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Cards & Chips: A Deal for Discover & $1.5B for Semiconductors 02/20/24
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29 minutes
Released:
Feb 20, 2024
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Description
It’s big news for your wallet: Capital One is set to acquire Discover in a $35.3B all-stock deal, pending any regulatory hurdles. In the run-up to the 2024 election, Axios co-founder Mike Allen is watching two key issues: President Biden’s upcoming State of the Union, and former President Trump’s days in court. In DC, the Biden administration is awarding chipmaker GlobalFoundries $1.5B for semiconductor production; National Economic Council Director Lael Brainard discusses the White House’s program to bolster jobs and chips in the US. Plus, crude prices and bitcoin prices are on the rise. Lael Brainard - 10:46Mike Allen - 21:09 In this episode: Mike Allen, @mikeallenJoe Kernen, @JoeSquawkAndrew Ross Sorkin, @andrewrsorkinKatie Kramer, @Kramer_Katie
Released:
Feb 20, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode
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