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New York Times columnist @andrewrsorkin and his colleagues help make sense of major business and policy news — and the power-brokers who shape them.
- Tim Cook of Apple reveals that he has personally invested in cryptocurrency. “I think it’s reasonable to own it as part of a diversified portfolio,” he said at the #DealBook Online Summit. nytimes.com/2021/11/09/bus…
00:00 - Since Sam Bankman-Fried launched the company FTX, its executives and its philanthropic arm spent or pledged hundreds of millions of dollars in political and charitable contributions, consulting fees, investments in media outlets and real estate.
- How can women reach economic and professional parity? Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, and @MellodyHobson share top-down solutions with @andrewrsorkin at the #DealBook Online Summit.
- Bank of America will stop lending money to gun manufacturers that make military-inspired firearms for civilian use, such as the AR-15-style rifles that have been used in multiple mass shootings.
- Watch the live interview of Elon Musk from the DealBook Summit in New York. @andrewrsorkin will ask about Musk’s latest trip to Israel and the future of the tech billionaire's business empire. x.com/i/broadcasts/1…
- Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, said paid parental leave would not just benefit women, but men too. “If you know that you can have that quality time,” she told #Dealbook Online Summit, “the ripple effect is huge. But men have to be a part of that.” nytimes.com/2021/11/09/bus…
00:00 - Meghan, The Duchess of Sussex, the co-founder of Archewell, will join us at the DealBook Online Summit on Nov. 9, with Mellody Hobson of Ariel Investments. They will discuss how women can reach economic and professional parity. Register to join us: nyti.ms/3EQ47GD
- In today's DealBook newsletter: exclusive details on Harry and Meghan's new jobs in sustainable investing; an earnings season preview; China's property problem by the numbers; Acorns hires its first C.I.O.; and more.
- Exxon Mobil has apologized after a lobbyist detailed the company's efforts to weaken President Biden's climate agenda and said Exxon had in the past fought climate science through “shadow groups.”
- SpaceX, Elon Musk’s rocket and satellite internet company, relies on federal contracts, but years of losses have most likely let it avoid paying federal income taxes, according to internal company documents.
- Prince Harry said his lawsuit against Rupert Murdoch’s British tabloids for hacking his phone was about "accountability" and defending legitimate journalism. nyti.ms/3VnlUQi
00:00 - "We can all agree that people need support, especially when they've had a child," said Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, at the #DealBook Online Summit. "Paid leave, from my point of view, is a humanitarian issue."
- "When my life and lifestyle were very different, I always stood up for what was right." — Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, at the #DealBook Online Summit
