Former White House advisor Steve Bannon testified in a closed-door hearing on Tuesday with the House Intelligence Committee. The hearing about questions surrounding ties between the Trump campaign and Russia. Axios' National Political Reporter Jonathan Swan explains what he's learned about Bannon's testimony, and the way members of Congress are reacting.
Karamo Brown stars as the ‘culture guy' of the Fab 5 in the Netflix reboot, “Queer Eye." Brown sits down with Alyssa Julya Smith in Los Angeles to chat about the upcoming show and how the reboot is pushing for acceptance, while the original pushed for tolerance.
Online sharing community Imgur is on a mission to provide an uplifting user experience, and differentiate itself from other social platforms like Facebook and Instagram. The company's COO Roy Sehgal explains how Imgur is rolling out new products to its user base.
Roger Park, EY Americas Innovation Officer, joins Cheddar to discuss what factors are shaping the future of innovation, the top areas companies are investing in, and what it means to build a culture of innovation.
Carlo and Baker cover the latest data showing the Omicron wave has likely started, Pfizer's Covid pill, Jan. 6 and a box office rescue attempt courtesy of Spider-Man.
Following the historic vote that established the first unionized Starbucks cafe in the nation, two stores in Boston have filed to have union elections as well. Baristas Cassie Fleischer and Jaz Brisack of the Buffalo cafe joined Cheddar to discuss supporting the Boston unionizing efforts. The duo also recounted efforts they say Starbucks undertook to stop their own organizing, including claims they would lose all their current benefits, anti-union propaganda texts, and anti-union meetings. "Howard Schultz, the former CEO, even came in to make a speech about how wonderful the benefits were and how he felt like that was akin to sharing blankets during the Holocaust," said Brisack.
Stocks closed lower Tuesday as investors weighed higher than expected producer price index data, released one day before the Federal Reserve's two-day December meeting concludes. The Fed is expected to announce its decision about speeding up its asset tapering timeline, and a potential interest rate hike. Barry James, portfolio manager at James Investment Research, joins Cheddar News' Closing Bell to discuss investor skittishness, what the Fed might announce, and more.
As 2021 is approaching its end, the meme stock mania that surrounded companies like Gamestop and AMC this year doesn't seem to be going anywhere. Stocks for both companies plunged to their lowest levels in months on Monday, but on Tuesday, traders seemed to come to the rescue, as the stocks for both companies saw rebounds. Great Hill Capital Chariman Thomas Hayes joins Cheddar News' Closing Bell to discuss.
Upward Farms is an indoor vertical farming company on a mission to heal our broken food system and reconnect consumers with organic locally-grown food. The Brooklyn-based company uses its controlled environment farms to grow organic leafy greens, which are sold at whole foods markets in New York City. Upward Farms co-founder and CEO Jason Green joined Cheddar Climate to discuss.
