This week, Darrick Hamilton, the Henry Cohen Professor of Economics and Urban Policy at The New School, and Naomi Zewde, an assistant professor in the Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy at City University of New York, joined to talk about New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy’s baby bonds plan and how it could start to close the racial wealth gap. 

Viral Acharya, former Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of India and NYU economics professor, came on to offer a global economic outlook ahead of jobs day and give his grade for global central bankers. 

Then Matt Kalish, Draftkings's Co-Founder and President for North America, joined to talk about the company’s new deal with NBA legend Michael Jordan and the Chicago Cubs. 

This week, Darrick Hamilton, the Henry Cohen Professor of Economics and Urban Policy at The New School, and Naomi Zewde, an assistant professor in the Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy at City University of New York, joined to talk about New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy’s baby bonds plan and how it could start to close the racial wealth gap. Viral Acharya, former Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of India and NYU economics professor, came on to offer a global economic outlook ahead of jobs day and give his grade for global central bankers. Then Matt Kalish, Draftkings's Co-Founder and President for North America, joined to talk about the company’s new deal with NBA legend Michael Jordan and the Chicago Cubs.

Every week, we feature the best and most interesting interviews from Bloomberg's daily market close show, "What'd You Miss" hosted by Joe Weisenthal, Caroline Hyde and Romaine Bostick. We want to take you beyond the headlines and bring you a unique perspective on the week's top stories, and those you may just have missed. It's the perfect way to kick off your weekend.

The most essential interviews of the week, on topics ranging from markets, economics to geopolitics and technology

What'd You Miss This Week

New Jersey's Plan to Give Every Baby $1,000

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This week, Jon Huntley, senior economist at the Penn Wharton Budget Model, came on to discuss the budgetary and economic impact of the infrastructure package. Rune Christensen, the co-founder of MakerDAO, joined to talk DeFi and decentralized stable coins. Zvi Schreiber, the CEO and founder of Freightos, an internet marketplace for the trillion-dollar international freight market, came on to talk about his new book: "Money, Going Out of Style: The Story of Money and Thee Mystery of its Decline" and why he thinks fiat currency is having a midlife crisis. Then John Gerner, the managing director at the consulting group Leisure Business Advisors, reacted to Disney earnings and explained why he was impressed.

This week, Jon Huntley, senior economist at the Penn Wharton Budget Model, came on to discuss the budgetary and economic impact of the infrastructure package. Rune Christensen, the co-founder of MakerDAO, joined to talk DeFi and decentralized stable coins. Zvi Schreiber, the CEO and founder of Freightos, an internet marketplace for the trillion-dollar international freight market, came on to talk about his new book: "Money, Going Out of Style: The Story of Money and Thee Mystery of its Decline" and why he thinks fiat currency is having a midlife crisis. Then John Gerner, the managing director at the consulting group Leisure Business Advisors, reacted to Disney earnings and explained why he was impressed.

Fiat Currency is Having a Midlife Crisis

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Serial SPAC dealmaker Betsy Cohen joined to talk about finding her seventh target, Pico, a New York-based technology provider for financial services companies that merged with FTAC Athena Acquisition Corp. in a $1.75 billion blank-check company deal. Senator Cynthia Lummis, Republican of Wyoming, came on to discuss the cryptocurrency amendment holding up the infrastructure package and why she is trying to narrow the language of the provision. Adam Ozimek, the chief economist at Upwork, outlined his latest report titled, "The Great Resignation" about the lasting impacts of the pandemic on the labor market. Then Glenn Fogel, the CEO of Booking Holdings, reacted to their second quarter earnings and talked about the impact of the Delta variant on the travel rebound.

Serial SPAC dealmaker Betsy Cohen joined to talk about finding her seventh target, Pico, a New York-based technology provider for financial services companies that merged with FTAC Athena Acquisition Corp. in a $1.75 billion blank-check company deal. Senator Cynthia Lummis, Republican of Wyoming, came on to discuss the cryptocurrency amendment holding up the infrastructure package and why she is trying to narrow the language of the provision. Adam Ozimek, the chief economist at Upwork, outlined his latest report titled, "The Great Resignation" about the lasting impacts of the pandemic on the labor market. Then Glenn Fogel, the CEO of Booking Holdings, reacted to their second quarter earnings and talked about the impact of the Delta variant on the travel rebound.

Serial SPAC-er Betsy Cohen Finds Her Seventh Target

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This week, NYU Stern School of Business finance professor Aswath Damodaran, joined to talk about why corporate earnings reports and regulatory filings keep getting longer, and why it's not necessarily a good thing for investors. Professor Damodaran explained why he thinks we are having a "disclosure dilemma" with all of this additional corporate data leading to even less information. Christie's CEO Guillaume Cerutti went through the global art market boom in everything from NFTs to jewelry and explained what's driving consumers back in record numbers. Then Steve Cadigan, who formerly served as the vice president of people at LinkedIn, joined to talk about his new book, "Workquake: Embracing the Aftershocks of COVID-19 to Create a Better Model of Working," and what's behind that massive churn in the labor market driving high levels of job openings and resignations.

This week, NYU Stern School of Business finance professor Aswath Damodaran, joined to talk about why corporate earnings reports and regulatory filings keep getting longer, and why it's not necessarily a good thing for investors. Professor Damodaran explained why he thinks we are having a "disclosure dilemma" with all of this additional corporate data leading to even less information. Christie's CEO Guillaume Cerutti went through the global art market boom in everything from NFTs to jewelry and explained what's driving consumers back in record numbers. Then Steve Cadigan, who formerly served as the vice president of people at LinkedIn, joined to talk about his new book, "Workquake: Embracing the Aftershocks of COVID-19 to Create a Better Model of Working," and what's behind that massive churn in the labor market driving high levels of job openings and resignations.

Companies Have Lost the Distinction Between Data and Information

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New Jersey's Plan to Give Every Baby $1,000

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