I understand there are really good arguments on both sides. I think that the more capital Americans can get and lower our cost of capital as long as they don't have influence over what I'll call sensitive technologies. But at some point, do our companies have the most expensive cost of capital? The problem is who gets to draw the line? I would draw the line at Saudi Arabia, I got to tell you.
Kara and Scott still have their blue checks! They discuss a confusing and slow legacy check removal process at Twitter. Also, the Russian government’s arrest of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, and other repressive governments making business hard around the world. Plus, Virgin Orbit has halted operations for the foreseeable future and four billionaires will have to talk about their relationship with Jeffery Epstein. Oh, and by the time you’re reading this, former President Trump may have been arrested.
Friend of Pivot Liz Hoffman discusses her new book, Crash Landing: The Inside Story of How the World’s Biggest Companies Survived an Economy on the Brink.
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