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Bridgewater’s Ray Dalio & NFTs for Good with Bill Tai
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Length:
41 minutes
Released:
Nov 30, 2021
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Podcast episode
Description
Bridgewater Associates’ Ray Dalio holds firm in his belief that cash is not king, despite the market volatility triggered by the Covid omicron variant. Dalio discusses competing with China, the global economy, and his new book, “The Changing World Order.” Comments about omicron from Moderna CEO Stephane Bancel have spooked investors, and Jack Dorsey’s decision to step down from his role as Twitter CEO took the markets by surprise. Plus, for Giving Tuesday: a conversation about the potential for NFTs to innnovate philanthropy with venture capitalist, crypto optimist, blockchain backer and kite surfer Bill Tai. Founder of Metagood and one of the first to make an NFT for charity, Tai discusses paths forward for the metaverse and tech’s opportunity to impact positive change. In this episode:Ray Dalio, @RayDalioBill Tai, @KiteVCJoe Kernen, @JoeSquawkBecky Quick, @BeckyQuickAndrew Ross Sorkin, @andrewrsorkinCameron Costa, @CameronCostaNY
Released:
Nov 30, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
Life, Travel, & Security After a Pandemic: U.S. retail sales have plummeted as Americans cut back spending on non-essential items. Chinese businesses are largely up and running again, although CNBC Beijing Bureau Chief Eunice Yoon says life in the aftermath of the coronavirus looks very different from life before it. Mobile phones generate unique barcodes of health and travel data, and hazmat suits and temperature checkpoints are part of the country’s new normal. CEO of touchless airport security company CLEAR explains handsfree travel technology and health data collection in a post-Covid world. Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun is facing some backlash after he said that a major airline carrier may not survive the Covid crisis. CNBC’s Phil Lebeau discusses airline leadership and how lawmakers are now getting involved in the effort to socially distance plane passengers. Pilot Dennis Tajer, spokesman for the Allied Pilots Association, is calling for concrete guidance from the FAA and the Departmen by Squawk Pod