik Hirsch, the vice chairman and head of strategic initiatives at Hamilton Lane, talks about the pendulum shifting for investors to accept illiquidity. Shira Ovide, a Bloomberg Gadfly columnist covering technology, discusses Netflix earnings and why the company is burning more cash than Tesla. Finally, Bloomberg's Laura Litvan talks about McConnell's failure to replace Obamacare.

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George Gleason, CEO and chairman of Bank of the Ozarks, talks about the bank's growth and high safety standards, defying Carson Block's 2016 SOHN conference short idea. Bloomberg's Gabrielle Coppola discusses the fallout from the U.S.'s new subprime boom: soaring auto defaults. Selina Wang, a technology reporter at Bloomberg, talks about Blue Apron tanking after Amazon filed a trademark application for prepared food kits. Finally, Ann Selzer, president of Selzer & Company, a Des Moines-based public opinion research firm, discusses results of a broad poll on President Trump.

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Jim Vogel, an interest rate strategist at FTN Financial, discusses the bond market, inflation and rates outlook. Bob Eisenbeis, the vice chairman and chief monetary economist at Cumberland Advisors and the former director of research at the Atlanta Fed, talks about the Fed and the top picks if Fed Chair Yellen is replaced. Seema Shah, a consumer discretionary analyst at Bloomberg Intelligence, and Christian Magoon, CEO of Amplify Investments, discuss retail sales and why it makes sense for Amazon to buy struggling Macy's. Finally, Steve Dennis, a congressional reporter at Bloomberg, says the Republican health-care bill is destined for another rewrite.

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Max Nisen, a Bloomberg Gadfly columnist covering health care, talks about the GOP's newly revised Trumpcare bill. Carl Riccadonna, the chief U.S. economist for Bloomberg Intelligence, weighs in on Fed Chair Yellen's testimony to the Senate Banking Committee.

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Mike Regan, the lead blogger for Bloomberg's Markets Live blog, Carl Riccadonna, Bloomberg Intelligence's chief U.S. economist, and Chris Condon, a Fed reporter at Bloomberg, talk about Fed Chair Yellen's testimony to Congress and reports that National Economic Council Director Gary Cohn is said to be the leading candidate to replace Janet Yellen as Fed chair next year.

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Matt Maley, an equity strategist at Miller Tabak & Co., talks about bank earnings and why Congress needs to shoulder responsibility for the lack of fiscal policy. Max Nisen, a Bloomberg Gadfly columnist covering health care, talks about news that Senator McConnell is floating a potential bipartisan fix of Obamacare. Sal Gilbertie, the president and founder of Teucrium Trading LLC, and Mike McGlone, a commodity strategist at Bloomberg Intelligence, discuss agricultural commodities and how the drought and demand could impact wheat and corn prices. Finally, Bloomberg's Laura Keller says Wall Street is dulled by a renewed trading slump.

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Jim Bianco, the president and founder of Bianco Research, talks about the fixed income market, investing, inflation and the Fed. Jitendra Waral, a global Internet and consumer electronics analyst at Bloomberg Intelligence, previews Amazon Prime Day. Andy Steuerman, the head of middle market lending and late state lending groups at Golub Capital, discusses their recent PetVet loan facility deal and trends in the private equity landscape. Finally, Damian Sassower, a fixed income strategist at Bloomberg Intelligence, talks about the recent weakness in emerging market debt.

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