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Ed Elson sits down with China Decode host and economist Alice Han to break down China’s plunging birth rate and why it poses a serious challenge for the country. Then William Chou, Senior Fellow at the Hudson Institute, joins the show to unpack Japan’s fiscal concerns. Finally, Ed shares his takeaways after President Trump rescinded his Greenland tariff threats at Davos.

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Ed Elson speaks with Justin Wolfers, professor of public policy and economics at the University of Michigan, about how U.S. markets reacted to President Trump’s tariff threats after the long weekend. Then, Semafor business reporter Rohan Goswami joins the show to explain why Netflix shares fell after earnings and what’s next in the bidding war for Warner Bros. Discovery. Finally, Ed closes the episode with his take on Trump’s proposed affordability plans.

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Ed Elson speaks with Robert Armstrong, U.S. financial commentator for the Financial Times and author of the Unhedged newsletter, about President Trump’s new tariffs on the EU and how markets responded. Then, Alex Kantrowitz, founder of the Big Technology newsletter and podcast, joins the show to break down why OpenAI is rolling out ads on ChatGPT, and what it signals about the evolving AI landscape. Finally, Ed wraps the show with his updated thoughts on ASML stock. 

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Scott Galloway and Ed Elson unpack President Trump’s investigation into Jerome Powell, with Scott explaining why he believes the goal is to sideline Powell entirely, not just remove him as Fed chair. Ed shares which part of the public’s support for Powell surprised him most. They then dig into the surge in metals in light of Trump’s moves on Venezuela, Greenland, and Iran. And finally, they break down the week’s biggest AI headlines and how they’re reshaping the power dynamics in the AI race.

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Ed Elson is joined by Scott Nations, President of Nations Indexes and author of “The Anxious Investor”, to break down why human psychology often leads to poor investment decisions, and what you can do to counteract it. He also shares his views on the boom in options trading, explains whether or not he believes we’re in a bubble, and outlines what his number one risk is for 2026.

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