What'd You Miss This Week

This Week, former IMF deputy managing director Anne Krueger came on to talk about what she calls "Trump's Brain Drain" and how higher education is getting left out of the immigration debate. Alberto Ramos, head of Latin America Economic Research at Goldman Sachs, explained why he's 'cautiously optimistic' about the outlooks for Brazil and Argentina. Canopy Growth CEO Bruce Linton discussed building the first hemp production facility in the U.S. Steve Cannon, CEO of the AMB Group, which owns the Mercedes Benz Stadium in Atlanta, talked about his Super Bowl prep. Then Greylock Capital Management CEO Hans Humes came on to talk about the dueling presidents in Venezuela. 

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This week, Tim Harford, senior columnist at the FT, joined to talk about the political brinkmanship on both sides of the Atlantic. Sara Menker, the founder and CEO of Gro Intelligence, discussed how agriculture data is grinding to a halt due to the shutdown. Former U.S. Ambassador to China Max Baucus talked about the federal probe into Huawei. Devin Ryan, Senior Research Analyst at JMP Securities, went through Goldman earnings. Then Bloomberg Opinion columnist Nir Kaissar discussed the life and legacy of Vanguard founder Jack Bogle. 

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This week, Verizon CEO Hans Vestberg joined from from the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, to talk about their 5G rollout and why is predicting meaningful revenue from the technology by 2020. Alicia Levine, Chief Strategist at BNY Mellon Investment Management, came on to talk about the Fed Minutes revealing a more cautious approach from the FOMC. Brian Wieser, Senior Analyst at the Pivotal Research Group, and Wall Street's biggest bear on Facebook joined to discuss why he is downgrading the stock. Then Columbia Business School Professor Fabio Savoldelli went through the biggest winners and losers for hedge funds last year.

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This week, we post-gamed the Federal Reserve decision with former Fed Chair Alan Greenspan, who offered his thoughts on monetary policy, the economy as well as his concerns about the current political environment. Matthew Patsky, the CEO of Trillium Asset Management and a Facebook shareholder, joined to discuss how the social media company could improve their corporate governance amid more privacy concerns. Vivien Azer, a senior analyst at Cowen, discussed Tilray's new partnership with Novartis and her outlook for the cannabis industry. Then Paula Glover, the CEO of the American Association of Blacks in Energy, came on to talk about their mission to get more minorities into the industry and involved in crafting the nation's energy policies.

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This Week, founder and co-CEO of Canopy Growth Bruce Linton joined to discuss his plans to become the Google of the cannabis industry. David Woo, Head of Global Rates and Currencies Research at Bank of America Merrill, came on to talk about the China trade war, reading the Fed tea leaves and his FX outlook for next year. Then Nobel Laureate and New York Times Columnist Paul Krugman sat down for a wide-ranging interview on everything from rate hikes to Brexit.

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This week, Guy Chirello, President of FirstData, came on to talk about his company's work tracking holiday shopping in real-time. Jonathan Tepper, Founder of Variant Perception, joined to discuss his new book "The Myth of Capitalism: Monopolies and the Death of Competition." Scarlet sat down with Chris Cavallini, the founder and CEO of meal preparation business Nutrition Solutions, to talk about giving people with criminal records a second chance in the workforce. Then Ohio State Treasurer Josh Mandel came on to talk about Ohio becoming the first state to let businesses pay taxes with bitcoin.

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This week, Carolyn Kousky, Director for Policy Research and Engagement at the Wharton Risk Center, came on to talk about new financial and environmental reality facing California utility companies like PG&E. Brendan Blumer, CEO of Block.one joined to talk about concerns over ICOs. The CEO of PetCo, Ron Coughlin, also came on talk about Amazon-proofing his business. Then former NFL executive Michael Huyghue on increasing diversity in the NFL's front office.

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This week, with Vivien Azer, Senior Research Analyst at Cowen, came on to talk about how marijuana won big at the ballot box on Tuesday and what it means for the industry. Mandy Xu, Chief Equity Derivatives Strategist for Credit Suisse, joined to discuss equity volatility. Then, Seema Hingorani, the Founder and Chair of Girls Who Invest, came on to talk about her work trying to solve the pipeline problem in finance. Finally, Ari Rubenstein, the CEO of GTS, and industry legend Reggie Browne, global co-head of ETF's, discussed their deal to have GTS acquire their ETF and Retail Stock-Trading Divisions.

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This week, Scarlet sat down with Karen Finney, senior adviser to Hillary Clinton's 2016 Presidential Campaign, about her client, Stacey Abrams, the Democratic gubernatorial candidate in Georgia, who is hoping to make history as the first African-American female governor in the country. Bloomberg Opinion columnist Noah Smith discussed why President Trump's closing midterm message on immigration ignores the reality of the labor market. Then Tina Fordham, Chief Global Political Analyst at Citi, came on to talk about how election results could weigh on markets, and life after Merkel in Europe. Finally,  Thiago de Aragao of Arko Advice, joined to discuss the historic rebalance of power in Brazil with the election of Jair Bolsonaro.

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This week, Sean Stiefel, Navy Capital Founder and Portfolio Manager, came on talk about Aurora getting a listing on the New York Stock Exchange and the recent rout in pot stocks. Scott Minerd, Global CIO at Guggenheim Partners, joined to discuss the big selloff that hit markets this week and share his bearish outlook on risky assets. TD Ameritrade President and CEO Tim Hockey also provided a check on retail participation in the markets and explain why volatility makes for good business. Then Jason Vaillancourt, Global Asset Allocation Co-Head at Putnam Investments, joined to talk about volatility at this point in the cycle.

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