Barron's Streetwise
Barron's
Get the lowdown on high finance each week with Barron’s columnist Jack Hough. Business leaders and trendspotters, insights and absurdities—this is Wall Street like you've never heard before.
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Jun 25, 2021 • 17min
CEO Chat: Pfizer's Albert Bourla
The pharma chief talks vaccines, cancer treatments, rising drug prices and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 18, 2021 • 22min
SEC Commissioner on Memes, Crypto and Bubbles
Plus, a Brown University economist, Mark Blyth, on why chat room trading might not be so dumb.Note: The views expressed by SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce are her own views, not necessarily those of the SEC or her fellow commissioners. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 11, 2021 • 22min
Republicans Like Solar, Too
Demand is soaring, and it's not just tree huggers. Sunrun's co-founder talks about Tesla, Ford's F-150 Lightning pickup, and a 50-year growth opportunity. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 4, 2021 • 25min
23andMe and the SPAC Pullback
The genomics company's founder has big ambitions. Plus the bull and bear case for Special Purpose Acquisition Companies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 28, 2021 • 22min
The Everything Shortage
From pickles to pool chlorine, Jack looks into why so many goods are in short supply. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 21, 2021 • 22min
Restaurants Are Filling Up. Where Are the Workers?
Noodles & Company CEO Dave Boennighausen talks about his turnaround and tortelloni, and keeping workers. Plus, Nino's in Southwestern Pennsylvania is short on staff and Chianti. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 14, 2021 • 25min
Robo-Mowers and Inflation
Jim Loree, CEO of Stanley Black & Decker, talks about the recent surge in consumer prices, the hot housing market, and what's next for power tools. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 7, 2021 • 25min
Turnaround Talk with Best Buy's Former CEO
How Hubert Joly brought the electronics chain back from the brink. Plus, UBS strategist Evan Brown on rising inflation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 30, 2021 • 29min
How to Spot Stock Market Bubbles (Rebroadcast)
Renowned value investor Jeremy Grantham weighs in on "unbearable levels of ecstasy"--and why stocks could lose 50%. (First published 01.15.2021). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 23, 2021 • 22min
Why Lumber Prices Are Through the Roof. Plus, ETF Stuff
A top timber analyst on two-by-four mania. And the head of iShares says the ETF pile-in is only beginning. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
