We just talked live with the business journalist and author Andrew Ross Sorkin, columnist for and editor of DealBook at The New York Times, anchor on CNBC’s SquawkBox, co-creator of the TV financial crime drama Billions, and now the author of a new book, 1929: Inside the Greatest Crash in Wall Street History — and How it Shattered a Nation, which tells the story of the events that set the Great Depression in motion and looks to find some lessons for today. We talked about:
Whether the AI bubble is likely to land us in another Great Depression
The risks — and rewards — of access journalism
Why business journalism tells stories from the CEO perspective, and whether it needs to change
Whether America’s business leaders fear Donald Trump — or they’re just willing to put aside their beliefs to succeed
What CEOs really think of the rest of us
Whether moneyed elites’ threats to leave New York City after Zohran Mamdani takes office are real
And why CEOs are calling the White House to clear their new hires
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