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Ed Elson is joined by Nicolas Owens to break down how SpaceX shares fell below their IPO price and where the stock might go from here. Then, Bradley Tusk returns to discuss New York’s statewide data center moratorium and whether other states might follow suit. Finally, Ed gives his take on the Treasury Department's new gold coins.

Nicolas Owens is an Equity Analyst at Morningstar. Bradley Tusk is a venture capitalist, political strategist, and writer.

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Ed Elson is joined by Mark Zandi to break down what the latest inflation report reveals about the state of the economy and what it could mean for the path of interest rates. Then, Saul Martinez returns to explain why the nation's biggest banks delivered such strong earnings. Finally, Ed gives his take on the inflation report.

Mark Zandi is the Chief Economist at Moody’s Analytics. Saul Martinez is the Head of US Financials Research at HSBC.

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Ed Elson speaks with Alex Kantrowitz about what Apple’s lawsuit against OpenAI could mean for the startup’s hardware and IPO ambitions. Then, Luke Kawa returns to the show to break down South Korea’s leveraged ETF problem. Finally, Ed gives an update on Trump’s latest Strait of Hormuz strategy.

Alex Kantrowitz is the author of the Big Technology newsletter and podcast. Luke Kawa is the Head of Markets at Sherwood News.

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Patrick Boyle, professor at King’s College London and portfolio manager, fills in for Scott. He and Ed discuss how SpaceX’s stock has traded over the past couple weeks. They break down the price targets that analysts have issued and explain why they’re concerned about potential conflicts of interest in equity research. Then, they discuss why crypto bros don’t find crypto exciting anymore and have moved onto AI. Finally, they explore why the housing market is showing new signs of strain and what it would take to get home prices back to a reasonable place.

Patrick Boyle is a professor at King’s College London and a portfolio manager with more than 20 years of experience at hedge funds, investment banks and private wealth management firms. He’s also the author of several books on finance and hosts the podcast, Patrick Boyle On Finance.

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Ed Elson sits down with Sebastian Mallaby to discuss why he believes there's a real chance OpenAI runs out of money within the next 18 months, and what that would mean for the broader AI industry. He also explains why he doesn't necessarily see Meta's decision to sell excess compute capacity as a bear signal, why he was encouraged by the Trump administration's new AI policy, and how he expects the AI race to unfold over the coming years.

Sebastian Mallaby is a prominent journalist, author, Pulitzer Prize finalist, and senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations. His latest book is The Infinity Machine: Demis Hassabis, DeepMind, and the Quest for Superintelligence.

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