Deidre Woolard: What exactly was the FBI looking for on the floor of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange? She says they were trying to catch brokers stealing from their customers. Woolard: It wasn't until I sat down and talked to the FBI that I really developed a lot of admiration for how hard their job was. You can't just hand in a bunch of cards at the end of the day, she says.
Carl Icahn gets what he was after as Illumina’s CEO steps down but what does this mean for the company’s potential big acquisition?
(00:21) Jason Moser and Deidre Woollard discuss: - If Illumina’s CEO’s exit will impact the company’s moves to acquire Grail. - Carl Icahn’s history of activist investing. - Thoma Bravo’s success in buying companies and repackaging them for sale.
(14:37) Ricky Mulvey interviews Anjay Nagpal, host of the podcast “Brokers, Bagmen, and Moles” about the curious history of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange and its ramifications on today’s investing universe.
Companies discussed: ILMN, IEP, NDAQ, MSFT, ATVI
Host: Deidre Woollard Guests: Jason Moser, Ricky Mulvey, Anjay Nagpal Producer: Ricky Mulvey Engineer: Dan Boyd
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