Your Cheddar hosts Kristen Scholer and Tim Stenovec go through today's top stories. From Nasdaq hitting new highs to bitcoin surging, we cover the top news in business and tech.
The Nasdaq started out the year by breaking 7,000 for the first time. It took just over eight months to make its latest thousand-point move.
Plus Founders Fund, the VC firm founded by Peter Thiel has purchased $15 to $20 million in Bitcoin, according to the Wall Street Journal. That investment is now reportedly worth hundreds of millions of dollars.
Wages are finally starting to get bigger in cities with low unemployment rates. The labor markets in Minneapolis, Denver and Fort Meyers, Florida have tightened to a point where businesses are starting to raise pay to attract employees.
NerdWallet Senior Economist Liz Renter shares what she's tracking in economic data, with a focus on U.S. household debt and rising credit card balances. Watch!
At some 940-pages, the legislation is a sprawling collection of tax breaks, spending cuts and other Republican priorities, including new money for national defense and deportations.
Chris Versace, CIO at Tematica Research, joins to discuss earnings season trends, Flash PMI signals, Walmart’s strategy updates, and Nike’s evolving outlook.
Andrew Nusca, Editorial Director at Fortune, dives into WhatsApp’s first-ever ads rollout —and how Meta’s ad push intensifies its showdown with OpenAI.
Ben Geman, Energy Reporter at Axios, joins to discuss the latest Middle East tensions, Brent crude price swings, and why gas prices aren’t falling with oil.
Al Root, Associate Editor at Barron's, joins to discuss Tesla’s robotaxis going live in Texas—what it means for autonomy, safety, and the EV race ahead.
